The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly 1997 |
Title | Subject | Authors |
A caveat for investors: capital markets aren't casinos. | Business, international | Anthony Miller |
ADB gives bond markets a leg-up. (Asian Development Bank)(Asian Capital Markets)(Special Advertising Section) | Business, international | |
After Deng's death, how will China's economy grow? (Deng Xiaoping)(Column) | Business, international | David Zweig |
After succession and Hong Kong, Jiang tries for hat trick.(President Jiang Zemin) | Business, international | Richard Baum |
All that glitters: tales of Indonesia's gold crush.(Column) | Business, international | Bondan Winarno |
(Almost) ready for takeoff.(construction of Hong Kong airport on schedule) | Business, international | |
Alphatec reprieve shows creditor interests. (Alphatec Electronics)(Thai electronics firm) | Business, international | |
Amnesty International's guide to a free Hong Kong. (Hong Kong: Human Rights, Law and Autonomy - The Risk of Transition)(Column) | Business, international | |
A model for good local government.(Philippines' 1991 Local Government Code by Aquilino Pimentel)(Column) | Business, international | William Parent |
Analysts say Jaya Tiasa has investment allure.(growth of Jaya Tiasa Holdings seen) | Business, international | |
Another call for action: report seeks aid for Hong Kong's industry. (Better Hong Kong Foundation) | Business, international | Bob Hagerty, Adam Najberg |
Asean: celebrations and deliberations. (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) | Business, international | Tommy Koh |
Asean turns to 'constructive intervention.' (Association of South east Asian Nations on Cambodia) | Business, international | Abdul Rahman Adnan |
Asian container carriers battle lower yields. (includes related article on trade plans of air carriers for Latin America) | Business, international | Russell Barling |
Asian currencies slide on doubts over recoveries. | Business, international | |
Asian democracy for the 21st century. (the formation of a bicameral legislative body which embodies both Confusian and Western democratic principles) | Business, international | Daniel A. Bell |
Asian telecommunications stocks still out of favor. | Business, international | Wong Wei Kong |
Asia on the frontier of growth.(Column) | Business, international | Bernhard Eschweiler |
Asia's long term prospects are bright. | Business, international | Jeffrey D. Sachs, Steven C. Radelet |
Asia's savers need alternatives to banking.(Commentary) | Business, international | Philip D. Sherman, John T.W. Chu |
...As money flies to the stock market. (China) | Business, international | Gilbert C. Choy |
A syllabus for Hong Kong's new elite. | Business, international | Miron Mushkat |
A telecoms "ultimatum." (Asian phone firms file protest versus a Federal Communications Commission plan to cut settlement rates between the US and Asia) | Business, international | Eduardo Lachica, John Koppisch |
A truce for India's biotechnology battle. | Business, international | Henry I. Miller |
Australia gets a taste of political extremism.(Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party)(Column) | Business, international | Greg Sheridan |
Australia stumbles on the path to economic reform.(Commentary) | Business, international | Alan Mitchell |
Baht's basket should be maintained. (Thailand's effort to maintain the baht pegged to a basket of currencies, especially the dollar, must be continued) | Business, international | Neil Saker |
Baht takes beating again, bruising other currencies. (Thailand) | Business, international | Tom Holland |
Bangkok reassures Japanese banks that plan is viable. (Thailand's austerity plan) | Business, international | James Simms, Houtan Bassiri |
Bangkok to cut spending by $3.24 billion; government expects to continue its record of balanced budgets. | Business, international | Nopporn Wong-Anan |
Bangkok yields to inevitable by loosening baht grip: freeing the Thai currency to market forces, the government aims for economic healing. | Business, international | Joseph Rebello, Pichayaporn Utumporn, Nopporn Wong-anan |
Bank bailouts could weaken the imperative for reforms. (Asia's troubled banks)(Column) | Business, international | Charles Calomiris |
Banks face a slowdown, but not a crisis.(Hong Kong's banking industry) | Business, international | Shanthi Kalathil, Joe E. Hilsenrath |
Beijing intellectuals have their place. (intellectuals build own haven to exchange ideas without government intervention) | Business, international | Geremie Barme |
Beijing's fears played down.(concerns regarding a US-Japanese military alliance) | Business, international | |
Beijing's one-legged reforms may trip up growth.(Column) | Business, international | Wu Guoguang |
Being 'Chinese'. (the role of ethnic identity in the governance of China of Hong Kong)(Hong Kong Handover: A Special Report)(Column) | Business, international | Bruce Gilley |
