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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