In the morning of April 28, 2017, Professor Peter Shepherd from the University of University (New Zealand) visited the Chinese National Compound Library. The honorable guest was warmly greeted by Dr. Dehua Yang (Associate Professor of Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences). A round table discussion was conducted to review the latest progresses made in a bilateral research collaboration project. Ms. Xinchuan Dai (Assistant Professor), Ms. Yan Zhou (Assistant Professor) and Mr. Rajesh Basnet (a graduate student from Nepal) participated in the interaction.