Policies & Regulations
•  China's SDA Revises Regulations on Drug
•  Thailand Tightens Inspection on Imported Fruits

Major Event
•  China's CAS Introduces Institute Reform
•  ADB Will Relax Conditions on Agricultural Loan to Thailand

Research News
•  Bleeding in the Eye
•  Efforts to Clone Disease Causing Genes
•  Gene Therapy May Help Patients with Low Blood Counts
•  New Method to Test Blood and Other Biological Samples

Chinese Medicine
•  China to Upgrade Rural TCM Medical Services

Company News
•  VisionEx Develops Novel Eye Therapeutics for Asians
•  Univanich Palm Oil Co. to Produce Superior Seeds
•  Incyte Presents Data from AP Biotech's New Sequencing Technology
•  A New Anti-Asthma Medication
•  DuPont to Acquire Pioneer in US$7.7 Billion Deal
•  Sales of Monsanto's New Drug Brisk
•  Monsanto to Sell Business on Plastic Project
•  China's TCM Drug May Rival Viagra
•  SmithKline Divesting US$1.97 Billion

General Information & Statistics
•  Beijing's Vegetable Exports Rise Sharply
•  Chinese Periodicals Available On-Line
•  A New Cancer Centre in Singapore
•  New Spice Centre to be Set Up in Rajasthan, India

Outstanding Asian Scientist
•  Professor Ray Wu

News In Brief
•  Taiwan Sugar Corp. to Open New Vietnam Plant

Patents
•  Chinese Patents

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