No Red Envelopes As MRs Granted New China Recognition
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
The exchange of red envelopes containing gifts or money, considered customary during the Lunar New Year celebrations in China, is becoming an outdated practice as far as medical reps and physicians go, amid ever-increasing ethical scrutiny and government efforts to restore the reputation of a tarnished profession.
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