Policies & Regulations
•  China Reinforces Protective Grain Prices to Preserve Market
•  China¡¯s Campaign to Promote Science based Technology in Agriculture
•  Indian Scientists Propose Policy on Fertilizer Use
•  China Outlines Policy for New Products and Technologies

Major Event
•  Health Care Sector in Asia ¨C A Growth Industry
•  Network Linking Experimental Animal Breeding Centers Proposed
•  CAS Expedites Research on Bioresources and Environment

Research News
•  China Produces Virus-Resistant Chilli Pepper Plants (by Fang Rongxiang)
•  China Produces ¡®rhG-CSF¡¯ using Genetic Engineering Techniques
•  New Research may Revolutionize Organ Transplantation
•  DHA as New Anti-Cancer Substance
•  Chinese Scientist Pursues Research in Purple-Spotted Peony
•  China¡¯s Breathrough in Research on Seed Coating Agents

Traditional Chinese Medicine
•  New TCM Treatment for Hepatitis B

Company Profile
•  Pasteur Merieux Enters Indian Market
•  Mixed Fortunes for Glaxo Wellcome¡¯s Indian Subsidiaries
•  Yunnan Province Moves away from Tobacco Industry
•  New Private Hospital Planned for Singapore

General Information & Statistics
•  China, ¡°the biggest economy by 2030¡±
•  SSTC and EU Jointly Establish Scientific and Technological Information Exchanging Network
•  Japanese Co-operatives Insist on Non- Genetically Engineered Corn
•  Maoming City Wins Title of ¡®National Fruit City¡¯
•  Tropicana Predits Big Things for China¡¯s Fruit Juice Industry
•  Vietnam¡¯s Pharmaceutical Industry in Need of Kick-Start

Education
•  First Grape Wine College in Asia Established in China
•  Hong Kong, China, Taiwan to Standardize Medical Schools

What We Hear
•  New Director for CAS

Patents
•  Chinese Pharmaceutical Patents

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