Policies & Regulations
•  Acupuncture Approved by US Panel
•  Beijing Authorities to Regulate Drug Prices
•  APEC Keen to Remove Research Barriers
•  Foreign Pharmaceutical Companies Face Tough Time in China
•  Sarawak Emphasizes Improved Forest Management

Major Event
•  World Bank to Provide Further Funding for Agricultural Development in China
•  NUH Research on Asian Genes and High Blood Pressure
•  CUHK to Set up Public Health Institute
•  Desert Afforestation Projects in China Show Signs of Success
•  Xiamen Eye Center

Research News
•  Hypercium perforatum -- A Rival to Prozac?
•  Kiwi Fruit Production in China
•  Technique for Devirusing Seed Potato within Farmers¡¯ Reach
•  Polysaccharides Produced by Genetic Engineering
•  Anti-freeze Microbes

Chinese Medicine
•  Shanghai¡¯s Shengzhai Garden Cultivates Aloe Vera
•  Organic Acid from Usnea Effective Against Toxoplasma Parasite

Company News
•  LG Chemical Puts Korea on Biotech-Map
•  KPMG Peat Marwick Ventures into Healthcare Business
•  Parkway Holdings Records Good Profit
•  Indonesia Teams up with Ag-West
•  Daiichi Pharmceutical to Establish Joint Venture in China
•  Takeda Chemical Ind. Sells American Painkillers in Japan

General Information & Statistics
•  Drug-Resistant TB Threatens to Become Epidemic
•  US Drug Sales Increase Rapidly
•  Date Palm Tree Faces Serious Threat
•  China¡¯s Meat Market Expected to Expand
•  Achievements of the 863 Program

Education
•  Universities Cooperate in TCM Research

Patents
•  Chinese Pharmaceutical Patents

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