Contents
Policies & Regulations
• Japan Lifts Ban on Rice Imports
• NPPA Revises Drug Prices
Major Event
• Project Launched to Improve Japan's Gene Technology
• Rh.ne-Poulenc Wins Legal Battle Against Dekalb
• Rh.ne-Poulenc Opens Multifaceted Center in Singapore
Research News
• CSIRO Scientists Develop Vaccine for Classical Swine Fever
• IARI Develops Hybrid Basmati Strain
• Edible Plant Vaccines Promise Success
Chinese Medicine
• 'Gegen' Has Anti-Cancer Property
• Jingzhou Now the Largest Exporter of 'Fuling'
Company News
• Changing Trends in Biotechnology Business
• Unilever Enters Chinese Green Tea Market
• Monsanto Acquires 51% Stake in South African Seed Company
• Pharmacopeia Buys Remaining Shares of TMSI
• Fujisawa Pharm in Research Alliance with Quark Biotech
• Hoechst Shering Acquires Stake in Mitsu
• Glaxo Takes over ICI Brands
General Information & Statistics
• Thai Farmers to Grow Transgenic Crops
• India Helps Other Countries Increase Milk Production
• India's Medicinal Plants Threatened
• Shanghai's Booming Biomedical Industry
News In Brief
• SETC Predicts Growth for China's Pharmaceutical Industry
• BASF Increases Investments in China
• Alpharma's BMD* Approved in Australia and New Zealand
Announcement
• Rubber Conference in Thailand
Outstanding Scientist
• Professor Guofan Hong
Patents
• Chinese Patents
Calendar Of Events
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