| May 1999 |
China
Religious protest causes unease
Hong Kong economic confidence improving: govt.
WTO entry is political prize but economic pain for China
Performance of China's listed firms slid in '98
After WTO entry, lawyer ban may be lifted
New Internet-based telecom service giant
News Corp., Disney may be hurt by China crackdown
China studying G-8 plan: Chernomyrdin
ANALYSIS: Beijing signals it shouldn't be ignored
Strategic implications of the emerging Indonesia crisis
U.S. hopes to ride out China crisis
China calls for U.S. help on WTO this year
China-Russia-India axis more likely
EDITORIAL: Unintended consequences
Alienating the A-list
ANALYSIS: China, Russia and the politics of manic-depression
Growth of 8.2% forecast for '99 first half
Aging population to create promising consumer market
IMF official optimistic about economy
$2.3bn West China-Kazakhstan pipeline on the fast track
China to boost high-tech industrial development
With the rich come the poor
EDITORIAL: Cox report - reality check required
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Southeast Asia
Indonesia changes foreign land ownership rules
Indonesian textile export earnings banked abroad
Massacre By Indonesian army kills 38
IMF director praises Indonesia's recovery process
Indonesia to privatize seven companies out of 12 originally planned
Indonesia to reduce 160 state-owned firms to 15
Government seeks alternative finance plan for PAL
YTL Corp. chief puffs Malaysia's 'phenomenal' recovery
Mixed feelings as Timor independence inches closer
UN cautious but confident on polls
Row over WTO post fires anti-U.S. feeling
ANALYSIS: Climate of terror clouds UN accord on Timor
Intel, Acer, Ford to invest in the Philippines
Singapore Airlines set to post profit fall
Malaysia ends self-exile from bond markets
No coal plants here, demand Thai villagers
Industry chokes Indonesian river habitat
Singapore to issue six new banking licenses
'Alternative' paper spooks mainstream dailies
Mahathir to announce cabinet reshuffle
Daily dose of violence for a country in transition
Economy doing well: Mahathir
East Timor ballot to be Habibie's prime legacy: adviser
Toxic legacy of the Vietnam War
World Bank OKs loans - with conditions
Jakarta retail property market posts positive 1st-quarter growth
Indonesian textile industry in deep trouble: association
Philippine town closes to oppose mall construction
U.S. won't back any country's claim in Spratly dispute: envoy
Bad memories haunt new military pact with U.S.
ANALYSIS: Time for investors to jump in
ANALYSIS: Vietnam sets stage for new government purge
UN chief trusts Jakarta to handle violence in East Timor
Banning of labor meet blots Bangkok's record
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Japan
Japan's jobless rate up to record 4.8% in March
Obuchi: Japan won't spend more to spark growth
EDITORIAL: Nerves of steel - or nerve of brass?
Honda to invest 36 billion yen in efficiency drive
NEC, Toshiba, others hit by memory chip price slide
Japan economy plods along with mixed indicators
Underfunded banks should try self help: official
Honda 4th-quarter profit unexpectedly rises 4%
EDITORIAL: This zero won't fly
Softbank plans October shift to holding company system
EDITORIAL: Sakakibara vs. bubble.com
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Koreas
S. Korea to boost U.S. dollar demand
S. Korea may let chaebol control banks
Inflation in S. Korea slightly up in April
Seoul to continue stimulus policies
Japan to pay $1bn for N. Korean nuclear reactors
Recovering South Korea ends interest rate cuts
LG Group gets nod for takeover bid
Finance minister denies overheating of Seoul stock market
Firms going public to flood S. Korea's bourse in May
Hyundai Motor to sell $1.6bn of stock, cash in on rally
Seoul to inject $2.5bn in Korea First Bank as sale delayed
Shipbuilding drought points toward Korean takeover
Seoul to seek other bank-buyers while negotiating with Newbridge
EDITORIAL: Live it up while you can
U.S. hoping for breakthrough in North Korea
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India/Pakistan
COMMENTARY: Nuclear jingoism hurts security and stability
Pakistan hints at long-awaited MFN status for India
Protests mark India's nuclear anniversary
Justice still eludes India's sexual harassment victims
Voices of dissent muffled as Pakistan celebrates
India launches air strikes to evict infiltrators
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Central Asia/Russia
COMMENTARY: Self-Interest and another Russian bailout
Uzbekistan restores gas supplies to Kazakhstan
ANALYSIS: Criminalizing political opposition
Screws tighten on Central Asian press
Former Soviet states in transition, from bad to worse
Azerbaijan's economy grows, but problems accumulate
Kazakh journalist sent to psychiatric clinic
COMMENTARY: The coming crisis in the Caucasus
Kazakh leader calls for greater press freedom
Russia dreams of a new East-West sea link
COMMENTARY: Gloomy picture overshadows oil bonanza
Kazakh president reprimands senior officials
