| June 1999 |
China
Post-Cox Report, Chinese even more inclined to see conspiracy
Ten years later, Tiananmen wound festers
U.S. pact opposes forced Chinese labor
Dissident pressure for Tiananmen trial
Tiananmen kin eye UN court as last recourse
World Bank project is a 'death sentence,' Tibetans say
COMMENT: A secure China advances U.S. security
Tibetan lama incarnate awaits Indian visa
Home improvement boom in China
Honda warns Chinese customers about price-gouging
China will allow all enterprises to issue B stocks
EDITORIAL: If ever, China should devalue now
Tough export measures against China dropped
Damage-control mission unlikely to mend Sino-U.S. ties
Faith and kung fu are a good mix for Shaolin monks
World Bank nears vote on Tibetan 'death sentence'
Faith and kung fu are a good mix for Shaolin monks
Beijing awaits crucial World Bank decision on loan
World Bank reaches compromise on China loan
After Kosovo, U.S. looks to Asia problems
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Southeast Asia
ANALYSIS: 30 years on, ethnic ties on firmer footing
OPINION: Formidable threats face democratic Indonesia
Malaysia's media-suing spree
Communist pullout from talks, threats: just noise?
Indonesia's publicly listed firms lose $12bn in 1998
Philippine Airlines rehabilitation on firm footing
World Bank has formula for Philippines recovery
Wanted: a dose of spontaneity
Something is stirring on Malaysia's campuses
'Reformasi' faces its moment of truth
Indonesia takes first step down democratic path
EDITORIAL: A win for Indonesia, and then . . .
Indonesia in world's worst banking crisis since '70s: S&P
Poor infrastructure, laws hamper VN investment
Australian's murder has little impact on restructuring
Thai tourists on the move again as crisis wanes
International consortium to fund petrochemical project
Questions grow about opposition leader's platform
UN prepares to send police into Timor
ANALYSIS: Opposition lead in Indonesia buoys Malaysian critics
Landmine removal process backfires on farmers
Consumerist society eyes serenity in Buddhism
Academics speak out at their own risk
ASEAN charts new vision to heal wounds
Rural road leads to people power
Concern over murderous fox in Timor chicken house
ASEAN charts new vision to heal wounds
Doctors buck privatization of health care
Delay possible in Timor vote
Rights victims live with Marcos's legacy
IMF wants Indonesia to maintain flexible forex rate
Mahathir denies his son got money from Petronas
Ex-UMNO youth head got business opportunities from Anwar
Together, sex workers speak with louder voice
Frustrated critics toy with the Kosovo option
ASEAN does 'the least' for Burma, says Suu Kyi
Warnings of East Timor election violence
Army chief pushes downsizing of military
SG revises Malaysian GDP outlook upward
Vietnam sniffs out niche in spice trade
Protectors pillage Cambodian artifacts
Mahathir orders coalition to prepare for election
Malaysia's 1st quarter GDP contracts by 1.3%
ANALYSIS: Stronger growth expected for Malaysia
EDITORIAL: Who will reform Indonesia?
