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