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04-Apr-20 The government is considering providing Avigan for free to other countries that want to use the flu drug to treat coronavirus patients. The drug, developed by a group firm of Fujifilm Holdings, is considered effective for treating COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. [image: AFP-JIJI]
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24-Mar-20 China helped spare Latin America from the worst of the 2008-09 financial crisis, but recently, its lending has been in decline. Despite measures taken by Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) governments to contain the spread of coronavirus, the region will be forced to grapple with the effects of the virus for the foreseeable future. [image: NurPhoto/Getty Images]
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02-Sep-19 Korea's Hanmi Pharmaceutical and Daewoong Pharmaceutical have been included in the top 20 innovative large pharmas in Asia-Pacific. Japanese companies ranked first to 10th, while four of the top 10 SMEs were Chinese, and Hong Kong’s Lee’s Pharmaceutical was no.1. [images: Korea Biomedical Review]
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02-Aug-19 China will introduce more measures to control drug prices. Currently only prices of certain categories such as raw material pharmaceuticals are controlled, which can lead to supply and price spike problems. A nationwide public procurement system would be introduced. [image: iStock / Asia Times]
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07-Jul-19 Mitsubishi is set to launch of one of Southeast Asia's largest outdoor algae cultivation facilities. The microalgae can be used in the production of cosmetics, fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, biofuels, fertilisers, food and feedstock. [image: Algae World News]
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