Doctor charged in liquor dispute

Prosecutors in northern China have accused a doctor of damaging the reputation of a pharmaceutical company by posting false information online.

The reputation of a pharmaceutical liquor made by Hongmao Pharmaceutical - which the company says is good for health - had been harmed, according to a statement on Sunday from police in Liangcheng county, Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

Distributors are demanding refunds, resulting in heavy economic losses for the company, the police said.