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Archive March 2000 Front ASIAN MARKETS: Bangkok battered ASIAN MARKETS: Tokyo hits 31-month high ASIAN MARKETS: Seoul soars a record 8% ASIAN MARKETS: Sydney hits another record FINER THINGS: Journey to the heart of the artichoke ASIAN MARKETS: Positive sentiment after Dow's rally ASIAN MARKETS: High five for Australia ASIAN MARKETS: Hong Kong hits record high ASIAN MARKETS: Profit-taking hits many ASIAN MARKETS: Regional rises reflect Nasdaq record FINER THINGS: Feelings about peeling screaming eels ASIAN MARKETS: Indices fall on Taiwanese nerves ASIAN MARKETS: Lost for clues ASIAN MARKETS: Heavy Wall Street losses hit region ASIAN MARKETS: Caution before election ASIAN MARKETS: Dow wows region ASIAN MARKETS: Rate worries wobble rallies ASIAN MARKETS: Relief greets Fed's raise ASIAN MARKETS: Relief greets Fed's raise ASIAN MARKETS: Samsung sends Seoul skyward FINER THINGS: Vacation in Vancouver ASIAN MARKETS: Tokyo, Hong Kong lead rally ASIAN MARKETS: Wall Street falls rattle confidence ASIAN MARKETS: Region slumps after Nasdaq fall China Sweeping reform of rural economy gets underway THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: Statuary rape Premier sees bright prospects for state-enterprise reform Development is 'the key' $12bn in bonds to finance projects The one-China plot thickens in Pyongyang The 'three ifs' Oiling China's war machine Chinese parents unnerved by children's semester in the sun Opponents of reform gain a major victory China trade: Clinton fights for his place in history One head rolling won't stop the rot, say Beijingers Zhu warns Taiwan voters Why Beijing fears a Chen victory Stunned Beijing ponders its next move THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: Strait talk EDITORIAL: Taiwan: Points for Beijing to ponder EDITORIAL: Taiwan: Victory for new opportunities Beijing looks to dodge human rights censure again THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: Economic warfare? THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: Brain drain pain No room for miscalculation over Taiwan Southeast Asia Freeport spells an end to freedom for Komoro wanderers News Corp, Singtel drop US$1bn investment plan Annan 'impressed' and 'depressed' by East Timor Amien takes big dig at Wahid over 'Kissinger's mine' Reading Brunei's tea leaves Golden years of poverty for Malaysians Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand group to restart stalled projects LAND OF SMILES: Half full, or half empty? Asean's game may be up Farmers in uproar over cheap imports Government gives in Former war enemies see a friendlier future Philippines slides back toward civil war LAND OF SMILES: Just like in the movies? Clandestine gun trade thrives in Indonesia Mahathir's opponents put on notice World Wide Web takes a ride on the wild side Indonesia rethinks its military ties to the US Suharto's prisoners are free, but still fired up Japan Household spending drops for 6th straight month NIPPON: Who's your software guru? BOOK REVIEW: The Good Man of Nanking: the Diaries of John Rabe NIPPON: Nationalism isn't militarism Central Bank board debates grounds for policy change NIPPON: How are the mighty fallen! NIPPON: Descent from Heaven Koreas New broom sweeps brothels clean Why the US has invented North Korea PYONGYANG WATCH: Shaking hands with an iron fist Web, IT firms to comprise most of third stock market Hyundai Motor seeks alliance with global auto maker Listed firms brace for shareholder backlash PYONGYANG WATCH: The what-if question Companies brace for 'Bloody Friday' Seoul pushes for a new 'big bang' in banking PYONGYANG WATCH: Red in lips and teeth India/Pakistan Sri Lankan farmers fight cheap food imports Budget hikes defense, ignores fiscal deficit Breaking the silence Breaking barriers from the bench Speedy justice rides roughshod over rights COMMENTARY : Defense spending could spiral out of control Bangladesh sidesteps US human rights criticism Hamstrung by Hinduism Budget fails to tackle huge black economy Congress vows to fight Private TV queues up for green light Clinton puts Pakistan on his itinerary India, Bangladesh read warning signs for AIDs explosion Moon mission on a budget Runaway prices upset poverty alleviation plans Education for the people, by the people Safety lies in non-deployment, say experts India's globalization policy attacked on all sides World awaits court's decision on Narmada dam India heading for vicious debt circle: securities dealer India's bubble economy booms as poverty grows COMMENT: 'Hey Ram' rams home wrong message Clinton trip signals US strategy change No room for India in major league Burning effigies and red carpet greet Clinton Banking on micro-credit to tackle poverty Caught between here, there, and nowhere Massacre places Kashmir on Clinton's agenda COMMENT: More hype than reality in Clinton visit Resume dialogue, Clinton tells India and Pakistan A primer on the president's passage Clinton urges India to engage Pakistan Mass migration threatened Clinton scores with eco agreement US 'tilt' toward India - imagined or real ANALYSIS: Sidelining the United Nations Musharraf takes cue from military predecessors Indian Airlines sale is litmus test for privatization The calm after the storm gives way to rebuilding Afghan repatriation starts after bitter winter Subsidy cuts, privatization vital for Indian growth: WB Central Asia/Russia Two rivals draw closer together What makes 'free and fair elections'? Widening