Policies & Regulations
•  India to Introduce Processed Food Development Bill
•  CSIRO Organizes Public Forumon Biodiversity
•  China to Reform Social Security System
•  Healthcare for China China's Elderly to be Improved

Company News
•  Taiwan Firm to Enter Global Biotech Market
•  Max India Targets Healthcare Sector
•  Italian Dairy Company to Quit India
•  Chinese Company to Produce ¡°Universal¡± Blood
•  AMRAD Focuses on Pharmaceutical R&D

Alternative Medicine
•  US$1.2 million For Research on Well-known Traditional Chinese Medicine
•  PhytoCeutica Develops Drugs Using Traditional Chinese Herbs
•  Two New Websites on Traditional Chinese Medicine Launched

Research News
•  Nobel Laureate to Help Bioresearch in China
•  Thailand Conducts AIDS Vaccine Trial
•  Center for Research in Tropical Diseases Set Up in India
•  Studies Show Turmeric Has Anti-cancer Properties

General Information & Statistics
•  Chinese Company to Commercialize Life Sciences Findings
•  China's Cataract Patients to Get Free Treatment
•  AIDS Patients in India Denied Medical Care
•  Healthcare in Taiwan Improves
•  Haikou Pharma Industry Shows Good Progress
•  Surge of US Agri Imports in Shanghai
•  China's Shrinking Arable Land Causes Alarm
•  India Permits Higher Wheat Exports
•  Indian Rice Industry Seeks Govt Support to Increase Exports
•  Rice Cultivation Trial in China Fuels GM Debate

Announcement
•  Pacific Rim Biotechnology Conference 2000 and BioExpo 2000

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