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China
Beijing confident of evading a UN scolding
Toxic waste heads back to Taiwan
Morgan Stanley investors take issue with Three Gorges financing
COMMENTARY: Resentment and reliance in Sino-U.S. ties
Zhu's mettle put to the test in hostile U.S.
Tongchuan's cave dwellers look askance at boom town
ANALYSIS: Amnesty report timed to hurt China in Geneva
Old and new battle for changing Chinese tastes
China espionage may help its weapons program: CIA
UN commission avoids China human rights critique
Insurance market to be opened further to outside companies
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Southeast Asia
Mysterious epidemic aided by poor sanitation
Malaysian central bank projects 1% GDP growth in '99
Malaysian agricultural sector set for record growth
Anwar verdict coming but saga continues
Singaporeans' resentment towards foreigners growing
Old Thai power-brokers wince under new constitution
U.S. military bases leave a toxic legacy
Skepticism greets Malaysia's new human rights body
Planning a future for a Timor at war
Vietnam shows the way to health with little wealth
Agent Orange score far from settled
Indonesian tycoon Bob Hasan to divest state paper co. shares
Plantation fires in Sumatra causing smoke haze in Singapore
Ceasefire as UN talks resume
Malaysia's ex-police chief charged with Anwar assault, freed without bail
Malaysia to speed up infrastructure projects for recovery
Calls mount for Timor peacekeeping force
ANALYSIS: Terrorist plot highlights Cambodia's difficulties
Cambodian plan for Ta Mok trial draws more flak
Scene set for Philippines' biggest banking takeover
World Bank loan a safety net for Golkar in elections?
Court agrees Anwar not to attend parliament
ASEAN to officially admit Cambodia on Friday
Nikko to buy Indonesian liquidated bank assets
Flitting capital angers Thais
Malaysian confidence up: Dun and Bradstreet
U.S. firm, Malaysia to launch techno-venture capital fund
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Japan
EDITORIAL: It won't be pretty
Japan panel warns of mounting U.S. protectionism
Japanese business confidence takes a turn for the better
Tokyo voters elect U.S. critic Ishihara as governor
EDITORIAL: Now that the nays have it, what?
Japan needs more foreign laborers: Economic Planning Agency
Merger creates enormous development infrastructure finance agency
Dollar rises vs. yen for 2nd day on speculation Japan slowdown to persist
Job security now, pay hikes later
IMF predicts 1.4% contraction in Japan, urges BOJ to ease credit
Japan's March trade surplus widens more than expected
Japanese bonds rise; sales by companies, municipalities meet strong demand
Dollar climbs to 1-week high as Japan seeks to stem yen's rise
Moody's downgrades three Japanese insurers, confirms one
Japanese banks selling bubble-year art collections to raise funds
Ishihara takes over a Tokyo in deep financial trouble
COMMENTARY: Canceling debts is bad business for Japan
Japan to tackle unemployment: new budget possible
COMMENTARY: The gaijin factor
Tokyo Disneyland operator to sell $200m in earthquack bonds
Nomura reports $3.3bn loss
Japan Telecom shares surge as AT&T, British Telecom buy in
Yen rises as G-7 seen pressing Japan to boost economy
Holding company system gains momentum in Japan
Takeda Chemical shares surge with FDA nod to drug
'... until growth is restored'
Japan's cabinet decides on 17 admin. reform bills
Japan retail sales fall 4.3% in March
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Koreas
Russia helpling Iraq upgrade air defenses
Former chief UN inspector says Iraq no longer a threat
Security picture shifts as Japan asserts itself
Korean export recovery expected to continue
ANALYSIS: How Korea is shaping up, sector by sector
North Korea has at least 5 nuclear bombs: defector
Seoul subway workers in biggest strike since Hyundai Motor
Seoul threatens to fire subway strikers, arrest leaders
Hyundai execs face charges over stock manipulation
Rights record dulls Kim's popularity
S. Korean jobless rate falls in latest sign economy recovering
Samsung, Hyundai still split over stakes for chemical co.
ANALYSIS: 'Big Deal' hangover for Hyundai, LG
Hyundai to shed 53 units in debt reduction plan
EDITORIAL: President Kim is not superman, but . . .
