Policies & Regulations
•  China's Pharmaceutical Industry: New Laws to Ensure Healthy Growth
•  Changes in Grain Allocation
•  China Hopes Neighbors Will support Seasonal Fishing Bans
•  India Steps Up Industrial Pollution Monitoring and Control Policies

Major Event
•  The Philippines: Eliminating Rice Crop Constraints May Increase Yields by 40%

Research News
•  Chinese Scientists Develop Advanced Gene-Cloning Technique
•  China Scientists Develop New Anti-Pest Formula
•  The BAC Fingerprint Physical Map of the Rice Genome

Chinese Medicine
•  Bidrectional Regulation Activity of Chinese Drugs

Company News
•  Roche Aims to Make Top Three
•  Oxford Biomedica Gets a Boost
•  SmithKline Beecham Builds New Horlicks Plant in Sonepat
•  Shanghai Guanshengyuan Bought Over By Tobacco Firm

General Information & Statistics
•  Drought Reduces Indonesia's Rice Production
•  Improved Grain Yield for China
•  A Six Per Cent Rise in HIV Rate in Hong Kong
•  Oman, India Will Build Urea Plant Despite Fall in World Prices
•  Singapore's PPD Helps Out in National Education
•  The Current Global Market for Peanuts
•  Chinese Need to Drink More Milk

Outstanding Asian Scientists
•  Dr. Robert Tjian

New Products
•  New Biodegradable Containers from China
•  China Promotes New Eco-Friendly Pesticide

News In Brief
•  FDA Approves Wyeth's Diarrhea Vaccine
•  Japanese Drug Maker Plans to Sell Melt-In-The-Mouth Motion Sickness Pills
•  Dupont Buys Over Tongkook's Elastane Fiber Business

Patents
•  Chinese Patents

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