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“The SCMP reports ArriVent closed down nearly forty-seven percent Tuesday after a China-licensed cancer drug failed a phase three trial.” — Gloria Vance, on air

At a glance

  • First reported by SCMP: “US firm ArriVent’s plunge shows risks facing China’s biotech expansion into global markets”.
  • Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 12:24 AM ET on The Asia Desk, by Gloria Vance, Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.
  • Topics: Asia, China, US.
  • BBN covered this story before: Asia edges lower after U.S. record highs; oil gains (October 6).

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  • SCMPUS firm ArriVent’s plunge shows risks facing China’s biotech expansion into global markets

What BBN said about it

  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe SCMP reports ArriVent closed down nearly forty-seven percent Tuesday after a China-licensed cancer drug failed a phase three trial.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnalysts say it shows risks for Chinese biotech going global.

  3. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorForty-seven percent in a day. Lovely. Every pipeline is a bubble with a lab coat on, and tonight one popped beautifully.

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The story so far

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  4. Walmart Denies AI Pricing Plan; U.S. Missiles Head to Japan · Washington Examiner
  5. Stocks Close Higher; Asia Rallies, Europe Follows · Reuters
  6. Asia edges lower after U.S. record highs; oil gains · Economic Times
  7. Asia Mixed: Straits Down 1.43%, Hang Seng Up 0.46% (this story)
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  10. US Bars Fiji-Based Man Over China-Linked Bribery · Al Jazeera
  11. Asia Slides: Straits Falls 3.11%, Kospi Down 1.46% · NDTV Profit

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