Kazakhstan's president outlines policy priorities
Kazakh police disperse hunger strikers
Kazakh import decree to aid local manufacturers
Yeltsin Fires Prime Minister Primakov
COMMENTARY: Aliyev's bypass and clogged Caspian arteries
CIS executive secretary visits Kazakhstan
COMMENTARY: Threatened Yeltsin hits out first
Azerbaijan's economy grows but problems loom
Kazakhstan, China end first round of river talks
Construction of Kazakh oil export pipeline begins
Russian Duma begins debating Yeltsin impeachment
CIS chief tours Central Asia
ANALYSIS: Yeltsin wins, political system loses
World Bank approves new loan for Kazakhstan
Electicity deal offers Turkmenistan a way out, via Iran
Kazakh Security Ministry says it's been bugged
Kazakhstan again cuts gas supply to Kyrgyzstan
ANALYSIS: Cold War by proxy in the trans-Caucasus
Kazakh opposition parties agree on aims
CIS defense chiefs map out accord despite divisions
Kazakh president calls for amendments to media law
Sodium cyanide and the end of an idyll
$2.3bn West China-Kazakhstan pipeline on the fast track
Azerbaijan hosts ECO ministers
New arms agreement aims to ease Russian fears of NATO
Kyrgyzstan cuts water supply to Kazakhstan
U.S. signs security agreements with Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan to end border agreement with Russia
Georgia implicates Moscow in coup plot
U.S. envoy meets Kazakh president
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Oceania
Airlines drop Sydney Games bombshell
Aussie dollar surges to 12 month high
Australia reaffirms aid commitment to Indonesia
Bougainville rebels threaten to quit peace process
South Pacific to get 46,000-ton visitor
Asian tourists have Australia's number
Lower Australian trade deficit surprises
Cinema group rejects Packer's increased takeover offer
Investors fall for security watchdog's 'scam'
Air New Zealand keeps its Ansett options open
U.S. activists step up pressure on Saipan retailers
Retailers rake in record spending splurge
Central bank signals end to rate cuts
Government to unveil bigger surplus as tax take rises
ANALYSIS: Fiji moves away from race politics
NZ employment hits record high as economy revives
Victoria ends energy sell-off with GPU deal
Aussie executives in demand again
Australian gold stocks suffer biggest drop this decade
Australian companies to hire amid brisk growth
NZ gov't sells off stake in electricity firm
Australian budget focuses on jobs, health and education
Australia's budget at a glance
Australia set for Net censorship, Singapore style
Fairfax chief plays down takeover concerns
Budget is what we expected, says S&P
Packer poised to take control of cinema chain
Australia's budget at a glance
U.S. activists step up pressure on Saipan retailers
Australia reaffirms backing for Thai in WTO battle
Melbourne to set up national IT center
Mystery investor muddies Australian telecom waters
Rating upgrade restores some of Australia's lost pride
Aussies have 8% more fun
Australia warns U.S. of backlash over lamb trade
Fiji's Air Pacific spreads its wings
Nauru turns to dust
Australian media owners likened to robber barons
New media empire to cash in on 'pink' economy
Groups allege widespread 'slavery' on Saipan
U.S. activists step up pressure on Saipan retailers
Fiji's Chaudhry consigns race politics to the past
Not a bad year's work, Kerry Packer
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Global Economy
Little progress on crisis prevention
WTO paralyzed by dispute over leadership
EDITORIAL: Of law, morality and double standards
EDITORIAL: Thus spake the chairman
U.S. steel industry loses first round of trade fight
EDITORIAL: Rubin's legacy
All eyes on Summers as Rubin steps down
EDITORIAL: Get it over with already!
IMF's crisis prevention off to shaky start
EDITORIAL: The U.S. Fed's "no, but . . ."
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Asian Crisis
MARKET COMMENT: Asian bonds for the more fainthearted
As poverty climbs, ADB struggles for funds
COMMENT: And then there were ten
All eyes on Summers as Rubin steps down
EDITORIAL: Beware that hot money!
Economic crisis causes massive unemployment in Asia
EDITORIAL: Sakakibara vs. bubble.com
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Media/Information Technology
Third world favors radio over the Internet - for now
Pakistani protests for press freedom as editor untraced
Fairfax chief plays down takeover concerns
Packer poised to take control of cinema chain
Australia set for Net censorship, Singapore style
'Alternative' paper spooks mainstream dailies
Indonesia's press, like the nation, is at crossroads
Pakistani journalists recall good old days of whippings
Starwood Hotels offers press discounts in Asia-Pacific
Bhutan enters the Information Age
Pakistani journalists recall good old days of whippings
Australian media owners likened to robber barons
New media empire to cash in on 'pink' economy
Bhutan enters the Information Age
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Editorials
Nerves of steel - or nerve of brass?