Best choice for India: renouncing the nuclear option.(Non-Proliferation Treaty)(Column) | Business, international | Ramesh Thakur |
Betting on Philippine homes. (Philippine property stocks with strong exposure to the low-cost housing market appear ready to soar) | Business, international | Alastair McIndoe |
Booming economy attracts a slew of foreign lawyers.(China) | Business, international | Ian Johnson, Paul M. Barrett |
Bre-X, two affiliates file for protection from creditors. (Bre-X Minerals Ltd.) | Business, international | Mark Heinzl, Larry M. Greenberg |
Bring the U.S., Japan and China together.(foreign relations)(Column) | Business, international | David Li |
Bucking the Thai trend: Goldman Sach's Dusit Thani stake states confidence. (buys 30% of Dusit Thani PLC's stake) | Business, international | paul M. Sherer |
Burger with fries, hold the democracy.(political ambivalence of Chinese youth)(Column) | Business, international | Amy Wu |
Businesses embrace nude model in Korea, to the surprise of many. (Lee Sung Hi) | Business, international | Hae Won Choi |
Cabinet backs property plan: measure would let foreigners buy some land.(Bangkok, Thailand property market) | Business, international | Paul M. Sherer, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Warangkana Tempati |
Calls for liberty that condemned Wei Jinsheng to China's bamboo gulag shine at his release to U.S.(Column) | Business, international | |
Cambodia issue tests nations' mettle at annual meeting. (Association of South East Asian Nations) | Business, international | |
Cambodia's war against journalists. (the immaturity of Cambodia's political leadership in dealing with criticisms from the press) | Business, international | Peter Eng |
Cargill unit is preparing to swoop into property market. (Cargill Financial Services Inc.) | Business, international | Donald R. Ciandella |
Caution over Peso's plunge. (Philippines) | Business, international | Cris Larano |
China clouded by greenhouse debate. (US legislation on emissions reductions) | Business, international | Michael Warby |
China didn't swipe Southeast Asia's lunch.(China's growing export capacity not to be blamed for the recent Southeast Asian financial crisis) | Business, international | Fred Hu |
China makes concessions. (eases government controls on its markets in bid to enter the World Trade Organization) | Business, international | Helene Cooper |
China's Class B sector shows promise.(companies with B-class securities) | Business, international | Chris Demarino |
China's first steps to pension reform.(Column) | Business, international | Jesse T.H. Chang |
China Telecom investors get brief shock.(China Telecom stockholders troubled over reports of telecom rate increase) | Business, international | Shanti Kalathil |
Chinese ports nibble at Hong Kong's supremacy. | Business, international | |
Chuan steps into limelight of two-ring political circus: Democrat Party leader wins parliament support to replace Prime Minister Chavalit. | Business, international | |
Clinton and Jiang find a framework for the future. | Business, international | David Shambaugh |
Coca-Cola enlists the handicapped of New Delhi to sell its products. (India) | Business, international | Rasul Bailay |
Companies in Asia may keep their old currency habits. (Foreign Exchange) | Business, international | Darren Mcdermott |
Consolidation seen in Tokyo: attention is fixed on the U.S. market.(Asian stock markets) | Business, international | |
Cooling off property markets: authorities around Asia step in to try to prevent a meltdown. | Business, international | Sara Webb, G. Pierre Goad, Darren McDermott, Raphael Pura, Rexie Reyes, Yi-Hsin Yang |
Correcting deadly myths of deflation and inflation.(Column) | Business, international | David Ranson |
Crackdown won't open Japan's corporate closets. (corporate payoffs to blackmailers) | Business, international | Edward Lincoln |
Creative set to climb: but development of new products is now key.(share prices of Creative Technology Ltd.) | Business, international | Camille Klass |
Credit Lyonnais's 'Feng Shui.' (humorous feng shui predictions by Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia Ltd.) | Business, international | |
Currencies start to crunch. | Business, international | Masayoshi Kanamayshi |
Currency is key to Nikkei; U.S. rate move expected to affect yen, markets. | Business, international | |
Currency keeps cool in meltdown as locals hold faith.(stock holders and citizens in Honk Kong attempt to adapt with the stock market crisis) | Business, international | |
Danger zones. (how to avoid dangerous situations in a foreign place) | Business, international | Lora Western |
Deciphering U.S. engagement policy toward China.(Column) | Business, international | Yan Xuetong |
Deflating a property bubble, nation-state exhales slowly.(Singaporean government) | Business, international | Darren Mcdermott, Yu Wong |
Designer man.(architect Remo Riva) | Business, international | Maureen Sullivan |
Despite Indonesia's hopes, expect another Suharto. (future of authoritarianism in Indonesia) | Business, international | Mark Schilling |
