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The Philippines continues to be a regional biotechnology leader.

There are no significant developments to convey since the previous report from November 2018.

In January 2019, China approved five new genetically engineered traits and renewed the bio-safety certificates for 26 traits previously approved.

After 10 years under the Living Modified Organism (LMO) Act, Korea plans to improve and revise the LMO Act to address stakeholders’ concerns.

There are no significant developments to convey since the previous report from January 2018.

There have not been any significant developments since last year’s 2016 report....

A number of Cooperators held promotional events in May 2017, including the California Olive Oil Council, which is the most recent Cooperator to arrive in the Japanese market.

Myanmar does not have a biosafety framework to track genetically engineered food or animal products.

China is the world’s largest importer of genetically engineered (GE) crops and one of the largest producers of GE cotton in the world, but it has not yet approved any major GE food crops...

China is the world’s largest importer of genetically engineered (GE) crops and one of the largest producers of GE cotton in the world, but it has not yet approved any major GE food crops...

Taiwan imported over $3.15 billion dollars of agricultural products from the United States in 2015, roughly one billion of which consisted of genetically engineered (GE) crops...

The Australian federal government is very supportive of biotechnology and has committed considerable long-term funding to research and development.