Company News
•  AstraZeneca Opened Its Biggest Asian Plant in China
•  Degussa to Establish China's Largest Amino Acid Production Base
•  Taiwan's Vita Genomics to Focus on Genetic Research
•  Yamanouchi to Invest 50 billion Yen on Genomics
•  New Obesity Drug Developed by Australian Company
•  Reddy US Therapeutics to Present Novel Findings on Diabetes
•  Kyowa Hakko to Market Cholesterol-lowering Super Soy in US and Europe
•  PPL Therapeutics Fails to Raise NZ$160 million Funds
•  QIAGEN Acquires Japan's SAWADY Group
•  SciClone's Meeting on Cancer in China
•  HK's ehealthcareasia Ensures Safety of Its Internet Healthcare Administration Service
•  Pharmacia and Pfizer Fund Arthritis Program in China
•  Taiwan's ScinoPharm Opens New Subsidiary to focus Biotech Research
•  Ranbaxy to Expand Biotech Sector
•  NZ Biotech Firm Seeks Funding For New Anti-bacterial Drug
•  Singapore-listed Tianjin Zhongxin to Place A-shares in Shanghai Exchange
•  Indian State Cooperative and Israel Firm form Biotech Compan
•  Dainippon's Zonegran Approved by FDA
•  Progen's Alliance Partner to Conduct Clinical Trial of Anti-cancer Drug in Taiwan

Policies & Regulations
•  Market Access System to Ensure Farm Produce Safety in China
•  China Issues Guidelines on Regulating Drug Marketing System
•  Malaysia Calls for MNCs to Offer More Reduction for AIDS Drug

Research News
•  Taiwanese Scientists Invited to Join Multinational Genome Project
•  Indian Scientists Develop New Grape Varieties with Improved Trait
•  Shanghai Scientists Successfully Clone Dentinogenesis Gene

Alternative Medicine
•  State Project to Audit Natural Herbal Resources in Malaysia
•  China to Further Improve TCM Products Protection System

General Information & Statistics
•  An Introduction to Singapore Bioinformatics Institute
•  Malaysia's Healthcare Sector Attractive to Foreign Direct Investment
•  Indian Pharmaceutical Retail Market Down
•  Thailand Consumer Organizations Call for Labeling of GM Products
•  Taiwan Local Pure Biotech Industry Booming
•  Asthma Rate among Taiwan Children Climbs
•  New Zealand's Biotech Industry Grows Steadily
•  Korea Agrees to Import Garlic from China

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