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China
ANALYSIS: Economic impact on Hong Kong of an influx of immigrants
Shades of McCarthy era as spy case deals new blow to U.S.-China ties
Beijing to improve its service to foreigners
Traditional homes bulldozed by modernity
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Southeast Asia
ANALYSIS: Despite legal win, no accountability from Marcoses
Amid political heat, Mahathir seeks to undercut critics
Trade between Malaysia and Africa up over last 5 years
Singapore-Indonesia ties sink to chilly depths
Rocky road ahead in efforts to try Khmer Rouge
Malaysia, Japan exchange notes for $888.6m loan
Hesitant to reform, Vietnam warned it may be left behind
Vietnam central bank official explains new forex management
Vietnam plans new management for ailing state-owned companies
Malaysia mulls option: close or merge remaining finance firms
East Timor autonomy talks lose steam
Impending liquidation sparks run on banks in Indonesia
Thailand pays price for regional ambitions
East Timor's Chinese look forward to going home
Territory frets about independence vote
Education: a risky profession in East Timor
Malaysia to query CNN on reporting of Anwar Trial
Old water village drowning in modern problems
Philippines gets about $4.5 billion from World Bank-led donors
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Japan
EDITORIAL: On preaching
Former Japanese bank officials arrested over loans
EDITORIAL: Early cherry blossoms
Japan aims to create 770,000 jobs by 2000
Banks request 7.45 trillion yen in public funds
Japan banks sell 167.4 bn yen worth of shares in Feb.
Government urged to promote yen-based bankers' acceptance
Companies face worst redundancy problem ever
Economists divided over prospects for Japan recovery
Japan Tobacco moves to No. 3 worldwide
EDITORIAL: Dow 10,000 is fine; Nikkei 20,000 would be better
Japan trade minister says economy has bottomed out
EDITORIAL: Reagan redux?
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Koreas
U.S. foreign policy gap between leaders and public
COMMENT: Don't go back, kid!
The crisis has two faces for South Koreans
Hong was warned to spout Pyongyang line 'or brother will die'
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India/Pakistan
ANALYSIS: Can India maintain a nuclear deterrent?
ANALYSIS: What price more nuclear tests?
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Central Asia/Russia
Empty coffers breed millennium bug fears
Russia increases transit quota for Kazakh oil
Japan's National Oil Corp. to prospect in Kazakhstan
COMMENTARY: Russian media lose access to information
Opposition groups finally registered in Kazakhstan
ANALYSIS: Problems of post-Soviet integration
Tashkent bombings: Opposition leader accused
Conflicting views on viability of Caspian pipelines
Berezovskii firing wins praise
ANALYSIS: Washington's Caspian politics may prove costly
Uzbekistan warns Kyrgyzstan of gas cut-off
Russia and China: friends in business, but Asian axis not imminent
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan reach agreement on gas supplies
ANALYSIS: Iran's conservatives shift tactics
Kazakhstan ratifies border treaty with China
First Azerbaijani oil reaches Georgian Black Sea terminal
Turkmenistan, Turkey sign natural gas deal
European development bank to finance part of pipeline
Armenian call for 'all-encompassing' forum
Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan pledge to end Caspian dispute
Kazakh troops to remain on Tajik-Afghan border
Comrades seek new spin to 'fraternal ties'
Primakov faces critical talks with IMF
Turkmenistan criticized for introducing visas
Russian arms shipment signals worsening relations with West
Israeli prime minister visits Georgia
NATO strikes: analysts predict rise in Slav nationalism
Primakov, IMF may meet in third country
COMMENTARY: The roots of Russian-Iranian rapprochement
Georgia issues decree on pipeline security
COMMENTARY: The Russian lion and the jackal republics
Tajikistan completes insurgency investigation
Journalists still face repression
Turkmenistan deregulates housing market
COMMENTARY: The Russian lion and the jackal republics
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Oceania
Economic growth stronger than forecast
The Gap targeted over Saipan workers' rights
Business brimming with confidence
Leaders keep their eyes on Timor Gap riches
Howard's draft preamble
Gov't rejects plan for outback nuclear waste dump
Rebel island gets to vote
Child sex abuse on the rise in Pacific
Australia reports worst-ever trade deficit
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Global Economy
EDITORIAL: They ARE a dangerous bunch
EDITORIAL: Goodbye Oskar - you won't be missed
New builders for new financial architecture
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Asian Crisis
EDITORIAL: They ARE a dangerous bunch
ANALYSIS: Trade friction hobbles recovery drive
Half Japanese firms in Asia optimistic on profit: JETRO
Shoot the messenger?