Of law, morality and double standards
Thus spake the chairman . . .
Selling profitable companies to save bankrupt banks?
Cock-up or conspiracy?
Not an easy call to make
Rubin's legacy
Get it over with already!
Unintended consequences
Beware that hot money!
The U.S. Fed's ''no, but . . ."
This zero won't fly
Live it up while you can
Sakakibara vs. bubble.com
Cox report - reality check required
Lining up the ducks
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Northeast Asia
S. Korea to boost U.S. dollar demand
S. Korea may let chaebol control banks
Inflation in S. Korea slightly up in April
Thomson, others, may buy Daewoo Electronics
Seoul to continue stimulus policies
Japan to pay $1bn for N. Korean nuclear reactors
C&W raises offer for Japan's IDC
Finance minister denies overheating of Seoul stock market
Recovering South Korea ends interest rate cuts
Firms going public to flood S. Korea's bourse in May
Thomson, others, may buy Daewoo Electronics
Honda to invest 36 billion yen in efficiency drive
LG Group gets nod for takeover bid
NEC, Toshiba, others hit by memory chip price slide
Hyundai Motor to sell $1.6bn of stock, cash in on rally
Seoul to inject $2.5bn in Korea First Bank as sale delayed
Nintendo, Matsushita take on Sony PlayStation 2
Japan economy plods along with mixed indicators
Underfunded banks should try self help: official
Honda 4th-quarter profit unexpectedly rises 4%
Softbank plans October shift to holding company system
Shipbuilding drought points toward Korean takeover
Seoul to seek other bank-buyers while negotiating with Newbridge
U.S. hoping for breakthrough in North Korea
Child pornography law leaves much to be desired
Lining up the ducks
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South & West Asia
Pipeline project revival hints at Afghan stability
Fighting sex traffickers with skills training
South Asia's youngest democracy grows up
HIV snowballs despite World Bank project
Graffiti writing is a terrorist act, Pakistan decrees
Soros loan puts Bangladesh villages on the phone
Sri Lanka labors under too many holidays
Foreign phone may hang up as India heads for polls - again
COMMENTARY: Nuclear jingoism hurts security and stability
Pakistan hints at long-awaited MFN status for India
Acquittal for 19 accused of Rajiv Gandhi killing
Appropriate technology benefits needy communities
Protests mark India's nuclear anniversary
Rodent menace blights Bangladesh's food security goal
Global warming plays havoc with Himalayan weather
Pakistani journalists recall good old days of whippings
Justice still eludes India's sexual harassment victims
Please stay, Congress tells Gandhi
Iran-Taleban tensions resume where they left off
Violence-threatened Nepal poll passes peacefully
Landslide win for Nepali Congress spells stability
Bhutto deals Sharif her anti-Punjab card
Memories of Eqbal Ahmad, hopeful prankster
Sonia's origin: an election issue with irony
India looks to LPG after court's auto emission ruling
Bhutto fights for political life from abroad
Voices of dissent muffled as Pakistan celebrates
Bhutan enters the Information Age
Indian farmers take their campaign to Europe
India launches air strikes to evict infiltrators
India pays the price for intelligence failure
ANALSYIS: Border row has potential for dangerous escalation
Justice eludes victims of Sri Lankan reign of terror
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Commentary
The return of the Vietnam ghost
MARKET COMMENT: Asian bonds for the more fainthearted
And then there were ten
Protecting nuclear secrets could create new nuclear dangers
The world after Kosovo
WTO deadlock emphasizes widening U.S.-Asia split
Yugoslavia diplomacy shifts to China
ANALYSIS: Smart propaganda is bombing 'truth'
Invest more in global assets, UNDP urges
China, Russia and the politics of manic-depression
Putting the Chinese nuclear threat in perspective
Memories of Eqbal Ahmad, hopeful prankster
The ultimate defense against nuclear espionage
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Cambodia
ANALYSIS: ASEAN entry is boon for Phnom Penh, burden for others
Farmers knock on leaders' doors with land woes
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Indonesia
Nikko to buy Indonesian liquidated bank assets
Indonesia changes foreign land ownership rules
Indonesian textile export earnings banked abroad
Massacre By Indonesian army kills 38
Mixed feelings as Timor independence inches closer
UN cautious but confident on polls
ANALYSIS: Climate of terror clouds UN accord on Timor
IMF director praises Indonesia's recovery process
Indonesia to privatize seven companies out of 12 originally planned
Indonesia to reduce 160 state-owned firms to 15
Strategic implications of the emerging Indonesia crisis
EDITORIAL: Not an easy call to make
Uncertainty peaks as Indonesia election season nears
Industry chokes Indonesian river habitat
Indonesia's press, like the nation, is at crossroads
Daily dose of violence for a country in transition
A year later, Habibie burdened by ties to Suharto
World Bank OKs loans - with conditions
Jakarta retail property market posts positive 1st-quarter growth
Indonesian textile industry in deep trouble: association
East Timor ballot to be Habibie's prime legacy: adviser
UN chief trusts Jakarta to handle violence in East Timor
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Burma (Myanmar)
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Philippines
Government seeks alternative finance plan for PAL
Intel, Acer, Ford to invest in the Philippines
Philippine town closes to oppose mall construction
Bad memories haunt new military pact with U.S.
