Company News
•  India's Glaxo and SmithKline to Merge by December 2001
•  India's Sun Pharma Looks into Merger with Local Company
•  Ranbaxy to Increase Stake in Specialty Ranbaxy Ltd.
•  Mitsubitshi Chemical to Distribute Clinical Diagnostics in Japan
•  Japanese and US Firms to Develop Drug for Acute Ischemic Stroke
•  Virtek Vision to Set Up Sales and Support Center in Singapore
•  HK Property Giant Ventures into Biotech

Policies & Regulations
•  Expert Committee Set Up to Review Singapore's Education System
•  China Tightens Control of Drug Advertisements
•  Hong Kong Healthcare Services May be Regulated
•  India May Allow 100% FDI in Pharmaceuticals
•  NZ Court to Rule on GE Research
•  NZ Checks Tomatoes for Viroid

Research News
•  Golden Rice to be Launched in India
•  Japanese Scientists Develop New Method to Decipher Gene Sequences
•  Korean Scientists Discover New Cholesterol-Reducing Compound
•  Taiwan's Academia Sinica Pushes for Genome Research
•  New Biochip to Diagnose Respiratory Diseases
•  Simple Technique Boosts China's Sweet Potato Harvest
•  Chemicals from Cockroaches in Fight against AIDS
•  Cardiff and Guangdong Universities Collaborate on Nasal Cancer Research
•  Indian Scientist Couple Discover New Malaria Drug
•  Breakthrough for Fish Oil Products

Alternative Medicine
•  Indian Systems of Medicine to be included in MBBS
•  Compulsory Registration for Singapore Acupuncturists

General Information & Statistics
•  Export-Driven Growth for Indian Pharma Sector
•  Foreign Imports Invade China
•  China Needs to Increase Medical Plastics Supply
•  Agricultural Reforms Benefit Beijing Farmers

Calendar of Events
•  A comprehensive listing of upcoming biotechnology conferences in Asia-Pacific