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Policies & Regulations • Australians Express Concern Over the Safety of Genetically Modified Crops • India will not Reduce Subsidies to Farmers
Major Event • Pig-Related Virus Kills One in Singapore • Resurfacing of the Deadly Bird Flu Virus • US$1 Billion Fund for Singapore Venture Capital Industry • The Indian Budget Proposal for 1999¨C2000
Research News • Discovering the Possibility of Immortality • Using Fungus to Fight Locusts • Creating Life from Chemicals • Scientists Close to Elucidating the Entire Human Genome • Trial of AIDS Vaccine Begins in Thailand • China to Increase Efforts in Fighting Crop Diseases and Pests • Growing Silk Worms Capable of Spinning Colored Silk
Company News • Joint Venture to Produce and Market Tree Seedlings • Rh.ne-Poulenc Agro and Institute of Molecular Agrobiology Sign Rice Research Agreement • Drug Company Enters China¡¯s Retail Market • Ranbaxy and Glaxo to Co-Market New Cephalexin Formulation • Blackmarketing of Viagra Rampant in China • Candila and Nichiiko Sign Agreement • Roche Seeking FDA Approval for New Flu Drug • Ginkgo Extract Company Established in Pizhou, China
General Information & Statistics • China to Increase Funding for Tuberculosis Treatment • Indian Textile Mills Increase Cotton Imports • Humans can be Infected with Animal-Related Diseases
Outstanding Asian Scientist • Professor M S Swaminathan
Patents • Chinese Patents
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