EDITORIAL: Asia needs democratization of capital
EDITORIAL: Opening the floodgates
Japan's humanitarian aid policy questioned
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Media/Information Technology
COMMENTARY: Russian media lose access to information
Pressure mounts to rid Thai journalist ranks of corruption
MEDIA WATCH: A portrait of Uncle Sam as a crony capitalist
ANALYSIS: Turning point for Pakistan's media?
Journalists challenge Sharif government's press crackdown
ANALYSIS: Unseemly rush to accommodate predatory media barons
Newspaper giant locked in battle with government
MEDIA WATCH: Japanese weeklies compete with their war warnings
Malaysia to query CNN on reporting of Anwar trial
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Editorials
They ARE a dangerous bunch (Feb. 26, 1999)
On preaching (March 2, 1999)
Zhu's unenviable burden (March 3, 1999)
Of missiles and anti-missile missiles
Asia needs democratization of capital (March 10, 1999)
Goodbye Oskar - you won't be missed (March 12, 1999)
Early cherry blossoms (March 5, 1999)
A vast mismatch of potential consequences (March 16, 1999)
And never the twain shall meet (March 19, 1999)
Dow 10,000 is fine; Nikkei 20,000 would be better (Posted March 22)
Opening the floodgates (March 23, 1999)
Reagan redux?
Thin-skinned Chinese and pig-headed Americans (March 26, 1999)
Playing with fire and risking a conflagration
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Northeast Asia
Former Japanese bank officials arrested over loans
Long-term rates fall following low overnight call rates
Half Japanese firms in Asia optimistic on profit: JETRO
Government urged to promote yen-based bankers' acceptance
Justice minister resigns after series of blunders
Companies face worst redundancy problem ever
Economists divided over prospects for Japan recovery
Bigger security role nears confirmation
Seoul may cancel sale of Korea First Bank to Newbridge
Legalization of flag and anthem stokes war memories
Bridgestone president freed, hostage-taker dies
Viagra goes on sale in Japan
Greenpeace's Tokyo headquarters raided by dozens of police
Japan's humanitarian aid policy questioned
South Korea to implement 1st-stage forex liberalization
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South & West Asia
Budget fudged, say opposition leaders
Far-left violence looms over Nepal poll
Harsh rights report draws muted response from Dhaka
ANALYSIS: Can India maintain a nuclear deterrent?
Democratic rule restored in caste-torn Bihar
Nepali leftists threaten 'Bollywood' boycott
Why Kerala is great for girls
Real life is hard for once-living goddesses
The greening of Sikkim
UN returns to cloudy future
Hanging returns to Sri Lanka by public demand
ANALYSIS: Taleban-bin Laden split gains credence
Bengal basin poisoned to death
ANALYSIS: What price more nuclear tests?
Education: South Asia's elusive goal
Dhaka's pernicious brand of street politics hits economy
Influenza a death sentence for Nepal's poor
Enron's Dhabhol power could zap public utility
Rights groups warn against Shariat law
Strategic partnership with Russia seen as futile
Political rivals unite behind nuclear test ban
India's naval ambitions foiled by fishermen
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Commentary
PKK strategy is to place Turkey on trial
U.S. Iraq coordinator's comments exclude Shiites and Kurds
How to deal with Beijing
COMMENTARY: The U.S. presidential race is on
Japan warns U.S. to back off or face revival of nationalism
Don't go back, kid!
