Notable Meeting

Medical trade fairs come to Southeast Asia: Thailand has had its share of political turmoil in recent months, but its economic growth just rolls along. In 1996, for example, the Thais had under construction 1,576 health centers, 85 community hospitals, 24 private hospitals, and five regional medical centers, according to Department of Commerce figures. With such impressive statistics, it should come as no surprise that Hannover Fairs (a subsidiary of Deutsche Messe AG, the world's largest