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Archive April 2000 Front ASIAN MARKETS: Dow Jones, Nasdaq depress indices FINER THINGS: Seattle som thum ASIAN MARKETS: Mixed reviews for Australia's new index ASIAN MARKETS: Nasdaq's fall sends shares into a spin ASIAN MARKETS: Renewed 'old economy' interest slows slide ASIAN MARKETS: Tokyo, Seoul tech stocks suffer ASIAN MARKETS: Greenspan on 'Technological Innovation and the economy' ASIAN MARKETS: Summit makes Seoul a winner FINER THINGS: Red hot chili peppers don't just make music ASIAN MARKETS: Singapore, Jakarta beat region's declines ASIAN MARKETS: Bargain-hunting lifts region ASIAN MARKETS: Meltdown Monday ASIAN MARKETS: Bourses rebound after sell-off ASIAN MARKETS: Region shadows Wall Street ASIA MARKETS: Profits locked in ASIAN MARKETS: Adrift in lackluster trading FINER THINGS: La joie de vivre (avec beaucoup du vin) ASIAN MARKETS: US uncertainties color region ASIAN MARKETS: Bright start fades ASIAN MARKETS: Singapore stands out ASIAN MARKETS: Adrift ahead of long weekend China Hong Kong seizes armored vehicles bound for China Beijing moves to eliminate direct sales schemes Activists claim credit for PetroChina's weak IPO THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: Gimme a 'C'! Gimme an 'R'! . . . Beijing launches a new ideological revolution THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: Watching for domain chance Southeast Asia Government wins skirmish in battle for Malay votes It's graft as normal as Vietnam ends campaign Wahid's plan to lift ban on communism pleases no one Oil price hike deferment pushes Wahid into a corner Rebels target fragile Philippine infrastructure Anwar supporters vow demonstration, despite warnings Crackdown reflects Malaysian establishment's jitters Fat cats' pay rise smells sour to Indonesian workers A good dose of discipline for Vietnam's popsters Jakarta is high on octane, low in IQ Malaysia's new rights commission starts on wrong foot 'Paranoid' Thai police pre-empt anti-ADB protests Japan NIPPON: Forget the Great Man theory NIPPON: Plot of a generic oriental potboiler novel Japan's misguided stock market bailout plan Russia and Japan near accord on disputed islands Japan bloodied in battle for wildlife trade Koreas Who are you calling 'rational'? GUEST COMMENT: In answer to 'The what-if question' PYONGYANG WATCH: Clothing the emperor Foot-and-mouth disease keeps Koreans off meat Summit agreement underscores trouble in Pyongyang Summit announcement wins over undecided voters PYONGYANG WATCH: Raring to go Kim gets a wake-up call from the electorate India/Pakistan Sri Lankan protests undermine US fertilizer firm Hindu minority refuses to bow out of Kashmir India announces liberal export-import policy Peace hinges on Track Two diplomacy Violence feared during Maoist shutdown in Nepal Court orders custody for political leader Think tank counts costs of Sri Lankan civil war Sharif lucky to get life in hijack case Handloom weavers shuttle into poverty No tears for Sharif but trial raises protests UN body slams Colombo on disappearances Missing children feared victims of flesh trade Buzkashi is more than just horsing around Opposition builds up against devolution plans Corruption causing Bangladeshi poverty New hope for children on death row Doctor Sachs prescribes greater investment in health Public anger grows against defense lawyers Risking young lives for Everest records Fighting talk continues despite peace pledges Street dwellers visible but ignored Rebels in the Land of Smiles Cheating parents found out by schools commission Nepalese tackle caste chains India challenges China in South China Sea Central Asia/Russia Putin's policies remain a puzzle Attack on Karabakh president raises tension in Armenia Human Rights Watch questions UN proposal Chechen refugees want action not words Turning the screws Iran captures Iraqi oil and US attention Nuclear waste clean-up in jeopardy The Angola variant Armenia seeks complementarity in S Caucasus Iraqi oil smuggling and the US dilemma Uproar over secret Chechnya trip Baghdad, Belgrade and Moscow gang up on Washington Ukraine the rope in the China-Russia tug-of-war COMMENT: Double standards damage Western credibility So rich yet so poor Opening moves of the Putin gambit Oceania Australian retail data may stall interest rate rise Aboriginals to use Olympics to highlight grievances Australian Reserve Bank lifts interest rates by 0.25% Hawaii's Samoans voice concerns Mandatory sentencing amended, giving police more power Legal action starts over Ok Tedi Pacific gets sinking feeling from Australian gas game Global Economy This is the end, my friends World Bank, IMF brace for Seattle-like storm The global economy in the second quarter of 2000 Asian economies to lead the way in global growth Business in Asia Today Business in Asia Today: April 01, 2000 Business in Asia Today: April 04, 2000 Business in Asia Today: April 05, 2000 Business in Asia Today: April 06, 2000 Business in Asia Today: April 07, 2000 Business in Asia Today: April 08, 2000 Business in Asia Today: April 11, 2000 Business in Asia Today: April 12, 2000 Business in Asia Today: April 13, 2000 Business in Asia Today: April 18, 2000 Business in Asia Today: April 19, 2000 Business in Asia Today: April 20, 2000 Business in Asia Today: April 21, 2000 Business in Asia Today: April 25, 2000 Business in Asia Today: April 26, 2000 Business in Asia Today: April 27, 2000 Business in Asia Today: April 28, 2000 Business in Asia Today: April 29, 2000 Asian Crisis Asia drowning in a 'human tragedy' of water woes Asia's electrifying recovery Asia's electrifying recovery Editorials Indonesia: Going nowhere fast Japan: Spreading signs of recovery Japan: New prime minister should call early elections Indonesia: Do as you preach, Mr President! Japan: That silly Mori bashing Great tech stock sell-off? Not really Japan: Back off, Mr Postman Four countries, two methods Thailand: No tidings of comfort or joy Equity markets: Time to take stock, not to panic China: Economic rebound, lack of reform Japan: Realistic recovery scenario? Indonesia: At long last, signs of action The IMF: Beyond repair Asia: Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater Thailand: Green lawns and regulatory wrangles Internet: Taxing issues Kra Canal: Mega-projects anyone? Good news is bad news for Old Economy

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