Policies & Regulations
•  Taiwan Actively Promotes Agrobiotech Industry
•  China Establishes Guidelines for Sino-Foreign Crop Seed Enterprises
•  Japan to Adjust Rice Policies

Major Event
•  India Establishes World's First International Pepper Futures Exchange Center
•  New Agreement to Strengthen Collaboration between Universities
•  Deep-sea Fish Farming in Singapore to Expand
•  Hefei's New and High-Tech Industrial Development Zone Open to APEC Nations
•  National Taiwan University Establishes Oceanographic Research Institute
•  Fifth Chinese Biomedical Meeting on Tumor Treatment
•  'Bird Flu' in Hong Kong

Feature Article
•  Performance of Insect-Resistant Poplar Trees in China

Research News
•  Non-hormone Treatment for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
•  Peptide from Tuna can Help Prevent Hypertension
•  Australian Scientists to Investigate Medicinal Value of Insects
•  New Molecular Marker for Quality Trait in Wheat
•  Forbio Produces Caffeine-free Coffee
•  Transgenic Grape Designed to Withstand Cold
•  U-fucoidin Found to Induce Selfdestruction of Cancer Cells
•  Transgenic Potato Resists PVY Infection
•  Hainan Province Develops Seedless Lychees

Chinese Medicine
•  Debate on Alternative Medicine Heats Up in the US
•  Garlic has Medicinal Uses

Company News
•  Johnson & Johnson Upbeat about Asia-Pacific Growth
•  Chiron Diagnostics Signs Technology Transfer Agreement with Chinese Company
•  Peptech's Corporate Profile
•  Healthcare Groups Seek Opportunities to Invest in Thailand and Indonesia
•  China National Fisheries Corporation Seeks Hong Kong Listing

General Information & Statistics
•  Farmers Cash in on Cassava Boom in SEA
•  Study of China's Bamboo Industry
•  NZ Initiates Quality Control for Wool Exports
•  Grain Production in China Suffers from Persistent Drought
•  China's Fruit Production Increases in Quantity and Quality

New Products
•  'Lyophilized EGF' Awarded New Drug Certificate
•  China Mass Produces Tumor Suppressing Drug, KEMH
•  Use Pig Intestines to Repair Damaged Knee Ligaments!

What We Hear
•  Canji Inc. Welcomes New VP and Chief Scientific Officer

Patents
•  DuPont Awarded Patents for Topcross
•  Chinese Pharmaceutical Patents

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