gap between rich and poor Finally, Nato tests a resurgent Russia ev Turkmen inconsistency could jeopardize pipeline project In Beijing, signs of a new strategic partnership The science brain drain Why it's not a new Cold War Looming crisis in the heart of Asia Equal opportunities remain a pipedream Russia's presidential campaign heats up Bad neighbors, bad fences Civil society or 'dictatorship of law'? Putin's friendly face will not last Northern Russia demands end to economic exile Folk traditions thrive in the post-Soviet era Russia, China energy deal in the pipeline US lifts some Iran sanctions, but rapport is remote Russia, Ukraine wage war of words Putin targets tycoons Armenian president's Machiavellian riposte The consequences of Russia's looming food shortage After the election: Putin's plans for Russia Putin's rise to power delays constitutional reform Power struggle brews between sons of Saddam Putin's election a triumph for the strongman A victory, not a mandate Russia tries to influence Opec's next decision Oceania Australian economy to favor heavyweights Six million Australians are surfing the Net New Zealand expects 4% economic growth Consultative group lauds Micronesia's reform program Australia's resources sector benefits from tech boom Lobbying may tone down UN review of mandatory laws Commonwealth Bank in Australia's biggest takeover bid All that's gold doesn't glister Decade-low unemployment may spark interest rate rise Pacific e-commerce boosted by University of Hawaii Economists expect strong growth for Australia Pacific leaders to meet this week in Honolulu Australian business confidence down in February Mandatory jail laws divide ruling coalition Travel plans cancelled Money laundering biggest threat to Pacific: ex-Fiji PM Money laundering biggest threat to Pacific: ex-Fiji PM Special meeting of Pacific Islands Conference begins US islanders should join census, says US Rep Pacific Islanders get behind the camera Honolulu Conference reaches agreement Japan donates $357,000 to islands' development program Conference a role model for cooperation, says Fiji's Mara Judicial crisis looming over mandatory jail laws NZ bourse launches mobile Internet trading Fiji's Ratu Mara, Chaudhry both deny coup claims Pacific measures Asian recovery Mining company finds deadly cyanide spill in PNG Tongan prime minister talks about kingdom's future Hawaii bank executive talks about Pacific potential Australian miners clean up PNG cyanide spill Kiribati's President Tito recommends 'Pacific Village Way' Abolition of mandatory jail laws gains support Global Economy IMF hearings a spectacle on Capitol Hill Greenspan sees pitfalls in IT revolution Asia is the major beneficiary of global travel boom Business in Asia Today Business in Asia Today: March 01, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 02, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 03, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 04, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 07, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 08, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 09, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 10, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 11, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 14, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 15, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 16, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 17, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 18, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 21, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 22, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 23, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 24, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 25, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 28, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 30, 2000 Business in Asia Today: March 31, 2000 Asian Crisis Korea fears a 1997 re-run as foreign money floods in Streamlining pays off for top steelmakers Japanese business sentiment on the up and up Korean exporters hit by rising oil prices Media/Information Technology Freedom of the press, Beijing style Six million Australians are surfing the Net Rust buckets rush for IT makeovers, but it's just cosmetic The Net result of Mahathir's move against the press THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: A step ahead of hackers Softbank to increase Korean investment to $400m THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: Bigger media role is all talk To Be or not to Be Editorials Indonesia: Henry Kissinger of all people! Li vs Lee . . . and a black eye for Singapore Thailand: Now you see it, now you don't China-US relations: Time for some simple logic Malaysia: 'A normal procedure' China's new budget: Nothing much new Bring down those outrageous monopoly oil prices! Mr Clinton goes to India Philippines: B-movie drama Japan: Renewed recession or recessed recovery? Japan: Some are beginning to see the light Thailand: Ruling in the future? Zhu: Saving the best for last Japan: A Playstation 2 economy? Taiwan: Victory for new opportunities India-Pakistan: Clinton goes where angels fear to tread Russia: Man on a white horse Japan: It's the electorate, stupid! If Japanese won't change Japan, perhaps foreigners will Thailand: Another step closer to the rule of law Philippines: The buffoonery must stop

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