Developers jostle to unload property. | Business, international | |
Dickson bids for Barney's. (Barney's Inc. offered to be bought by Dickson Concepts (International) Ltd. for $240 million) | Business, international | |
Dire warnings about Indonesia are unwarranted.(Column) | Business, international | Jack David |
Do I detect a whiff of jealousy? (paying executives top pay at Walt Disney and Citic Pacific)(Column) | Business, international | Charles Target |
Dollar bid to spur exports: Central-Bank shift gives currency room to fall. (Taiwan Central Bank) | Business, international | Kirby Chien |
Domestic funds drive market.(Indonesia's local investors) | Business, international | |
Domino effect doesn't explain Asia bank woes.(factors that affect Asian banking systems) | Business, international | Philippe Delhaise |
Don't shoot the handover messenger. (Hong Kong handover to China)(Column) | Business, international | Hans Vriens |
East Asia is well-positioned to ride out the bumps.(Column) | Business, international | Jean-Michel Severino |
Easy come, easy go. (efforts at easing visa procedures in the Asia-Pacific region) | Business, international | Dean Napolitano |
Economic realities may stir China to reassesses relations.(Column) | Business, international | Gerald Segal |
Effects of price war linger: Hong Kong newspapers see better times ahead. | Business, international | Biddy Chan |
Enlisting Asean's help with Burma. | Business, international | Ellen Bork |
Exxon project marks another victory for the city-state. (Exxon Chemical Singapore Private Ltd. to build petrochemical plant in Singapore) | Business, international | Darren McDermott, Emily Bryant |
Finally, the World Bank is adapting.(Column) | Business, international | Hilton L. Root |
Finance Ministry unveils blueprint for 'Big Bang' reforms; panels outline major deregulation proposals for brokerage, banking and insurance industries. | Business, international | |
Finance woes damp Tokyo. (summary of trading activities in 10 Asian stock markets) | Business, international | |
Football below the equator. (business potential of the Tri-Nations rugby tournament in New Zealand) | Business, international | Ed Lane |
French Polynesia works to regain tourists, improve public relations. | Business, international | Jane Paradise |
From software to satellites, the forging of a modern identity. (Indian Union Minister of State of Power, Science and Technology on economic policy)(Special Advertising Section)(India:A high Tech Success)(Interview) | Business, international | |
Fund investors are losing their taste for Vietnam. | Business, international | Pui-Wing Tam, Carey Zesiger |
Fund plan races to deadline.(Mandatory Provident Fund Scheme) | Business, international | Piu-Wing Tam |
Furukawa Metal's footsteps. (Furukawa Metal (Thailand) PCL's disastrous debut at the stock market triggers worry among firms planning to have initial public offering) | Business, international | Warangkana Tempati |
Geologist doubt fraud in Bre-X's Busang find. (Busang, Indonesia) | Business, international | Peter Waldman, Jay Solomon, Mark Heinzl, Larry M. Greenberg, Carlos Tejada, S. Karen Witcher, Solange De Santis |
Getting malled by building binge. (high vacancy rates in Thailand's building and commercial space industry) | Business, international | Daphne Ghesquiere |
Giordano still vulnerable. (Giordano International Ltd.) | Business, international | Biddy Chan |
Giving India's investors a fair shake. (new Indian budget will advance economy) | Business, international | Rajiv Kohli |
GM, Ssangyong expected to join forces in alliance. (planned strategic investments by General Motors Corp. in debt-ridden Ssangyong Motor Co. to penetrate the protected South Korean automobile market) | Business, international | Robert L. Simison, Michael Schuman |
Golkar takes the election with unexpected margins. (Indonesia's Golkar Party victory in controlled election) | Business, international | |
Grant China accession to the WTO before it's too late. (World Trade Organization) | Business, international | Clayton Yeutter, Warren H. Maruyama |
Grasping Hong Kong's electoral shifts.(Column) | Business, international | David Newman |
Growth in Asia to take off. (civil aviation forecasts for the Asia-Pacific region) | Business, international | |
Handover may help ideals penetrate deep into China. (analysis of events and conditions surrounding Hong Kong's handover to China)(Column) | Business, international | Margaret Thatcher |
Handover party is set, but who's coming to dinner? (Hong Kong handover to China) | Business, international | Kate Pound Dawson |
Handover questions remain for journalists. | Business, international | Carol Pui-Yee Lai |
Hashimoto two-steps nimbly with China.(Japan Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto) | Business, international | John Neuffer |
Have modem, will travel: dream trips take shape.(Business Traveler's Guide to Asia) | Business, international | Deborah Klosky |
