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China
Macroeconomic policies to the rescue
Fledgling auto industry aims to play in the big league
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Southeast Asia
'Cash payments only' in limping economy
Skeptics doubt business's pro-poor pitch
Australia Wades into Claims of East Timor Massacre
Bank Indonesia to cease providing credit to govt. programs
Mahathir faces more tests in months ahead
Out with old politics, in with economic growth, says analyst
Spratlys spat draws nervous glances
ANALYSIS: It's deja vu in Thailand re Brazil shock
In Thailand, old mistrust of the military linger
U.N. welcomes softer stance on East Timor
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Japan
ANALYSIS: Watch for more flashy judo from a Japan now on the mat
Close look at Tokyo's get-tough financial cures
Tokyo set to reaffirm its lead role in Asia
ANALYSIS: OZAWA'S HOMECOMING
Business leaders beg to differ on economy
MITI minister speaks of economic future, U.S. relations
Japan and Europe: Allies on financial reforms, rivals in currencies
Despite hard times, shopping habits die hard
Obuchi takes aim at economic gloom
EDITORIAL: 'Constructive optimism' - anything else?
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Koreas
North-South Korean dialogue predicted
ANALYSIS: The Comeback Kid
Novelty mutual funds find fans
Despite political chill, emotional ties stay warm
Secret North Korea contact for LDP
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India/Pakistan
U.S. wants India to specify its nuclear deterrent needs
COMMENTARY: Nuclear Rivals India, Pakistan Hold Key To Peace in 1999
India and Pakistan: Bitter rivals, linked destinies
India, Pakistan imprison each other's children
Outrage as Hindu fanatics threaten cricket series
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Central Asia/Russia
A revolution of falling expectations
Where reforms trump resources
Sea change in Georgian-Russian relations?
Kazakhstan strongman wins landslide in disputed poll
Defeated Kazakhstan candidates complain
Communist candidate protests election outcome
Kazakhstan gets new pro-govt., opposition parties
Russia and Brazil: Two defenseless giants
Former Vladivostok mayor wins victory of sorts
Azerbaijan suggests hosting U.S. military base
As Yeltsin becomes irrelevant, post-Soviet team regroups
Ukranian premier in Kazakhstan
ANALYSIS: Why don't Russians rebel?
ANALYSIS: Is Russia another Somalia?
IMF, E.U. to grant further aid to Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan registers disappointing economic growth
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Oceania
All worked up over kava
Fijian troops soldier on in Lebanon
Law against trafficking in women meets protests
Why Asian tourists give thumbs down to Down Under
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Asian Crisis
Asian economic crisis a warning to rich nations
ANALYSIS: Thailand: Not there yet
ANALYSIS: The Comeback Kid
COLUMN: Who's going to take the rap?
IMF admits it did the right thing wrongly
ANALYSIS: It's deja vu in Thailand re Brazil shock
Twins fall out in troubled times
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Media/Information Technology
The IMF just wants to be your friend
U.N. official's immunity claim galls Kuala Lumpur
Pakistan media under pressure to back Sharif
Political talk show livens staid debates
A freer press - but an irresponsible one?
Villagers protest construction of V.O.A. station
Zipangu vs. The New York Times
The internet: a handy political weapon
Downloading trouble from the internet
Developing world vulnerable to 'millennium bug'
MEDIA WATCH: Japanese weeklies compete with their war warnings
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Editorials
Transparent obfuscation (Jan. 7, 1999)
Misguided MOF activism (Jan. 5, 1999)
Sometimes a superpower must act (Dec. 24, 1998)
Who's to blame (Nov. 24, 1998)
Waiting for Japan (Nov.21,1998)
Ignore the main show; watch the sidelines (Nov. 11, 1998)
Caveat Emptor (Oct. 2 1998)
In praise of hypocrisy (Jan. 8, 1999)
Not so golden silence (Jan. 12, 1999)
No comfort in Guangdong (Jan. 13, 1999)
Brazil: Who's crazy? (Jan. 14, 1999)
Japan: At very long last a right step (Jan. 15, 1999)
'Constructive optimism' - anything else? (Jan. 20, 1999)
Thailand: Talking it up won't make it go up (Jan. 22, 1999)
Cutting taxes by raising them (Jan. 26, 1999)
Act fast, Chuan, before the populists ride in on horseback (Jan. 27, 1999)
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Asia and the Euro
Euro means stiff competion for Indonesia exporters
Euro to help Philippine economy, economist says
Built-in conflicts bode ill for euro's stability, credibility
Euro will have positive effect on Vietnam economy: Report
Euro makes cautious debut in Australian markets
Japan and Europe: Allies on financial reforms, rivals in currencies
Highly mobile euro would threaten poor nations
For ailing Asia, euro may yet aid recovery
Euro could alter global financial architecture
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Northeast Asia
Novelty mutual funds find fans
Despite hard times, shopping habits die hard
Foreigners gun for a piece of Korea's mutual fund action
U.S. spells out conditions for lifting N.K. sanctions
Foreigners gun for a piece of Korea's mutual fund action
Korean auto industry shakeup to leave only 4 players
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South & West Asia
A cliffhanger for Nepal, but India keeps lifeline open
Outlawed Indian arms dealers strike deals
Looking at mosque schools to tackle illiteracy
Bangladesh opposition threatens street protests
Carpet industry under scrutiny for flouting laws
Innovative schools for new millenium
Turning to the army
Carpet industry under scrutiny for flouting laws
Christians offered sops as churches burn
ANALYSIS: Sharif at loggerheads with judiciary
COMMENTARY: Missionaries threaten Hindu caste order
Sectarian frenzy widens Pakistan's rift with Iran
Indians brace for massive hike in drug prices
President condemns missionary murder
Fundamentalist shadow over India's Republic Day
Nepal's minorities threaten political revolt
Violence mars poll win by Sri Lankan ruling party
Bangladesh invites foreign investors to ease the squeeze
COMMENTARY: Missionary's killing marks a turning point
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Commentary
History and gaijin knowhow in Japan's economy
Hot solutions to hot-money crises
COLUMN: Who's going to take the rap?
