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Archive May 2000 Front ASIAN MARKETS: Yen's rise is sweet Seoul music ASIAN MARKETS: Nasdaq's fall rumbles through Asia ASIAN MARKETS: Hong Kong higher, Seoul slips ASIAN MARKETS: Pre-weekend ups and downs FINER THINGS: Pad thai - is that with or without mayo? ASIAN MARKETS: Feelgood factor lifts Singapore to record ASIAN MARKETS: Singapore scales new peak ASIAN MARKETS: Hang Seng rockets, ASX nears record FINER THINGS: Vines, wines, and automobiles ASIAN MARKETS: Domestic issues dominate deals ASIAN MARKETS: Indices dip ahead of New Year ASIAN MARKETS: Declines as managers close books ASIAN MARKETS: Investors crawl into their shells ASIAN MARKETS: Slight gains as action slows FINER THINGS: Whetting your appetite ASIAN MARKETS: Dressing for the season ASIAN MARKETS: Investors await US rates news ASIAN MARKETS: Euphoria follows Fed decision ASIAN MARKETS: Wrapping up for Christmas FINER THINGS: Pearls of wisdom, pan-fried China Accounting cheats to be brought to book Trading with China: The reality Chinese New Year bugs Beijing Battle after Seattle targets China Beijing to allow foreigners to invest up to 25% in funds Doubt, nostalgia as Macau nears handover Behave: Washington sends a message to Taipei Chinese troops enter Macau as Beijing looks to Taiwan Southeast Asia Mahathir Secures Fresh Mandate Asian bloc lacks only a transforming spark Bangkok skytrain derailed before departure, skeptics say Asia rethinks its policy of non-interference Vietnam's trumpeted trade pact stays unsigned China warns outsiders to keep out of Spratlys dispute Wahid tells AG to act over Texmaco scandal Federalism debate splits Indonesia's government A wake-up call for ho-hum Malaysian politics Vigilantes spread fear in crusade against decadence Author Back in Good Graces, Influences Wahid Philippines bins Japanese trash trade Generals, investigators face off over Timor atrocities E Timorese reconstruction aided by $522 million pledges Islamic rulers make the right noises in Malaysia's Terengganu Jakarta's brothel closedown sends industry underground Japan Japan dusts off welcome mat for foreign workers US-Japan-Korea: Creating a 'virtual alliance' Japan's illegal immigrants, of the furred variety Time for lessons in creativity Mothers market for start-ups opens on Tokyo bourse Amid shrinking paychecks, signs of the 'new worker' Koreas S Korea's economy in a nutshell PYONGYANG WATCH: The ten thousand 7.8% growth predicted for next year PYONGYANG WATCH: Human rights and the revisionists India/Pakistan Indian protests damn German involvement in dam Cash-strapped Pakistani farmers delay wheat-sowing Ex-premier charged with waging war on Pakistan Torture is routine Pakistani police procedure Hindu self-sacrifice glorifies widow, belittles law Hindu right-wing seeks to control culture, education Independent monitors barred from Sri Lankan poll booths Indian Supreme Court clears Cogentrix of corruption Indian power projects darkened by lack of transparency Industry poisons land and water in Gujarat Pakistan cuts defense spending to improve development Injured Kumaratunga pitches for re-election Pakistan's nuclear program built on shifting sands Sri Lanka's Kumaratunga pulls no punches South Asia emerges as anti-education zone Central Asia/Russia 'Russian plot' tries already frayed Kazakh ties Russians tough it out in Vietnam's oilfield of broken dreams Yeltsin recovers - long enough to ask for China's support COMMENTARY: A decade of disappointments Oil dollars behind the Chechen tragedy Summit marks ascendance of China Armenian politics in uniform Russia may risk sanctions in Chechnya Criticism of Russia gets louder, still no sanctions Russian election results prolong endemic troubles The pendulum of democracy swings away from the West Oceania Packer aims to file data on all Australians Shopping spree continues as debt blows out Bull run makes News Corp Australia's number one Australian spy agency probes media over Timor leaks New Zealand makes a cautious Left turn Strong growth puts Australia at the 'forefront' Business in Asia Today December 01, 1999 December 02, 1999 December 03, 1999 December 04, 1999 December 08, 1999 December 09, 1999 December 10, 1999 December 14, 1999 December 15, 1999 December 16, 1999 December 17, 1999 December 18, 1999 December 21, 1999 December 22, 1999 December 23, 1999 December 24, 1999 Global Economy Stiglitz fires farewell salvo at World Bank, IMF WTO negotiators fear Japanese torpedo Third World gets a taste of Clinton carrot and stick Japan, France to join forces against US 'hyperpower' 2000-2010: A new era in a traditional world World Bank, IMF look for new profits Asian Crisis Asia's economic outlook: Overview Asia's economic outlook: Southeast Asia Asia's economic outlook: China and Mongolia Asia's economic outlook: Newly industrialized economies Asia's economic outlook: Central Asia S Korean reform stalls over privatization Southeast Asia's 'golden' upstart loses its glitter Business sentiment improves for fourth straight quarter Korea's chaebol see early results of reforms S Korea's economy in a nutshell Japan posts first recorded drop in national income Reform can't be bought in Vietnam BOJ takes a rosier view of the economy Chaebol get good marks for trying as foreign firms star Thailand brings some joy to depressed WTO China and Japan hold the key to Asia's future Media/Information Technology East Timor's free fighters take to the airwaves China's last chance to catch the high-tech train Softbank mogul arrives in Korea, bearing gifts Australian media barons blast digital broadcast policy Brave new e-world needs brave new thinking Editorials Japan's MOF should stop intervening against reform Restless Islamic Southeast Asia The China/WTO dividend Debating Thailand WTO: From millennium to tear gas round Japan's GDP: No need to get nervous China/US: That other handover Indonesia: Too corrupt - by half USA: Hey, big spender! Japan: There's a time for every purpose, Mr Yen China/US: Of alleged spies and attempted cover-ups Russia: Nuclear-armed thugs and criminal gangs Philippines: Back to the future? Japan's budget: Coal in the stocking? Thailand: Recovery without reform Will East Asia come to resemble Latin America? 1999 - Year of the Internet economy

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