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Policies & Regulations • Indian Authority to Certify GM Foods • Internet Sales of Liquor and Pharmaceuticals to be Approved in Korea • India Increases FDI Limit of Pharmaceuticals to 74 Percent
Major Event • New Fund to Boost the Pharmaceutical Industry in China • Indian Oil Palm Cultivators to Receive Assistance
Research News • Genetic Code of New Bacterium Mapped by Chinese Scientist • MSD to Fund Emphysema Research in China • Serono Discovers Possible Cures for Neurodegenerative Diseases • Chinese Scientists Declare Blood Type Transformation a Success
Alternative Medicine • Indian Medicinal Traditions on CD-ROM
Company News • Gilead Sciences Starts Second Pivotal Phase III Trial of Hepatitis B Drug • New Influenza Drug Approved for Use in Japan • Korean Company to Invest US$177 Million in Biotech Projects • BASF Undergoes Restructuring • Nicotine Replacement Products Launched in China • Plastics from Natural Plant Sugars No Longer a Fantasy • Axcan Obtains Licence for Ilyang¡¯s New Ulcer Medicine • Abbott Labs and NeuroSearch Collaborate on Neuroscience Research • Joint Venture to Produce Doxycycline in China • DuPont and General Mills to Link Up in Developing and Marketing Soy Foods
General Information & Statistics • Study Shows Wide Variation in Breast Cancer Treatment • Australia¡¯s Barley Production Set to Increase • Fifth Record Harvest for WesternAustralia Wheat Growers • India Releases Sixteen New Crop Varieties with High Yield • More Korean Infected with HIV • Indian Coffee Industry to Improve Quality and Expand Markets
Outstanding Scientisit • Shang Fa Yang ¡ª Profile of a Plant Biochemist
Announcement • Pesticide Workshop 2000
Patents • Chinese Patents
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