The air-strike option: Vietnam, Desert Storm and Serbia
Montegegro: the next crisis
NATO strikes could inspire Asian separatist movements
Dealing while denouncing
The relevance of air strikes
Kosovo crisis points to global realignment
Kosovo the wild card in Russia's IMF hand
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Cambodia
Rocky road ahead in efforts to try Khmer Rouge
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Indonesia
Battle of political colors heats up
Singapore-Indonesia ties sink to chilly depths
Irian Jaya leaders also set on independence
East Timor autonomy talks lose steam
Impending liquidation sparks run on banks in Indonesia
East Timor to 'kind of vote' on its future
East Timor's Chinese look forward to going home
Territory frets about independence vote
Education: a risky profession in East Timor
IMF adds $1 billion to Indonesian bailout package
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Burma (Myanmar)
Washington opts out of case on Massachusetts Burma sanctions
Thailand pays price for regional ambitions
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Philippines
War rhetoric peaks in Philippines; public is tired of it
ANALYSIS: Despite legal win, no accountability from Marcoses
Philippines gets about$4.5 billion from World Bank-led donors
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Thailand
Thailand pays price for regional ambitions
PROFILE: Thai army chief leads troops on reform mission
EDITORIAL: And never the twain shall meet
Amid economic crisis, crimes sully Thailand's image
EDITORIAL: Clients, patrons and the way things are done
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Vietnam
Hesitant to reform, Vietnam warned it may be left behind
Vietnam central bank official explains new forex management
Vietnam plans new management for ailing state-owned companies
Vietnam bests Russia in handling economic crisis
Comrades seek new spin to 'fraternal ties'
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Anwar/Malaysia
Amid political heat, Mahathir seeks to undercut critics
Sabah poll a preview of coming Malaysian election, critics say
ANALYSIS: Malaysian lawyers want reforms - but differ on approach
Malaysia to query CNN on reporting of Anwar trial
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Caspian Oil
Conflicting views on viability of Caspian pipelines
ANALYSIS: Washington's Caspian politics may prove costly
Armenian call for 'all-encompassing' forum
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Whither China?
EDITORIAL: Zhu's unenviable burden
EDITORIAL: Of missiles and anti-missile missiles
ANALYSIS: Economic impact on Hong Kong of an influx of immigrants
How to deal with Beijing
Beijing juggles economic woes
EDITORIAL: A vast mismatch of potential consequences
U.S. foreign policy gap between leaders and public
China says it's the one that's losing secrets - via brain drain
Hainan shifts to green path
Recession thwarts Shanghai's towering ambitions
Fearing a similar scenario closer to home, China blasts air strikes
EDITORIAL: Thin-skinned Chinese and pig-headed Americans
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Food/Agriculture
Asia crisis and subsidies behind commodity price falls
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Environment
The greening of Sikkim
Hainan shifts to green path
Greenpeace's Tokyo headquarters raided by dozens of police
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Technology
Is e-commerce a panacea for developing countries?
Downloading trouble from the internet
Reformasi's roving eye
The internet: a handy political weapon
Empty coffers breed millennium bug fears
UN blames Internet for easy drug access
New law will help biopirates plunder
China takes a great leap online
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Arts/Leisure
Crossing cultural barriers through world music
Nepali leftists threaten 'Bollywood' boycott
Reviving old Shanghai proves an elusive task
Traditional homes bulldozed by modernity
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Trends/Society
Man sues for the right to drowse
Tentacles of drug trade continue to spread
Universities compete for students
Mixing it up in Jamaica's Chinese community
MEDIA WATCH: Profit of doom
Crisis pushes girls out of Thai schools
Women at the front of unemployment lines
Women fed up with male union leaders
Real life is hard for once-living goddesses
Legalization of flag and anthem stokes war memories
Hanging returns to Sri Lanka by public demand
Bridgestone president freed, hostage-taker dies
Viagra goes on sale in Japan
Stress, old notions lead to child maltreatment
Education: South Asia's elusive goal
Old water village drowning in modern problems
MEDIA WATCH: Gasp! The teenage mutant Japanese are coming!
Child sex abuse on the rise in Pacific
Poorer nations tops in population growth
Influenza a death sentence for Nepal's poor
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