Economy is the other winner in historic election
Timorese surprisingly confident despite polling delay
AIDS leaving infants without mothers and homes
Massachusetts' Burma law may be only the first to be overturned
EDITORIAL: The house that Mahathir built
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Japan
EDITORIAL: Lining up the ducks
EDITORIAL: Profits up, jobs down
'Green bean counting' boosts Fujitsu's bottom line
Tokyo now cheaper than London
EDITORIAL: That confounding Japanese economy
Japan plans 500bn yen extra budget to boost economy
Japan plans to create 750,000 jobs, revitalize industry
EDITORIAL: NASDAQ to the rescue
EDITORIAL: Low yen is not the answer
BOJ intervention 'aimed at avoiding market fluctuation'
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Koreas
COMMENT: How to end North Korea's missile program
Sea clash may sink Seoul's 'Sunshine' policy
S.Korea's jobless rate declines to 6.5% in May
EDITORIAL: More sunshine, in spite of it
South Korea to continue steps to boost dollar demand
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India/Pakistan
India pays the price for intelligence failure
ANALSYIS: Border row has potential for dangerous escalation
Aziz visit unlikely to ease India-Pakistan strains
India continues to rebuff UN over Kashmir
No meeting of minds
ANALYSIS: China tilts toward India
COMMENTARY: Kargil stand-off 'internationalizes' Kashmir
OPINION: A legal solution to the Kashmir crisis
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Central Asia/Russia
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (June 2,1999)
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (June 2,1999)
Kyrgyzstan turns to water as a weapon
Charges against former Kazakh premier 'groundless'
Hard times aside, Moscow still eyes gas supply
China discusses future of Irtysh River
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (June 2,1999)
Tajik opposition leader rejects Uzbek media claims
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (June 8,1999)
CIS patches rift and remains intact - for now
Uzbek bombing defendants testify
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (June 9,1999)
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (June 10,1999)
Trans-Caspian gas pipeline remains a fantasy
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (June 11,1999)
Aiding former Soviet states 'in U.S. interest'
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (June 12,1999)
COMMENTARY: Approaching end of the 'party of power'
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (June 15,1999)
ANALYSIS: Conflict threatens Caucasus pipelines
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (June 16,1999)
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (June 17,1999)
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (June 18,1999)
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (June 19,1999)
ANALYSIS: Russia turns the screw on Azerbaijan
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (June 22,1999)
Azerbaijan gas discovery disappoints oil seekers
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (June 23,1999)
ANALYSIS: NATO's Victory
Kazakh parliament rejects govt.'s budget cuts
Caspian oil countries ponder Iran-Israel moves
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (June 25,1999)
Never-ending winter of discontent in Russia's far east
Kazakh government survives confidence vote
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (June 26,1999)
Tajikistan prepares for first poll since civil war
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (June 29,1999)
Tajikistan celebrates fragile peace
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (June 30,1999)
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Oceania
Asian alarm over New Zealand dairy products
Keenly awaited 'jobs dividend' is here, analysts say
Australia hails Indonesia's move to democracy
Asian race for diplomas boosts Australia's coffers
Australia accused as Timor factions arm
U.S. rethinks tariffs on lamb imports
Kangaroo exporters see opportunity in Belgium
Japan to feel Aussie anger over tuna catch
Howard gives Clinton an earfull over lamb trade
News Corp. grounds Singapore Airlines' Ansett deal
Trading frenzy expected as Internet firm goes public
Aussie technology checks forgers
Gold mine boss checks Guadalcanal security
PNG premier splits his party into two
ANALYSIS: Testing time for economic assumptions
ANALYSIS: Australia shifts to more aggressive Asian policy
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Global Economy
U.S. unions urge linking workers' rights to trade accords
''Coca-Colonization'' of the Third World
EDITORIAL: How now brown cow?
World population nears 6 billion
EDITORIAL: Make it nine
G-8 faces sprawling summit agenda this weekend
$70bn debt write-offs expected
European support for development aid waning
G-7 debt relief package leaves NGOs skeptical
Battle to increase U.S. aid
ANALYSIS: G-7 Sees key role for UN in crisis prevention
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Asian Crisis
The return of national security
EDITORIAL: Bank wars good for Asia
1999 return to growth seen for Pacific Rim
UN calls for social safety nets in Asian crisis countries
ASEAN charts new vision to heal wounds
Social fallout clouds Asia's emerging recovery
Asian military spending unscathed by financial crisis
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Media/Information Technology
Freedom for Sethi, but media's war goes on
Malaysia's media-suing spree
New weapon to dig out state-held information
Silenced Sharif critic vows to fight on
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Editorials
The great customer rip-off
Profits up, jobs down
Bank wars good for Asia
A win for Indonesia, and then . . .
