Policies & Regulations
•  Control Measures for Ocean Engineering
•  Taiwan Release Draft Basic Law for Science and Technology
•  China to Improve Its Cotton Industry

Major Event
•  Rapid Progress for Biotechnology in Taiwan
•  Drought Expected to Affect Manila¡¯s Agricultural Sector Severely
•  Chinese Commodity Markets Linked by Computer
•  Hong Kong and Shanghai Strengthen Research Ties
•  China Hopes to Take Advantage of TCM¡¯s Popularity ¡ª Part II
•  China, US Collaborate to Review Torch Project

Feature Article
•  Bollgard Cotton Progress in China

Research News
•  China Fights to Preserve Pandas
•  Transgenic Tomato Withstands Cold Temperatures
•  Japanese Company Produces g-Butyric Health Food
•  Research into the Effect of Fibroblast Growth Factors in Wound Healing
•  L¨¹you -- A New Biofertilizer
•  New Timber Fertilizer Technique a World First

Traditional Chinese Medicine
•  Herbal Treatment for Diabetes
•  Realgar Found to be Effective Against Acute Leukemia
•  Cordyceps sinensis Used in Cancer Treatment

Company News
•  Mitsubishi Subsidiary to Increase Production of ¡®Bio-Rice¡¯
•  Pharmaceutical Conglomerate Represents New Direction for Province
•  Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals to Increase Exports to China
•  Yunnan Technology Park Turns Bioresources into Revenue

General Information & Statistics
•  China Expected to be Self-Sufficient by Mid 21st Century
•  Vietnam Reports Significant Increase in Coffee and Aqua-Product Exports
•  Japan Announces Possible Merger Between Labor and Health Ministries
•  China Outlines Major Projects of the Ninth Five-Year Plan
•  China¡¯s Assets Rise Steadily
•  Good Growth for Indian Poultry
•  Medical Services in Hong Kong in Need of Restructuring?

What We Hear
•  CAS Expands Recruitment Plan

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