Rules on the Range of Smoking Ban in the Public Areas of Beijing will be formally enforced on May 1, 2008. Read More >

American pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer Johnson & Johnson has announced the formal operation of its Chinese medical device production base in Suzhou. Read More >

China's State Food and Drug Administration is pushing for faster adoption of a credit system to keep track of medical and pharmaceutical companies who advertise their products. Read More >

Hong Kong's Food and Health Bureau has issued new requirements for nutrition labeling of foods and beverages. Read More >

The World Health Organization says it welcomes the release of the Beijing Municipal Regulations on the Scope of Banning Smoking in Public Places. Read More >

The Smile Train's cleft palate repair program has been initiated in Gansu to provide free treatment to all the eligible patients of the province within the year. Read More >

Philips has signed a seven-year research partnership agreement with the West China Hospital in Chengdu to collaborate to develop new medical imaging procedures for the diagnosis and monitoring of certain types of cardiovascular diseases and cancers. Read More >

The first batch of migrant workers' clinics of Beijing has been unveiled in the city's Yangfangdian Hospital and Chaoyang No. 2 Hospital and will initially benefit Sichuanese. Read More >

Shanghai plans to make laws to expand smoking bans from the traditional public venues to all indoor workplaces, and then even focus on pedestrians who smoke on the street. Read More >

Royal Philips Electronics and Ascent Profit, a Chinese medical equipment wholesaler, have signed a EUR25 million contract to bring digital radiography systems to China to enable hospitals across the country to benefit from advanced imaging capabilities. Read More >

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention and the Chinese Pharmacopoeia Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the purpose of working together to strengthen the quality of medicines and foods in the United States and China. Read More >

China's State Food and Drug Administration has exposed 25 websites that have been involved in illegal selling of medicines. Read More >