Company News • Swiss Approval of Unigene's Product Expedites Approvals in China • Kyowa Hakko Launches Clinical Trials of Anti-hypertensive Drug in China • GlaxoSmithKline Expands Investment in West China • Genetastix and Taiwan's Development Center for Biotechnology to Collaborate on Human Antibody Development • Fuzhou Branch of Rocky Mountain Explores Retail Market in China • Calypte Receives First Substantial Order From China • Dragon Signs EPO Marketing and Licensing Agreement for Taiwan • Swissray Received Two Substantial Orders from Taiwan for Its Digital Radiography • Tibetan Medicine Company Passes GMP Assessment • India's Top 3 Pharmaceutical Firms to Co-promote Ranbaxy's Once-daily Ciprofloxacin Formulation • Australia's Panbio Gears Up for Germ Warfare • Sumitomo Seiyaku Releases Influenza Detection Kit • India-based Dr. Reddy's Receives US Approval for Enalapril Maleate and HCTZ Tablets • Eisai Launches Gastrointestinal Medication Selbelle • Mayne Nickless Looks to Southeast Asia for Growth Options • Japan's Dragon Genomics Completes Sequencing of Symbiobacterium Toebeii Genome • Singapore's Qugen Therapeutics and Biotech Research Ventures Collaborate on Business Development Services • Australia's Biotron Commences Clinical Trials of Cancer Diagnostic Product
Rules & Regulations • Japanese Ministry to Finalize Guidelines for Prevention of Mad Cow Disease • The Pros and Cons of China's Medical Insurance Reform • China to Draft Law on Mental Health Services • NZ Pushes Ahead with Biotechnology Initiatives
Alternative Medicine • Cordyceps an Ancient Chinese Secret to Longevity and Endurance • Chinese Exercise Boosts Circulation System of the Elderly • Hong Kong Well Positioned to Develop Chinese Medicine
General Information & Statistics • Sino-Israeli Dairy Farm Established • Hypertension Endangers Health of China's Young Generation • Cancer Rehabilitation Organizations Boom in China • Two International Organizations Offer More Aids to China's Agriculture Sector • More Loans for Chinese Agricultural Enterprises • Survey Shows Taiwan Has Inadequate Understanding of Health Issues • Anthrax Scare Puts Spotlight for Indian Drug Firms • Taiwan Medicine Traders Worry Over WTO Entry • Taiwan Science Park to Expand Biotechnology Industrial Area • Global GM Crop Area Likely to Reach 50 Million Hectares in 2001 • Korean Biotech Industry Becoming Active • Does Religion Support Stem Cell Research? • Germany Urges Korean Biotech Industry to Expand Business to Frankfurt • Ozone Causes US$165 Million Damage a Year to Kanto Crops
Trends and Prospects • Is China Capable of Feeding One Fifth of the Planet's Population? • Challenges and Opportunities for the Dairy Industry after China's WTO Entry
Patents • Tools for Efficient Patent Search
Calendar of Events • A comprehensive listing of upcoming biotechnology conferences in Asia-Pacific
