All Asia articles – Page 21
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NewsTussle over four-year science degrees in India
Government wants universities to return to three-year degrees to annoyance of top institutes
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Business
Piramal exits drug discovery in India
Company will concentrate on generic medicines and clinical and contract research.
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OpinionThe trouble with boycotts
Cutting academic ties with a censured state can do more harm than good, says Mark Peplow
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NewsCape Ray finishes destruction of Syria’s most deadly chemicals
Mustard gas and sarin precursors broken down on US navy ship, while progress is made with other weapon chemicals
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Scientists claim Russia's science plan lacks ambition
Programme is targeting fields such as advanced biofuels and smart grids that already have clear leaders, group says
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BusinessPrice caps provoke lawsuits from Indian pharma industry
New government controls on cardiovascular and diabetes drugs challenged by industry lobby groups
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Business
Tetraethyl lead bribery case ends with four executives convicted
Three jailed over corruption to prolong sales of fuel additives in Iraq and Indonesia
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NewsScientists and university officials caught up in China’s anti-corruption drive
Rising funding for universities may be fuelling corruption, while top bosses’ fiefdoms makes them hard to catch
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OpinionThe energy to fight injustice
Giving the world carbon-free energy means putting nuclear energy back on the agenda, says James Hansen
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NewsIndian scientists applaud research budget
Fears that the government would cut science funding proved unfounded as more money is made available
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Business
China struggles to speed up drug reviews
Regulator considers outsourcing reviews, and creates a fast-track scheme for priority generics
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China launches nationwide proteome project
Researchers will map the protein profiles of healthy and ailing organs
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NewsIndian scientists call for commitment to science
Modi’s government will need to tackle problems of underinvestment and broken promises that have plagued Indian research for years
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NewsExplosive end for Japan's second world war chemical weapons
Bombs and mortars abandoned by retreating Japanese troops in China are finally being destroyed
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NewsChina gets tough with polluters
Amendments to country’s 25-year-old environment law paves the way for unlimited fines for environmental damage
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China plans ‘green’ open access future
Major Chinese science funders want research they pay for publicly available within a year
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Chinese police hand GSK bribery case to prosecutors
Investigation alleges senior manager ordered staff to hand out bribes
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NewsRussia pays high scientific price over Ukraine
US bans Russian scientists visiting energy labs and Nasa with Russia threatening tit-for-tat response
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Business
GSK corruption investigation widens
BBC investigation airs allegations of misconduct in Poland
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NewsPara-xylene plants face uphill struggle for acceptance in China
Chemistry students come to defence of latest project’s safety but government and industry are failing to talk to the public about risk