Policies & Regulations
•  EU Suspends Proposal on Ban of Indian Peanut Exports
•  Japanese Committee Approves Sale of Birth-Control Pills

Major Event
•  Japanese Encephalitis Outbreak in Malaysia
•  Japan's 1999 Budget Gives Biotech a Boost

Research News
•  China¡¯s Top Ten Medical News
•  A Gene for Staying Slim
•  World Bank Extends Its Support for AIDS Vaccine Research

Chinese Medicine
•  CUHK Offers B.Sc. (Hons) in TCM

Company News
•  The Pharmaceutical Industry in the New Millennium
•  FDA Approves Effexor. XR for Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder
•  Thai Herb Company Promotes Its Products Overseas
•  Organic Manure Gaining Popularity
•  Tonen, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics and Chiron Sign Agreement for HCV Antigen
•  Thai Bank Unveils Plans for Fiscal 1999

General Information & Statistics
•  Shortage of Locally Produced Tea in Malaysia
•  New Zealand Dairy Board Faces Tough Times

Outstanding Asian Scientist
•  Professor Sung-Hou Kim

Patents
•  Chinese Patents

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