Hong Kong's pre-1997 science boom
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Top researchers in a range of scientific disciplines are taking positions in Hong Kong to take advantage of opportunities that will open when China takes control in 1997. Hong Kong is developing high-tech industries and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has a growing research program.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1996
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Topnotch, targeted research propels National University
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National Univ of Singapore has grown into a world-class research institution by finding niches in which it can afford to compete. Breakthroughs at NUS include a crab enzyme that can help test medical products for bacterial contamination and the sequencing of tropical microorganism DNA.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
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Is Japan a boon or a burden to U.S. industry's leadership?
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Some observers fear that Japanese companies will appropriate US biotechnology discoveries and threaten US leadership. However, Japan lacks the entrepreneurial culture needed for success in the risky biotechnology world.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1993
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