Hong Kong fast-food fight; Fairwood's new weapon: the rice burger. (Fairwood Holdings Ltd.) | Business, international | Yi-Shin Chang |
Hong Kong is recovering. (economic indicators show Hong Kong's positive growth) | Business, international | |
Hong Kong's competitive advantages are undervalued. | Business, international | Victor K. Fung |
Hong Kong's economic outlook suddenly looks brighter. | Business, international | Clive McDonnell |
Hong Kong's identity. (an examination of Hong Kong social culture)(Hong Kong Handover: A Special Report) | Business, international | Helen Siu |
Hong Kong-Singapore rivalry sparks cross-pollination. (Asian Capital Markets)(Special Advertising Section) | Business, international | |
Hong Kong's property industry is jarred over prices.(housing developers seek aid from Hong Kong's land-sale policy) | Business, international | Cris Prystay, Yu Wong |
Hong Kong's status gets masked amid sovereignity.(legality of provisional legislature) | Business, international | Nihal Jayawickrama |
Hong Kong strives to revive: industry to meet as city seeks new attractions.(tourism industry) | Business, international | Diane Ready |
Hotels reconsider suite dreams. (hotel chains in China) | Business, international | Helen Johnstone |
Hot wheels: Toyota's winning one-size-fits-all model.(Toyota Corolla) | Business, international | Leslie Chang, Michael Schuman, Craig S. Smith, Rexie Reyes, Miho Inada, Ulysses Wong |
How to look for fundamental soundness in Asian banks.(evaluating factors preceding a financial crisis)(Column) | Business, international | Ajay Kapur |
How to put your product on a pedestal. (effective advertising)(Column) | Business, international | Kent Wertime |
In 1996, China stocks were good picks; Japan lagged. | Business, international | |
India's unstoppable march toward economic reform.(Column) | Business, international | Gubcharan Das |
India takes low road with media bill.(The Broadcasting Bill, 1997) | Business, international | Rajiv Desai |
Indonesia fights evils of foreign TV. | Business, international | Margot Cohen |
Indonesia takes WTO for test drive. (World Trade Organization) | Business, international | Mari Pangestu |
Industrial policy won't help Hong Kong. (an analysis of the direction to be taken by Hong Kong in the wake of handover euphoria)(Column) | Business, international | Hugo Restall |
In Hong Kong, sales climb for mutual funds. | Business, international | |
In Hong Kong, sector's views unaffected by Tung speech.(Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa) | Business, international | Cris Prystay |
In Japan, go to extremes; foreign car firms get radical to pique interest. | Business, international | Yuka Hayashi |
Insurance companies make early inroads in India. | Business, international | |
Investors flee the market, plunging index to 5-year low. (South Korea) | Business, international | |
Investor's new concern in China is land. (new policies of China concerning the use of arable land a potential hindrance for foreign investment)(Column) | Business, international | Philip Qu, Kevin Dorn |
IPC stock price slumps on expected losses. (effects of financial losses incurred by South Korean subsidiary of IPC Corp. on its stock-market performance) | Business, international | Joseph Rajendran |
Is the crusade over? (an analysis of the influence of the West on Asia)(Hong Kong Handover: A Special Report) | Business, international | Gungwu Wang |
Japanese firms can get back on the fast-growth track.(Column) | Business, international | Todd Guild |
Japan fights to rewrite its war history.(Column) | Business, international | Hal Gold |
Japan is seen yielding to WTO pressure. (World Trade Organization; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co.) | Business, international | |
Japan must tap land's wealth.(real estate securitization could revitalize economy) | Business, international | Jean-Michel Paul, Robert Edelstein |
Japan's authorities must end their denial fast and come to grips with their bank's bad-loan crisis.(Column) | Business, international | Jean-Michel Paul, Robert Edelstein |
Japan's national pastime takes a fall. (decline of sumo's popularity in Japan) | Business, international | Mark Schilling |
Japan's PC shipments rise. (Japanese computer industry) | Business, international | |
Japan's schoolyard bullying extends to workplace.(corporate malpractices in Japan) | Business, international | Catherine Makino |
Japan's steady struggle against elitism.(Column) | Business, international | Kengo Inoue |
Japan Tobacco is grinning; foreigners may be butt of cigarette-ad curbs.(Japan Tobacco Inc.)(Column) | Business, international | James Simms |
japan to see quiet trading. (stock market) | Business, international | |
Jiang prepares subtler means to deal with protests.(President Jiang Zemin of China) | Business, international | Bruce Gilley |
Jobless rate shows a decline. (Japan) | Business, international | |
John Howard, 'Stolen Children' and the Wik decision. (Australian Prime Minister John Howard)(Column) | Business, international | Mark Beeson |
