GSK stops using travel agencies accused in Chinese probe

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GSK stops using travel agencies accused in Chinese probe

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gsk-stops-using-travel-agencies-accused-chinese-probe-110814801.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OrgrwJRrxVLGDnefD5e_Rw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T110814Z_1_CBRE96E0UXW00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-GSK-CHINA-STATEMENT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of a Chinese national flag fluttering in front of a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) office building in Shanghai" align="left" title="File photo of a Chinese national flag fluttering in front of a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) office building in Shanghai" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said on Monday it had stopped using all travel agencies which have been accused by the Chinese police of channeling bribes to illegally boost sales and inflate the price of its medicines in the country. Chinese police had said earlier in the day that four senior Chinese executives from the firm had been detained as part of the probe. &quot;GSK shares the desire of the Chinese authorities to root out corruption,&quot; it said in a statement. &quot;These allegations are shameful and we regret this has occurred. We are taking a number of immediate actions. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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