Policies & Regulations
•  Monsanto Ordered to Halt Field Trials in Andra Pradesh
•  New Law to Protect Patients' Rights to Medical Confidentiality
•  CGIAR Bans Terminator Gene in its Crop Breeding Programs

Major Event
•  France to Increase Exports to India
•  China to Develop Super Hybrid Rice
•  Kerala to Establish Food Processing Complex
•  US$1 Billion from World Bank to Aid Philippines¡¯ Economic Recovery

Research News
•  Findings of a Singaporean Study Show Genetic Factors Play Important Role in Breast Cancer in Chinese Women
•  A New Vaccine to Treat Diabetes
•  Transgenic Seeds Enable Mass Production of Proteins
•  Renal Transplantation Increases Chances of Cancer

Company News
•  Hoechst and Rhone-Poulenc to Create Global Leader in Life Sciences
•  Britain¡¯s Zeneca and Sweden¡¯s Astra to Merge
•  Johnson & Johnson to Reduce Workforce by 4%

General Information & Statistics
•  Singapore Designated as the World¡¯s Freest Economy
•  Asian Crisis Hits European Chemical Industry
•  Bright Future for Cooking Oil Market in China

Patents
•  Chinese Patents

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