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Policies & Regulations • India Takes Steps to Reduce Wheat Stocks in Central Pool • New Quality System to Boost Competitiveness of Thai Food Exporters • China to Review Medicine Prices • Korea to Exempt Tariffs on Imports from Underdeveloped Countries
Major Event • International Biotech Project to be Based in Guangzhou Island
Research News • BAU Increases India's Rice Productivity • Donor Organs from Animals Aimed to Ease Worldwide Shortage • Indian Institute Develops New Potato Varieties • The Shanghai Xinxing Blood Products Institute Commences Operation • Peppermint Oil Eradicates Mosquitoes
Alternative Medicine • China and Hong Kong to Collaborate on Protecting Intellectual Property Rights of Traditional Chinese Medicines • Acupuncture -- Part of the Western Healthcare System? • Traditional Chinese Diet -- A Help in Heart Disease Prevention • Treatment of Diabetes with Guava
Company News • Research Deal Worth Up to US$56 Million Aligns GYLCO Design and Seikagaku • Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Acquires 45 Percent Equity in American Remedies Ltd. • Japanese Drug Makers Take Steps to Ensure Solid Returns • Korean Pharmaceutical Firm Develops a Test-All Cancer Kit • Tie-up between Zeneca Agrochemicals and Cambridge Discovery Chemistry • Norvatis India to Concentrate its R&D on Agri-Business • BMS Obtains License to Fas/Fas Ligand Patents
General Information & Statistics • China's Long-Term Loss in Cultivated Land Finally Reversed • The AIDS Problem in India638China Imports Less Foreign Medicine • Indian Oil Industry Dealt a Sharp Blow by Massive Imports • Singapore's Chemical Production Index for October 1999 • HIV Cases on the Rise in Vietnam • China's Pharmacentical Output Up for First of 1999 • Developments in Australia's Biotechnology
Patents • Chinese Patents
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