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China challenges U.S., Europe, Japan in scientific
research: UNESCO ( Kyodo )

PARIS, Jan 19, 2006 (Kyodo via COMTEX) --
China has led emerging Asian economies
in the research and development field, challenging the leadership
of North America, Europe and Japan, according to a report recently
released by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization.

China had 810,000 researchers in 2002, compared with 646,500 in
Japan in the same year, according to the UNESCO Science Report
2005. Expenditure on R&D in China rose to 1.23 percent of its gross
domestic product in 2002 from 0.83 percent in 1999, the report
said.

Due to the rapid growth in China, Asia's share in R&D
expenditure in the world climbed to 31.5 percent in 2002 from 27.9
percent in 1997.

North America's share fell to 37 percent from 38.2 percent, and
Europe's share also dipped to 27.3 percent from 28.8 percent in the
same time frame.

In Europe, countries such as Romania, Portugal and Turkey are
narrowing the gap from Germany, the Netherlands and France in terms
of innovation, according to the report.

Brain drain continues to affect many countries including India,
which has remarkable achievements in software development, space,
biotechnology and pharmaceutical research, the report said. Many of
its highly trained graduates are lured abroad, mainly to the United
States, it said.

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