Kangaroo, emu and grubs. (culinary novelties from Australia)(Business Traveler's Guide to Asia Supplement) | Business, international | Becky Gaylord |
Keeping former expatriates from China within the fold.(corporate executive retention programs) | Business, international | Olivier Kayser |
Kerry Packer takes a gamble.(Australian billionaire announces plans to buy stocks of Sydney Harbour Casino Holdings Ltd.) | Business, international | S. Karene Witcher, Michael Mullane |
Korean Air's sunnier skies. (optimistic financial outlook in spite of losses posted in 1996) | Business, international | Kang Cecilia M. |
Korean share prices elicit caution of buying euphoria. | Business, international | Cecilia Kang |
Korea's Texas Town is on the map as a haven for Russian shoppers. | Business, international | In Kyung Kim |
Laos is now ready to join Asia's tigers. | Business, international | |
Leading Shanghai official promotes home mortgages. | Business, international | |
Leggy models, Korean values vie for consumers' attention. | Business, international | In Kyung Kim |
Lexus wheels out new ads in bid to dent Mercedes's market share. (Mercedes-Benz) | Business, international | Fara Warner, Paulette Jayabalan |
Local banks gain international clout.(Indonesia's Danareksa and Bahana investment banks) | Business, international | |
Look to the past for a future on the Asian waterfront.(waterfront developments in Asia) | Business, international | Boris Dramov |
Lujiazui rides crest of interest in Shanghai's development. (Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co.) | Business, international | Karby A. Leggett |
Mainland travel has come a long way. (China's improved infrastructure and telecommunications) | Business, international | Helen Johnstone |
Makati's skyline sprouts towers in building boom. (Philippines)(Business Traveler's Guide to Asia) | Business, international | Cris Larano |
Make way for Indonesians in Singapore. (implications of Indonesian investments in Singapore) | Business, international | Michael Backman |
Malaysia's economic woes may quell investors' spirits. | Business, international | Douglas Apell |
Malaysia's puzzling monetary policy. (Bank Negara Malaysia limits lending) | Business, international | Rajeev Malik |
Many people find heaven in Bora Bora.(French Polynesia) | Business, international | James Paradise |
Market shouldn't fault IMF over Thailand. (International Monetary Fund)(Column) | Business, international | Mary K. Bush |
Massive energy demand spurs renewable innovation. (India: A High Success)(Special Advertising Section) | Business, international | Terry Slavin |
Men's magazines aim to stand out as reader flip past start-ups. ("his," Men's Review) | Business, international | Chen May Yee |
Money men call their meeting in Asia a success. (IMF and World Bank meeting with finance ministers of Asian countries successful) | Business, international | |
Mongolians take a page from Republicans. | Business, international | Michael Gonzalez |
Mongolia struggles with painful reforms. (Mongolia's move into the market economy) | Business, international | Martha Avery |
More U.S. movie stars try to make 'Contact' with audiences in Asia.(Column) | Business, international | Shantil Kalathil |
Move into region's stocks - but carefully. (investing in Asia) | Business, international | Kate Pound Dawson, Anne Fokstuen |
Mystery surrounds construction of power plant in China. | Business, international | Leslie Chang, Yu-huay Sun |
Narrower deficit is posted: Ringgit's recent fall may widen gap for year. | Business, international | |
Nepal's conservation plan: government is close to protecting new area.(Kanchenjunga Conservation Area) | Business, international | James H. Ottaway Jr. |
New Asian economic model must be grounded in reality.(Column) | Business, international | Nicholas Horsley |
New funding tools gain popularity. (Asian Capital Markets)(Special Advertising Section) | Business, international | |
Nikkei hinges on Tokyo talks.(investors wait for government policy to boost investment) | Business, international | |
Nikkei may stay below 19000. (Nikkei Stock Average) | Business, international | |
Nomura's troubles are Hashimoto's gain - for now. (House of Nomura, Japanese prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto)(Column) | Business, international | John F. Neuffer |
Not everyone is ignoring the fate of Hongkong's Legco. (elected legislature)(Column) | Business, international | Michael Gonzales |
Oil-spill cleanup suffers from lack of innovation.(biotechnology industry discouraged from engineering micro-organisms for bioremediation) | Business, international | Henry I. Miller |
Optimism over natural gas. | Business, international | Emily Bryant |
Patriotism and faith line Pakistan's road to reform. | Business, international | Nancy DeWolf Smith |
Peasant migrant role in China's economic activity. (official statistics undervalue the role of migrant peasants' role in China's changing economy) | Business, international | Thomas G. Rawski, Robert W. Mead |
