Snoring, subways and stealth ads: How big pharma targets China’s waistline
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Mon, 24 August 2026
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Snoring, subways and stealth ads: how big pharma targets China’s waistlineLocal restrictions prevent drug companies from directly advertising prescription medicines in the world's second-largest drug market.
Sun, 30 August 2026
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SHANGHAI — Weight-loss drugmakers, vying to tighten the belts of Chinese consumers, are promoting obesity awareness in metro stations, exercise studios and football stadiums as local restrictions prevent the direct advertising of prescription medicines in the world's second-largest drug market.China's rate of overweight or obese people could reach more than 65 per cent by 2030, the country's National Health Commission...