AstraZeneca's China president Leon Wang, who was detained last month by Chinese authorities, is in touch with a lawyer but the company has very little information about the case, its CEO said on Tuesday.

AstraZeneca chief Pascal Soriot has said a deepening criminal probe into his company’s Chinese business is being taken “very seriously”. Mr Soriot pledged on Tuesday to “fully cooperate with the authorities” in the country after the arrest of its China president,

AstraZeneca boss says firm takes China probe ‘very seriously’ - The group’s shares have tumbled after it emerged that the firm’s China president has been detained as Chinese authorities deepen their investigation.

AstraZeneca's CEO said on Tuesday that the company's China president Leon Wang, who last month was detained by Chinese authorities, has a lawyer he is in touch with, but "we have no information as a company".