Pedestrian explorers discover a different path in Guangzhou.(China) | Business, international | Jesse Pesta, Diane Brady |
Philippine oil ruling hurts Petron as debt slick looms. | Business, international | |
Plan backs U.S role in Asia. (economic rescue packages for Asia) | Business, international | Bob Davis, G. Pierre Goad |
Poised for an upswing: government measures may boost the economy. (Sri Lanka) | Business, international | Shri Navaratnam |
Political squabbles obscure benefits of Taiwan reforms. | Business, international | Matei P. Mihalca |
Power sector benefits from innovative finance. | Business, international | Nigel Page |
Pragmatists take up the torch in post-Deng China. (Deng Xiaoping's death relieves business tension and political woes)(Column) | Business, international | Richard Baum |
Preparing for the worst. (the growing importance of travel-insurance) | Business, international | Lora Western |
Professionals stay put as economies wilt.(Southeast Asian employment outlook) | Business, international | S. Karene Withcer |
Project financing faces a squeeze in China.... | Business, international | George Yu, Hui Jin |
Property auction nets a record sum of $1.53 billion. (land acquisition by Sino Land Co. of Hong Kong) | Business, international | Yi-Hsin Chang |
Property-Rescue package is approved by cabinet vote.(Thailand's Trust Fund) | Business, international | Paul M. Sherer, Nopporn Wong-Anan |
Proposed cuts in taxes and deficit delight the markets. (Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram reduces corporate taxes to 35% from 40% and targets 4.5% deficit for year starting 4/1/97) | Business, international | Jyoti Pande |
Pros skip Malaysian stocks despite small-cap froth. | Business, international | Chen May Yee |
Pudong's image problem. (former remote image of the Pudong New Area, in Shanghai slows relocation of business and commerce)(Business Traveler's Guide to Asia Supplement) | Business, international | Jacob Alpren |
Put onus on managers in China.(creating a comprehensive corporate governance in China) | Business, international | Tian Zhu, Shan Li |
Qingdao ripe for hotel investment. (China) | Business, international | Russell Barling |
Ramos presents an optimistic outlook for 1997 economy. (Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos) | Business, international | |
Rate cut shows Beijing's concern over state-run firms.(monetary authorities in China decide to reduce interest rates) | Business, international | Gilbert C. Choy |
Real-estate reform is solution for Japan. | Business, international | Jesper Koll |
Recent turmoil is a mere blip in Philippines' surge.(Column) | Business, international | Fidel Valdez Ramos |
Regulations expected to boost number of bad loans.(Thai government criticized for its new loans policy) | Business, international | Paul Sherer |
Regulators seek to soothe promissory note holders: Bangkok devise ways to protect financial industry from a second wave of forced mergers. (Thailand) | Business, international | James Hookway, Pichayaporn Utumporn, Nopporn Wong-anan |
Residential vacancies shrink; prices rise above peak levels from '94. (Hong Kong) | Business, international | |
Retailer David Jones peers into its locker of old ideas.(Australian stock market showing a positive David Jones' performance) | Business, international | Karene Witcher |
Rise of New Zealand's Thatcher promises to put country back on solid track to small government.(New Zealand prepares to welcome a Margaret Thatcher-like prime minister) | Business, international | Nevil Gibson |
Rising crime rate leads to shakeup of Taiwan cabinet; several government officials resign as public grows impatient with corruption and violence. | Business, international | |
Rivals, bad luck cut into Malaysia casino operator stock. (Genting) | Business, international | Chen May Lee |
Rumors of rate reduction shake up equity markets. (China) | Business, international | Robert Flint, Peter Charles Wonacott |
Sale of ICI's holding in Australia unit fires keen interest: global offering of 62% stake in chemicals concern is bolstered by Sanguine profit outlook. (Imperial Chemical Industries) | Business, international | Helen Ubels |
Sales dry up as owners go into denial about price falls. (developers and investors in Asia's property markets) | Business, international | Yu Wong |
Sazaby may be 'rare gem.'(weak consumer spending drags Sazaby's over-the-counter securities down) | Business, international | Norihiko Shirouzo |
Schools in Vietnam learn to follow a new curriculum. | Business, international | Carey Zesiger |
Seoul lays out path to avoid ruin that beset Thailand. | Business, international | Nanju Cho |
Setting boundaries for aid to North Korea. | Business, international | Catherine Field |
Setting sights on Saturn. (General Motors Corp.'s newest car brand called Saturn hopes to boost sales in Japan) | Business, international | Valerie Reitman |
