Policies & Regulations
•  WHO Lays Down GMP Standards for Pharmaceuticals
•  Fish Farming Restricted in Nam Phong River

Major Event
•  R & D Faces Cutbacks in Australia
•  US, China Partner Up to Save Marine Environment
•  Shanghai's Pharmaceutical Industry: Formula for Success
•  Japan reluctant to Use Nuclear Energy to Cut Gas Emissions

Research News
•  Studies on the Mechanism of Action and Pharmaceutical Application of Memory-Enhancing Peptides

Chinese Medicine
•  How to Prepare Dihuang
•  The Use of Cassia Plant in TCM

Company News
•  The Taiwan Sugar Corporation
•  China Food Company Gets Boost from Parent Company
•  Healthcare Companies in Guangdong Seeks New Customers
•  FDA Warns of Dangers of J&J Drug
•  A Drug By Any Other Name Sells
•  Profits Fall at Japanese Drugs Groups

General Information & Statistics
•  Thailand Bans Inland Shrimp Farming
•  The Development of Agriculture in China
•  Bombay Cotton Exchange Plansits Future
•  Soil Salinity Soon to Become a Big Problem in Thailand
•  Greenhouse Project is a Success

Outstanding Asian Scientists
•  Prof. Michael M C Lai

News In Brief
•  Kirin Brewery Embarks on Fish Farming
•  Monsanto to Acquire Plant Breeding Company

Patents
•  Chinese Patents

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