All Asia articles – Page 20
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OpinionIndian science at the crossroads
S Umapathy, from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, surveys the Indian scientific landscape
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BusinessIndian chemical investment
By setting aside regions for joined-up investment plans, India hopes to become a significant player in the global petrochemical market. Rajesh Parishwad investigates
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FeatureIndia’s chemistry challenges
India’s climate, its vast population and extremely rapid development make it host to a unique set of challenges. Sanjay Kumar finds out how Indian chemists are developing home-grown solutions
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OpinionBright lights and dark shadows
India is a place of contrast, where beacons of innovation highlight significant societal challenges
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Business
EU regulator calls for generic drug suspensions
The EMA wants hundreds of formulations off the market after identifying systematic fraud in a major Indian contract clinical research organisation
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News
Probe into price fixing at Russian universities
Fees have soared by more than 25% this year at some universities
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CareersSuccour for India's struggling scientists
The Right to Research foundation is helping Indian researchers to work their way into a job, as Rajesh Parishwad finds out
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FeatureFlowing rivers of mercury
Philip Ball investigates claims that the burial chamber of China’s first emperor contains rivers of shimmering mercury
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NewsEmissions trading scheme faces industry skepticism in South Korea
Businesses claim that cap and trade will cost them trillions of won and damage competitiveness
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NewsChina looks to alternative hydrocarbons to fuel its future
Ambitious plans to exploit shale and gas hydrates are in the works but technical and environmental challenges remain
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China poised to become top science spender
Budgetary pressures on EU, Japan and the US have positioned China to be the highest R&D funder by around 2019, OECD says
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NewsHopes Sino–US climate deal will spur global action in 2015
Historic agreement will see curbs on carbon dioxide and China push to reach peak emissions sooner
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BusinessRussian sanctions hurt chemical industry
Equipment imports and modernisation hampered by extra administrative burden
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FeatureFrom oil to chemicals
After decades of exporting oil, Saudi Arabia is looking to increase its capacity to produce chemicals. Emma Davies reports
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China's science academy launches new reform drive
Nation’s largest science body will be reshuffled amid government concerns over lack of research breakthroughs
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BusinessIndian manufacturers hit back over quality claims
Study showing drugs exported to Africa are substandard prompts backlash from generic drugmakers
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OpinionAppreciating art criticism
Philip Ball considers Chinese works of art that comment on environmental and chemical issues
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News
R&D share for basic research in China dwindles
Warning that the country is too dependent on industry research that lacks novelty