All Asia articles – Page 27
-
NewsChina’s next leader looks to soothe environmental angst
Xi Jinping, China’s president-in-waiting, will need to deal with public anger over industrialisation and pollution
-
News
China's emissions may peak as soon as 2025
Projections suggest renewables and clean energy technologies could cut greenhouse gases more rapidly than expected
-
CareersOf castes and chemistry
From southern India to Northern Ireland, Geetha Srinivasan has been applying her research to solving real world problems, as Sarah Houlton finds out
-
Business
GSK expands in India and Nigeria
Company has struck deals to increase ownership of subsidiaries
-
News
Russian universities face bleak future
Audit of state run institutes brands 25% as ‘inefficient’ and many may face closure
-
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
-
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
-
Business
Problems for Russian chemicals?
Accession to WTO will force government to ditch badly needed subsidies
-
NewsRussian chemist released after drug charge
Expert on poppy opioid chemistry faces drug trafficking charges that supporters claim are politically motivated
-
NewsChina targets renewables to cut energy dependence
New five year plan will attempt to grow China’s domestic biofuels and biomass industry
-
NewsChinese drug makers accused of using ‘gutter oil’
Oil reclaimed from drains may have been used to make an antibiotic intermediate
-
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
-
Business
AkzoNobel sells ICI Pakistan
Yunus Brothers will pay $150 million for the recently restructured business
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
Business
Solvay opens 200 employee Indian R&D centre
Belgian chemical company opens centre in Savli, Gujarat State
-
News
Methane hydrate success
The US and Japan have successfully completed their trial of methane hydrate production technologies