Nikkei's got it wrong on China
Spotlight turns to U.S. role in Cambodian genocide
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Indonesia
Indonesian anti-monopoly law expected to pass next month
Mobil connected to Indonesian army atrocities
Indonesia fertilizer shortage imperils food security
Indonesian frustrations reach boiling point
Indonesian businesses employ anti-AIDS squads
Autonomy demands add to Habibie's headaches
Indonesian military not about to march out of business sector
Australia Wades into Claims of East Timor Massacre
'Cash payments only' in limping economy
Australia Wades into Claims of East Timor Massacre
Timor move shows Indonesia is no longer immune to pressure
U.N. welcomes softer stance on East Timor
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Anwar/Malaysia
For Mahathir, a rocky political ride in 1999
ANALYSIS: Mahathir counts on Asia amid capital controls
Political row turns into cyberspace battle
Unease spreads about rights situation
Ethnic Chinese a force to watch in future poll
Religious tension enmeshed in Mahathir-Anwar row
Debate simmers over 'reformasi' protests
Malaysia activists blame globalization for people's woes
On the sidelines: Anwar's case causes a stir
Strain in Mahathir's rule shows in reshuffle
Mahathir faces more tests in months ahead
Recession cramps middle-class lifestyle
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Caspian Oil
Oil and gas no panacea for Caspian countries' economic woes
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Whither China?
Finance Minister sees no cause for optimism
Trade rules eased in effort to boost trade
Filling rice bowls remains a balancing act
Minimum growth rate of 6 percent forecast for China
Asia's economic giant will tread cautiosly in 1999
COLUMN: China back on track
Beijing to open more fields to foreign investors
Trouble lurks behind neon lights
China is tops for investment, say smaller enterprises
The Chinese economy: A new scenario
Fledgling auto industry aims to play in the big league
Macroeconomic policies to the rescue
COMMENT: Nikkei's got it wrong on China
Fidgety over pockets of protest
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Food/Agriculture
Indian government defends genetic plant trials
Hybrids hit by farmer resistance
Worries over pesticide overuse in Bangladesh
'War' raging to control pests in Indochina
Activists step up lobbying ahead of biosafety talks
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Environment
India defends genetic plant trials
South Korean cities' 'green lungs' in danger
Warmer oceans destroying coral reefs
Self-help lights up countryside
Logging dispute threatens Pakistani dams
Sub-continent swamped by rising tide of polybags
China suddenly sees green
Worries over pesticide overuse in Bangladesh
'War' raging to control pests in Indochina
Gold-diggers make sand dunes in jungles
Experts say tigers still on endangered list
Governments accused as India's coast takes a battering
Winds of change blowing over energy industry, say researchers
Japan tries to sink Pacific whale sanctuary plan
Toxic waste follows path of least resistance
Environmental risks trigger wave of fear
Watchdog calls for global ban on DDT
Year 2000 computer bug is a potential eco-hazard
Whaling under the mantle of science
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Series
TROUBLE ON JAPAN'S DOCKS
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Arts/Leisure
THEATER: Macbeth in pidgin
Popular culture resists Hindu-extremist politics
Asia's traditional games bid for Olympic status
Samurai refuse to ride into the sunset
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Trends/Society
Crisis won't pinch rich Indonesians' celebrations
Zipangu vs. The New York Times
Goofy groupies hooked on real-life courtroom dramas
The internet: a handy political weapon
Plum overseas job assignments turning rotten
Bangladeshi women take grassroots path to power
Voiceless ethnic groups fade into oblivion
Japanese students cram for a cloudy future
Crime doesn't pay: Yakuza feel the long arm of the recession
Traditional Indonesian games zapped by modernity
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