Setting the stage for long-term debt. (mortage-backed securities offerings by Hong Kong companies) | Business, international | Betty Liu |
Share buyback at Foster's. (Asahi Breweries Ltd. and Broken Hill Proprietary Co. sells off Foster's Brewing Group Ltd. stocks) | Business, international | Helen Ubels |
Shareholders should be the ones to pay for bank errors.(Column) | Business, international | Philippe Delhaise |
Shedding winter's discontents at a Japanese spa. (the attractions of the Takaragawa hot-spring spa)(Business Traveler's Guide to Asia Supplement) | Business, international | Margaret M. Boitano |
Shifting gears in China.(from bicycles to growth of auto market) | Business, international | Peter C. Wonacott |
Signs of optimism for increasing democracy in Asia. (establishment of headquarters of the Association of Asian Election Officials in Manila )(Column) | Business, international | Juliana Geran Pilon |
Slowing growth also damages 'Sunrise' industries. (Japanese industries in Thailand registering poor sales) | Business, international | Nopporn Wong-Anan |
Slump spurs buyer cutbacks; discount offers gain attention in Thailand. | Business, international | Paul Sherer |
Solid scheme holds Hong Kong dollar firm. | Business, international | Y.C. Jao |
South Asia nations step up the pace on free trade. | Business, international | |
South Korea and India begin arduous port reforms. | Business, international | |
Stability in Cambodia? Don't count on Hun Sen. (Prime Minister Hun Sen)(Column) | Business, international | William Shawcross |
Standards are at issue in U.S.-Japan dispute over paper; row threatens to escalate as Tokyo's trade surplus continues to rise; is a new pact needed? | Business, international | Margaret M. Boitano |
States seek private cash. (Indian states inviting foreign investments for infrastructure development) | Business, international | Sumit Sharma, Latha Venkatesh |
Staying on: George Cautherley's family arrived before the British ruled Hong Kong. He plans to stay after they leave.(Hong Kong Handover: A Special Report) | Business, international | Vivienne Walt |
Strategies for success in China's consumer markets.(Commentary) | Business, international | Jim Ayala, Richard Lai |
Strong results may revive Creative's stocks. (Creative Technology) | Business, international | Camille Klass |
Surge in rate of treasury bill heightens economic fears.(Philippines' interest rates) | Business, international | Rexie Reyes, Rita Raagas |
Swatch 'Smart' watch opens doors or pays bills with flick of the wrist.(Column) | Business, international | Deidre Sheehan |
Taiwan and China: making the connection. | Business, international | |
Taiwan firms in spotlight. (venture capitalists attracted by earnings possibilities of Taiwanese information software firms) | Business, international | Adela Lin |
Taiwan posts rare deficit; exports weakened by hog-disease epidemic. (trade deficit, April 1997) | Business, international | |
Taiwan sees continued freedom as vital. (analysis of Taiwan's relations with Hong Kong after the handover to China)(Column) | Business, international | Lee Teng-hui |
Taiwan's increasingly free press faces a milestone. (implications of the trial of two foreign journalists on the freedom of the press in Taiwan) | Business, international | Hugo Restall |
Take a look at Hong Kong - and see red. | Business, international | Hans Vriens |
Takeover talks hit Hero. | Business, international | |
Tax rise for H-share firms. (removal of preferential tax policies on Hong Kong listed H-share companies) | Business, international | Jacob P. Alpren |
Teaching the art of service. (Chinese hotels try to raise service standards) | Business, international | Dianne Brady |
Telecom rush fires job push: demand surges for information executives. | Business, international | Karene Witcher |
Telecoms still a healthy, long-term bet. | Business, international | |
Templeton Japan Fund's return lags. (Franklin Templeton Japan Fund) | Business, international | David Weidner |
Territory stages the first meeting of its legislative minds. (Hong Kong) | Business, international | |
Texwinca sees fast growth. (the popularity of the Baleno brand of casual wear clothing by Texwinca Holdings Limited attracting investor attention) | Business, international | Chip Cummins |
Thai bank's shares may slip.(securities of Bangkok Bank) | Business, international | Pichayaporn Utomporn |
Thailand's banks will be on sale soon if measures pass.(economic restructuring program)(Column) | Business, international | Michael Gonzalez |
Thai media stocks' hour: advertising revenue fuels confidence in sector. | Business, international | James Hookway |
Thai woes prompt warning signals to flash elsewhere.(Column) | Business, international | Bernhard Eschweiler, Sin Beng Ong |
The China polemic: those who support MFN status.... (most favored nation) | Business, international | Fred S. Armentrout |
The crumbling of an empire: how optimism built - and doomed - Pin Chakkaphak's businesses. | Business, international | Rafael Pura |
