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First Made-In-China Vaccine Prequalified By WHO

A new vaccine against Japanese encephalitis has been added by the World Health Organization (WHO) to its list of prequalified medicines.

Laos Is First SE Asian Nation To Introduce Pneumococcal Vaccine

Laos has become the first South East Asian nation to introduce a pneumococcal vaccine.

Takeda And New Institute In Early-Stage Drug Discovery Partnership

Takeda will partner the newly formed Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute (Tri-I TDI) in early-stage drug discovery.

More Than 99 Percent Of Youths In Korea and Japan Are ‘Digital Natives’

A global study has found that South Korea and Japan have the highest percentages of young people who are active on the Internet.

Monash Opens Center To Strengthen Australia-Indonesia Relationship

A new Australian center aims to promote Australia's understanding of Indonesia through business, cultural, educational, research and community links.

3 CAS Scientists Win 2013 TWAS Prizes

Three CAS scientists were honored by TWAS for their research in agricultural science, biology and social science.

Humans Evolved Dexterous Hands Before Agile Feet

A long-standing mystery in human evolution has been solved: humans evolved dextrous hands before developing the ability to walk on two legs.

Sting Exposes ‘Wild West’ Of Open-Access Publishing

A sting by the journal Science has exposed the poor quality of peer review in many open-access journals.

Boehringer Ingelheim Opens R&D Lab In China

Boehringer Ingelheim has opened a chemicals R&D laboratory Center of Competence in the Zhangjiang High-Tech Park in Shanghai.