Policies & Regulations
•  China¡¯s new Outlook on Science and Technology Development
•  Basmati Quality Disclosure Scheme Proposed
•  A New Drug Prescription System to be Introducted in Korea
•  China to Ban Use of Endangered Species in Traditional Medicinal Products

Major Event
•  Neuroscience Alliance to be Established in Hong Kong
•  China¡¯s Major Penicillin Manufacturers Agree on Its Development
•  Bio-Engineered Crops Expected to Improve Food Yields
•  Lower Business Fees in China

Research News
•  An Alliance to Improve Australian Agriculture
•  Chinese Researchers Find New Human Genes
•  The Winning Fight Against Alzheimer¡¯s
•  China¡¯s Experimental Base for Transgenic Plants
•  Japanese Scientists Find A Way to Study Energy Storage in Cells
•  Australian Researchers Spend A$40 Million on Asthma Research
•  Swiss Agency Pumps US$0.5 million into India¡¯s Sericulture Research Institutions
•  Corn Breeding Breakthrough in China

Alternative Medicine
•  Korea Symposium Examines World Perspective on Alternative Medicine

Company News
•  Japan Drug Manufacturers Expect Optimistic H1 Earnings
•  Medical Information on the Internet
•  Micro Labs Plans for the Future
•  Zeffix Secures Approval in Taiwan
•  Shenzhen S&T Innovation Investment Takes Off
•  Sanjiu Pharmaceutical Gets Ready for Listing
•  Sun Pharma Moves Up to Ninth Position

General Information & Statistics
•  WHO Recommends New Strategy for Drug-Resistant TB
•  China¡¯s Pharmaceutical Output Up for First Half of 1999
•  Singapore¡¯s Chemical Production Index for September 1999

Announcement
•  Biotechnology India 2000

Patents
•  Chinese Patents

Calendar Of Events