China officially issues regulation accepting clinical data obtained from overseas studies, with a priority on treatments for critical, rare and pediatric conditions.

From bringing innovative new drugs to global markets, to record-setting fundraisings and initial public offerings, five trends are emerging in China's health sector that are worth closely watching in 2021.

One year after the first cases of a novel coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, a team from the World Health Organization has arrived in the city to investigate its origin. Meanwhile, mixed results are reported for some of the leading Chinese vaccines being developed to fight the pandemic still wreaking global havoc.