Policies & Regulations
•  More Freedon in Indian Biotechnology Investments
•  Guidelines for Indian Rice Millers

Major Event
•  World Bank Supports Bangladesh Agriculture
•  China Sets Up Twelve ADR Supervision Centers

Research News
•  China Approves Domestically Developed Liver Cirrhosis Drug
•  Australian Researchers Discover Genetic Promoter
•  Studies Show a Rise in Drug-Resistant HIV Strains
•  PCR Diagnostic Kit for Pathogens Has Been Developed

Alternative Medicine
•  New International TCM Identification Center Set Up in China
•  US FDA Approves TCM Formulation
•  US and China to Work toward TCM Internationalization

Company News
•  Monsanto Deals with Severe Opposition
•  Sapporo Breweries Seeks New Barley Strain to Improve Beer Sales
•  Xinhua Pharma to Target Sales of PPA at 1.5 Billion Tablets
•  FibroGen and Taisho Cooperate to Develop Treatments for Kidney Fibrosis
•  Rhone-Poulenc's Superbug Drug Receives FDA Approval
•  Itochu Switches to Import GM-Free Soybeans
•  Chiron and Abbott Sign Agreement for Hepatitis C Patents

General Information & Statistics
•  National Key Laboratories -- A Success in China
•  New Investment Plans for Major Japanese Industries
•  Indian Rubber Industry Shows Signs of Recovery
•  China's Plant Seeds Reserves Tops The World

News in Brief
•  Guo'an Co. Ltd. Set Up in Anhui
•  Hengdian Kangyu Pharmaceutical Group Acquires Dongyang Biochemical Factory
•  Eli Lilly Suzhou Produces Ceclor

Outstanding Scientist
•  Professor Yung-chi Cheng

New Product
•  NARDI Develops Agricultural Software System

Event
•  Innovation Promoted at This Year's TechPartnership 1999

Patents
•  Chinese Patents

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