Hyundai set to buy LG Semicon for $1.15bn, becoming No.1
Korean Air Chairman Cho replaced by son as concern grows about safety
Korea Telecom union shelves strike plan
Tougher guidelines for chaebol restructuring unveiled
ANALYSIS: U.S. lifting restrictions on S. Korean commercial rocketry
Union, Daewoo Shipbuilding agree to end strike
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India/Pakistan
Violence fatigue amid E. Timor's tenuous peace process
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Central Asia/Russia
Primakov triumphs with $4.8b loan pledge from IMF
IMF, World Bank assess loans to Tajikistan
Chechnya halts export of Azerbaijani oil
CIS meets under shadow of Kosovo crisis
Neglected by Moscow, Russia's east turns to Asia
COMMENTARY: Caspian leaders watch Kosovo with dismay
CIS fails in united response to NATO attacks
Mostly silence on impact of Kazakh currency float
Tajikistan, Russia sign protocol on defense
Magnate's downfall signals new phase in Russian politics
NATO presses Russia on another front
The Barber of Siberia stirs controversy
Sakhalin-3 production sharing agreement passes Duma
ANALYSIS: Kazakh president pledges democratization - on his terms
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan turn east for oil exports
Impact of Caspian oil on eastern Europe under study
Protests over wage arrears continue in Kazakhstan
COMMENTARY: New moves on Caucasus chessboard
No progress in Kyrgyz-Uzbek gas talks
Czech premier in Kazakhstan
ANALYSIS: Little applause for Russian military presence
Former Kazakh PM faces new criminal charges
ANALYSIS: The failure of supply-side nuclear control
ANALYSIS: Obstacles remain for Baku-Ceyhan pipeline pact
Emir of Qatar visits Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's ex-premier calls for new election law
COMMENTARY: Luzhkov aims to join regional leaders' bloc
Uzbekistan joins GUAM alignment
Another step down the Silk Road
Kyrgyz parliament passes new election code
IMF, Russia agree on plan for $4.5bn in aid
Azerbaijan signs new oil contracts
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Oceania
Pedophilia and politics: 'Lolita' stirs up old debate
Australia's convoluted Bougainville strategy
Coca Cola Amatil sees increased Australia, P'pine sales
Country pays for sins of past regime
Aussie bonds rise on hopes of credit rating upgrade
PBL's A$500m placement gets pudits buzzing
IMF foresees faster Australian growth
PBL share price plunges after placement
Survey points to strong growth in second half
NZ confidence rises to 5-year high
PNG, Bougainville rebels reach new Understanding
Summit marks Australia's gamble over Timor
Commodity prices continue recovery
Australian gold miners face tough times
Union threatens action against Indonesian planes
Pacific Dunlop ditches Australian icons
Aussie stock, futures exchanges move toward merger
First quarter inflation figures send mixed signal
Australia to push for investment in Indonesia
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Global Economy
Impasse over new world trade chief turns ugly
Europe slides toward stronger role in Asia
Primakov triumphs with $4.8b loan pledge from IMF
Primakov triumphs with $4.8b loan pledge from IMF
World Bank sees long wait for global recovery
Private investors still spell trouble, says IMF
Merger creates enormous development infrastructure finance agency
West opposes reform of global financial system
IMF sees world growth slowing as Japan, Brazil slump
Japan-U.S. trade gap may roil economies, warns IMF's Camdessus
COMMENTARY: Canceling debts is bad business for Japan
Needed: a brand new IMF
Third world must make do with less
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Asian Crisis
EDITORIAL: No joke - Thailand's beginning to turn the corner
Malaysian central bank projects 1% GDP growth in '99
Japanese business confidence takes a turn for the better
Confidence is the key, says Malaysian government
EDITORIAL: Shadow plays and reality
Korean export recovery expected to continue
ANALYSIS: How Korea is shaping up, sector by sector
World Bank sees long wait for global recovery
Region can expect gradual recovery: Asian Development Bank
West opposes reform of global financial system
Asian crisis hits commodity exporters hard
MARKET COMMENT: Bulls or lemmings?
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Media/Information Technology
Journalists still face repression
ANALYSIS: Homegrown news products give Asia a louder voice
Readers relish the daily dose of violence
ANALYSIS: Less jingoism in coverage of Yugoslavia conflict
Estrada's bullying of media under fire
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Editorials
Might as well be an election year (March 30, 1999)
It won't be pretty (March 31, 1999)
No joke: Thailand's beginning to turn the corner (April 1, 1999)
Don't worry, be happy (April 2, 1999)
It's the politics that counts (April 5, 1999)
Shadow plays and reality (April 7, 1999)
A sorry state of affairs (April 8, 1999)
'Yes' to the naysayer?
Now that the nays have it, what?