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Thailand
Flitting capital angers Thais
Thailand rejects Washington's call to pull its candidate from WTO race
EDITORIAL: Of law, morality and double standards
Row over WTO post fires anti-U.S. feeling
EDITORIAL: Selling profitable companies to save bankrupt banks?
Thai workers up in arms over privatization
No coal plants here, demand Thai villagers
EDITORIAL: Get it over with already!
Small companies scramble for scarce loans
Toxic legacy of the Vietnam War
ANALYSIS: Time for investors to jump in
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Vietnam
ANALYSIS: Vietnam sets stage for new government purge
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Anwar/Malaysia
Lessons for Malaysia from 'People Power'
World Court rules against Malaysia on UN immunity
Malaysian confidence up: Dun and Bradstreet
U.S. firm, Malaysia to launch techno-venture capital fund
YTL Corp. chief puffs Malaysia's 'phenomenal' recovery
'Stinking' novel stirs row
Malaysia ends self-exile from bond markets
'Alternative' paper spooks mainstream dailies
Economy doing well: Mahathir
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Caspian Oil
Pipeline project revival hints at Afghan stability
Azerbaijan's economy grows, but problems accumulate
COMMENTARY: The coming crisis in the Caucasus
Azerbaijan rejects Iranian criticism of oil contracts
COMMENTARY: Gloomy picture overshadows oil bonanza
COMMENTARY: Aliyev's bypass and clogged Caspian arteries
Azerbaijan's economy grows but problems loom
Electicity deal offers Turkmenistan a way out, via Iran
$2.3bn West China-Kazakhstan pipeline on the fast track
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Whither China?
Taiwanese executives convicted in 1st U.S. economic spy trial
Ruling could swell HK population 25%, govt. says
Insurance market to be opened further to outside companies
Religious protest causes unease
Hong Kong economic confidence improving: govt.
WTO entry is political prize but economic pain for China
Performance of China's listed firms slid in '98
After WTO entry, lawyer ban may be lifted
New Internet-based telecom service giant
News Corp., Disney may be hurt by China crackdown
ANALYSIS: Schroeder on tough mission to China
EU-China cancel summit, put WTO talks on hold
EDITORIAL: Cock-up or conspiracy?
China studying G-8 plan: Chernomyrdin
Bored students spell trouble for China's economic future
COMMENTARY: Putting the Chinese nuclear threat in perspective
Growth of 8.2% forecast for '99 first half
Aging population to create promising consumer market
IMF official optimistic about economy
EDITORIAL: Unintended consequences
Alienating the A-list
ANALYSIS: China, Russia and the politics of manic-depression
China-Russia-India axis more likely
U.S. hopes to ride out China crisis
China calls for U.S. help on WTO this year
ANALYSIS: Beijing signals it shouldn't be ignored
Strategic implications of the emerging Indonesia crisis
With the rich come the poor
EDITORIAL: Cox report - reality check required
With the rich come the poor
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Food/Agriculture
Rodent menace blights Bangladesh's food security goal
Australia warns U.S. of backlash over lamb trade
Indian farmers take their campaign to Europe
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Environment
Appropriate technology benefits needy communities
No coal plants here, demand Thai villagers
Global warming plays havoc with Himalayan weather
Industry chokes Indonesian river habitat
Global warming plays havoc with Himalayan weather
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Series
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Technology
Nintendo, Matsushita take on Sony PlayStation 2
China to boost high-tech industrial development
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Arts/Leisure
Cricket bridges Sri Lanka's ethnic divide
'Taboo' play moves audience to tears
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Trends/Society
HIV snowballs despite World Bank project
Sexual harassment debate reaches legislature
Small-scale mining endangers women, children: ILO
Justice still eludes India's sexual harassment victims
With the rich come the poor
Child pornography law leaves much to be desired
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