The dynamic of capitalism: why Marx had it right.(Column) | Business, international | William Mcgurn |
The Pilot is setting a new agenda for fans of electronic organizers. (U.S. Robotics' Pilot electronic organizer) | Business, international | Urban C. Lehner |
The root-and future-of Indonesia's instability. | Business, international | Andrew MacIntyre |
The Tiananmen generation is waiting in the wings. (generation which took part in Tiananmen demonstration in 1989 to play big part in post-Deng Ziaoping era)(Column) | Business, international | Lu Li |
The tortoise among tigers, the Philippines advances.(Philippines outperforms Asian neighbors) | Business, international | Bernardo M. Villegas |
Thin activity seen in Tokyo; market is vulnerable to futures fluctuations.(projections for other Asian cities also included) | Business, international | |
Thirst for an alternative to brandy has Chinese seeing red and white. (Chinese drinking Western-style wines) | Business, international | Craig Smith |
Tighten dollar link and Hong Kong can end speculation. | Business, international | Kurt Schuler |
Timing a new market.(real estate time sharing) | Business, international | Laura O'Shea |
Tokyo's waterfront becomes a contender. (the attractions of the Tokyo Teleport Town)(Business Traveler's Guide to Asia Supplement) | Business, international | James Paradise |
Too much ado about global warming. | Business, international | Michael Warby |
To stay on the reform course, China needs to change.(Column) | Business, international | David Daokui Li, Shan Li |
Transparency and China's aspirations. (attracting investors)(Column) | Business, international | Hilton L. Root |
Tung Chee Hwa: the "people will rule Hong Kong." (new chief executive of Hong Kong after its handover to China)(Interview) | Business, international | Peter Stein, Urban C. Lehner |
Unfair to foreign lenders?(government intervention on Thailand's financial problems) | Business, international | Joseph Rebello, Betty Liu |
U.S. interest in Asia is ebbing at a crucial juncture. | Business, international | David Gries |
U.S. is set to play U.K.'s part as voice on Hong Kong: Washington most likely will be the chief western defender of Hong Kong's freedoms. | Business, international | Robert S. Greenberger, Marcus W. Brauchli |
U.S. is still wary of China's efforts to free its markets. | Business, international | Eduardo Lachica, Robert S. Greenberger |
U.S., Taiwan reach accord. (US-Taiwan investment pact opens up Taiwan's services market) | Business, international | |
U.S. takes aim at Burma; Clinton calls for ban on U.S. investment. | Business, international | Eduardo Lachica, Paul M. Sherer, Laurie Lande |
... Versus those who argue against it. (coercive capacity of China over its trading partners)(The China Polemic) | Business, international | Mike Jendrzejczyk, Lotte Leicht |
Vietnam loosens collar, drags feet on road to reform.(Column) | Business, international | Carlyle A. Thayer |
Vietnam struggles with continuing economic reform.(Column) | Business, international | Ari Kokko |
Vietnam to issue currency-dealing rules: foreign bankers, lawyers tout regulations' flexibility in managing risk.(new rules will ease risk management of foreign investments) | Business, international | |
Waiting game in Tokyo. (Asian stock markets roundup) | Business, international | |
Wealth alone won't fix South Korea. | Business, international | Sang-Woo Kim |
West must tighten its military alliance against China. (the threat posed by China on international security)(Column) | Business, international | Gerald Segal |
What price housing reform in Hong Kong? | Business, international | Lawrence Lai Wai-Chung |
What's really behind Seoul's latest 'austerity campaign.'(economic nationalism of South Korea)(Editorial) | Business, international | Aidan Foster-Carter |
When in Thailand, know your noodles.(Business Traveler's Guide To Asia) | Business, international | Kathleen B. Hanviriyapunt |
Why Eastern Europe is a better model for China.(Column) | Business, international | Wang Shan |
Why some Thais embellish on degrees. | Business, international | Ron Corben |
With bottling deal, Coca-Cola sees a new era in Asia. | Business, international | Rexie Reyes, S. Karen Witcher |
Woes in Asia won't stop infrastructure.(Column) | Business, international | Harinder Kohli |
Word of advice: diversify.(how to manage investments in the face of currency devaluation and stock market crisis) | Business, international | Piu-Wing Tam |
Workers tell of adding 'powders' to Bre-X gold samples. (Bre-X Minerals Ltd. gold scandal) | Business, international | Peter Waldman |
Yaohan restructures further. (Yaohan Group) | Business, international | |
Yaohan sets restructuring. (Japanese supermarket chain Yaohan Japan Co. to cut debt by selling assets) | Business, international | |
YIC's Chan promises a feast; regaining control, founder plans expansion.(Yaohan International Caterers) | Business, international | Chip Cummings |
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