Vendetta, greed and vile ambition (April 19, 1999)
From the Luddites to the Smoots and the Hawleys
Adding injury to insult
President Kim is not superman, but . . . (April 22, 1999)
". . . until growth is restored"
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Asia and the Euro
EU's ambitious goals for cooperation with Asia
EDITORIAL: Toward euro/dollar parity?
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Northeast Asia
Japan panel warns of mounting U.S. protectionism
Security picture shifts as Japan asserts itself
Korean export recovery expected to continue
ANALYSIS: How Korea is shaping up, sector by sector
Japanese business confidence takes a turn for the better
Majority wants constitution revised: Yomiuri poll
Japan needs more foreign laborers: Economic Planning Agency
North Korea has at least 5 nuclear bombs: defector
Activists raise alarm over PVC toys
Seoul threatens to fire subway strikers, arrest leaders
LTCB executives covered up trillions in bad loans: Mainichi
IMF predicts 1.4% contraction in Japan, urges BOJ to ease credit
Japan's March trade surplus widens more than expected
Hyundai execs face charges over stock manipulation
Rights record dulls Kim's popularity
ANALYSIS: Backlash over U.S. role in strike-breaking
Hyundai to shed 53 units in debt reduction plan
Ishihara takes over a Tokyo in deep financial trouble
Nomura reports $3.3bn loss
COMMENTARY: Canceling debts is bad business for Japan
Tokyo urged to step up pressure on Indonesia
EDITORIAL: President Kim is not superman, but . . .
Hyundai set to buy LG Semicon for $1.15bn, becoming No. 1
Korean Air Chairman Cho replaced by son as concern grows about safety
Japan Telecom shares surge as AT&T, British Telecom buy in
Korea Telecom union shelves strike plan
Yen rises as G-7 seen pressing Japan to boost economy
Holding company system gains momentum in Japan
Takeda Chemical shares surge with FDA nod to drug
Tougher guidelines for chaebol restructuring unveiled
Japan's cabinet decides on 17 admin. reform bills
Japan retail sales fall 4.3% in March
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South & West Asia
Quake renews fears over Himalayan dam safety
Ban turns blood business bloodier
Sri Lanka's 'double burden' kills rich and poor alike
Pakistan gets $300m free trade boost
Echoes of India's anti-Christian violence reach Nepal
Sexual abuse of children flourishes in silence
More mouths to feed than food
Sacking of admiral may sink Indian government
India's revenue deficit balloons
Provincial poll wins a big victory for president
World Bank eyes primary education showpiece
Earthquake or flood, call in the army
Readers relish the daily dose of violence
Violence increases against Dalits
U.S. denies secret support for Taleban
Violent fallout may greet Bhutto's likely arrest
Congress awaits president's call
India's top steel maker to shed 75,000 jobs
ANALYSIS: What will U.S. trade for bin Laden?
Foreigners may postpone new investment in India after gov't. falls
Give me two days, Gandhi tells president
COMMENTARY: Pakistan's arch-foes do battle
IMF warns of impact of reform slowdown
Three groups tussle for Sri Lanka's wate
Daily bread issues ignored in Nepal campaign
Reliance set to cash in on expansion
Skeptics doubt the greening of Pakistan
Indian inflation falls to 71 week low
Micro-credit under microscope in Bangladesh
Cricket bridges Sri Lanka's ethnic divide
ANALYSIS: Democracy on trial in Nepal
LG Electronics in $230m Indian expansion
Indian bourses' verdict on politics: $16bn down the drain
Zones of exploitation
Tamils losing faith in Kumaratunga
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Commentary
Iraq, N. Korea get window of opportunity to open 2d front
Russia helpling Iraq upgrade air defenses
Toward a dangerous new world
Caspian leaders watch Kosovo with dismay
The Russian lion and the jackal republics
The roots of Russian-Iranian rapprochement
Asia in the Global System
Bullish on Malaysia
NATO presses Russia on another front
Who wants to buy Malaysian sovereign bonds?
Backlash over U.S. role in strike-breaking
The gaijin factor
MARKET COMMENT: Bulls or lemmings?
Kazakh president pledges democratization - on his terms
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Cambodia
ANALYSIS: Terrorist plot highlights Cambodia's difficulties
Cambodian plan for Ta Mok trial draws more flak
ASEAN to officially admit Cambodia on Friday
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Indonesia
Public knocks on resistance group's doors for help
Old Thai power-brokers wince under new constitution
Whatever the vote, violence threatens Timor
Planning a future for a Timor at war
Violence fatigue amid E. Timor's tenuous peace process
Experts take issue with 'myth' of too-small state
Indonesian tycoon Bob Hasan to divest state paper co. shares
Australian, Indonesian leaders to meet over East Timor violence
Indonesia feels the heat as haze returns
Ceasefire as UN talks resume
Why Suharto and Co. will stay at the top of the business tree
Ruling party gets public ire, but far from defeated
Calls mount for Timor peacekeeping force
World Bank loan a safety net for Golkar in elections?
