All Asia articles – Page 26
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News
Russian universities face bleak future
Audit of state run institutes brands 25% as ‘inefficient’ and many may face closure
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News
Questions remain after huge hydrofluoric acid leak
Korean residents in the affected zone are still afraid to return home six weeks after the disaster that killed five workers
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NewsRussia targets top spots in university league tables
Large cash injection planned to push 10–15 universities in to top 100 in global rankings by 2020
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Business
Problems for Russian chemicals?
Accession to WTO will force government to ditch badly needed subsidies
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NewsRussian chemist released after drug charge
Expert on poppy opioid chemistry faces drug trafficking charges that supporters claim are politically motivated
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NewsChina targets renewables to cut energy dependence
New five year plan will attempt to grow China’s domestic biofuels and biomass industry
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NewsChinese drug makers accused of using ‘gutter oil’
Oil reclaimed from drains may have been used to make an antibiotic intermediate
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NewsRebuilding public trust in Japanese science
Public faith in the role of science-based decision-making faltered after the tsunami and Fukushima and won’t be easy recover
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Business
AkzoNobel sells ICI Pakistan
Yunus Brothers will pay $150 million for the recently restructured business
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NewsFree generics for India's poor but big pharma misses out
India’s healthcare plans will see a massive expansion in the use of generic drugs at the expense of branded medicines
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News
China targets patented drugs with law change
Domestic drug companies can apply for licences to produce patented drugs when public health overrides intellectual property considerations
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NewsShake-up for Russian universities and research
The new education minister is set to bring about big changes in the country’s higher education and research establishment
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CareersThe Middle East
With oil-rich economies and a burning desire to be on the global map for research, the Middle East is a tempting destination for scientists, as Vikki Cantrill finds out
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Business
Solvay opens 200 employee Indian R&D centre
Belgian chemical company opens centre in Savli, Gujarat State
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News
Methane hydrate success
The US and Japan have successfully completed their trial of methane hydrate production technologies
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News
Russia to ease qualification vetting bureaucracy
Simpler recognition process for foreign qualifications planned to attract more skilled workers
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News
Ranbaxy launches new anti-malarial Synriam
India is still waiting for its first fully home grown drug as firm commercialises molecule discovered by charitable venture
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Opinion
Breaking the surface?
Philip Ball is perplexed by the EPSRC’s decision to cut surface science funding
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News
Russia mulls plan for overseas study scheme
Students that receive funding to study abroad will have to return and work in Russia