Tokyo urged to step up pressure on Indonesia
Timor peace agreement finalized but hurdles remain
Plan may stoke unrest elsewhere in Indonesia: Downer
ANALYSIS: Wiranto emerging as serious presidential contender
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Burma (Myanmar)
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Philippines
U.S. military bases leave a toxic legacy
Estrada's bullying of media under fire
Scene set for Philippines' biggest banking takeover
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Thailand
EDITORIAL: No joke - Thailand's beginning to turn the corner
Old Thai power-brokers wince under new constitution
West opposes reform of global financial system
Scars from Thailand's military rule remain
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Vietnam
Agent Orange score far from settled
Vietnam shows the way to health with little wealth
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Anwar/Malaysia
Anwar verdict coming but saga continues
Skepticism greets Malaysia's new human rights body
EDITORIAL: It's the politics that counts
ANALYSIS: Battle of wills continues in Malaysia
COMMENT: Bullish on Malaysia
Anwar supporters demand Mahathir's resignation as protest enters 3rd day
Who wants to buy Malaysian sovereign bonds?
Malaysia's ex-police chief charged with Anwar assault, freed without bail
Malaysia to speed up infrastructure projects for recovery
Unity a little closer for Mahathir's critics
Court agrees Anwar not to attend parliament
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Caspian Oil
Georgia rehearses response to pipeline emergency
Azerbaijani oil consortium cuts back production
COMMENTARY: The roots of Russian-Iranian rapprochement
Azerbaijani oil consortium cuts back production
Impact of Caspian oil on eastern Europe under study
U.S. still wants main oil pipeline to go to Ceyhan
COMMENTARY: New moves on Caucasus chessboard
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan turn east for oil exports
ANALYSIS: Obstacles remain for Baku-Ceyhan pipeline pact
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Whither China?
U.S., China fail to secure early agreement on WTO entry bid
EDITORIAL: Might as well be an election year
Airlines fly into the red
Beijing confident of evading a UN scolding
COMMENTARY: Resentment and reliance in Sino-U.S. ties
'Significant' progress but no WTO accord
Tongchuan's cave dwellers look askance at boom town
Zhu's mettle put to the test in hostile U.S.
Morgan Stanley investors take issue with Three Gorges financing
ANALYSIS: Zhu reminds Clinton who is boss
A painless handover - but perhaps not for long
EDITORIAL: From the Luddites to the Smoots and the Hawleys
China espionage may help its weapons program: CIA
ANALYSIS: Amnesty report timed to hurt China in Geneva
ANALYSIS: Stand on Yugoslavia shows Chinese policy shift
UN commission avoids China human rights critique
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Food/Agriculture
Mysterious epidemic aided by poor sanitation
More mouths to feed than food
Old and new battle for changing Chinese tastes
Tie-up firm may corner half of China's instant noodle market
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Environment
Quake renews fears over Himalayan dam safety
Toxic waste heads back to Taiwan
U.S. military bases leave a toxic legacy
Merger creates enormous development infrastructure finance agency
Indonesia feels the heat as haze returns
Three groups tussle for Sri Lanka's water
World Bank faces test of new watchdog rules
Recession puts brakes on megaprojects
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Series
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Technology
ABN Amro's 'Greed & Fear' distribution runs amok, causing e-mail loathing
CIH computer virus affects trading at 12 Malaysian brokerages
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Arts/Leisure
Voices from Vietnam
Pedophilia and politics: 'Lolita' stirs up old debate
MEDIA WATCH: Home-stay co-eds get bed but no breakfast
Yuppies savor late nights out in Beijing
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Trends/Society
Sexual abuse of children flourishes in silence
Singaporeans' resentment toward foreigners growing
Sri Lanka's 'double burden' kills rich and poor alike
Woman who dared to seek divorce killed by family
Rising death rates slow population growth
MEDIA WATCH: Married life's no easier the second time around
Lessons from Latin America's experience with street kids
Activists raise alarm over PVC toys
Going loco over lotteries
'Not a single brand name as far as the eye can see'
Bangladesh's sex workers demand working woman status
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Religious Wars
Echoes of India's anti-Christian violence reach Nepal
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