Toward euro/dollar parity?
Same old, same old
That confounding Japanese economy
That amazing Internet economy
If ever, China should devalue now
NASDAQ to the rescue
How now brown cow?
Make it nine
One, two, many Kosovos?
Low yen is not the answer
More sunshine, in spite of it
Who will reform Indonesia?
The house that Mahathir built
Dimly bright Japan
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Northeast Asia
Tokyo now cheaper than London
'Green bean counting' boosts Fujitsu's bottom line
EDITORIAL: Profits up, jobs down
Japan plans to create 750,000 jobs, revitalize industry
COMMENT: How to end North Korea's missile program
Japanese women working their way into halls of power
Japan plans 500bn yen extra budget to boost economy
6 firms agree on global licensing for DVD patents
New weapon to dig out state-held information
Sea clash may sink Seoul's 'Sunshine' policy
Japan Tobacco collaborates in lung cancer vaccine deveopment
S.Korea's jobless rate declines to 6.5% in May
Boost for wind power
Yahoo Japan announces quasi stock option plan for staff
When parents turn bad
South Korea to continue steps to boost dollar demand
BOJ intervention 'aimed at avoiding market fluctuation'
EDITORIAL: Low yen is not the answer
Japanese cars set to enter S.Korea in droves early next year
Japanese electronic goods no immediate threat to S.Korea
EDITORIAL: Dimly bright Japan
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South & West Asia
New govt promises to tackle persisting problems
Villagers help themselves to a road
Trees make way for non-aligned summit venue
Aziz visit unlikely to ease India-Pakistan strains
Forest fires feed on short-sighted policy
Goa votes in favor of Gandhi's Congress
India continues to rebuff UN over Kashmir
Freedom for Sethi, but media's war goes on
Tribals make last stand as dam waters rise
Coughers fill Pakistan's coffers
Model slum project stinks
ANALYSIS: Saturday talks unlikely to halt border flare-up
No meeting of minds
China-India trade on talks agenda
ANALYSIS: China tilts toward India
Model slum project stinks
Sharif's abolition of local taxes under fire
Exhumation may end painful hunt for missing Tamils
India, China thaw could revive border trade
Silenced Sharif critic vows to fight on
COMMENTARY: Kargil stand-off 'internationalizes' Kashmir
OPINION: A legal solution to the Kashmir crisis
Nepal court silences non-Nepali languages
Bhopal disaster lingers after nearly 15 years
ANALYSIS: Sharif turns to military to save himself
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Commentary
The return of national security
Formidable threats face democratic Indonesia
Kosovo: Stated goals and broader long-term objectives
A secure China advances U.S. security
'Coca-Colonization' of the Third World
NATO's Victory
Asian military spending unscathed by financial crisis
Iraq tests Russian and Chinese resolve
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Cambodia
Rural road leads to people power
Landmine removal process backfires on farmers
Protectors pillage Cambodian artifacts
Together, sex workers speak with louder voice
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Indonesia
U.S. delays arrival of UN police monitors for Timor
Whiff of democracy fails to stop abuses
OPINION: Formidable threats face democratic Indonesia
Indonesia takes first step down democratic path
'Reformasi' faces its moment of truth
Indonesia's publicly listed firms lose $12bn in 1998
Indonesia in world's worst banking crisis since '70s: S&P
EDITORIAL: A win for Indonesia, and then . . .
International consortium to fund petrochemical project
Questions grow about opposition leader's platform
UN prepares to send police into Timor
Delay possible in Timor vote
Concern over murderous fox in Timor chicken house
UN announces delay in East Timor vote
EDITORIAL: One, two, many Kosovos?
IMF wants Indonesia to maintain flexible forex rate
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Burma (Myanmar)
Banning of labor meet blots Bangkok's record
Frustrated critics toy with the Kosovo option
ASEAN does 'the least' for Burma, says Suu Kyi
EDITORIAL: One, two, many Kosovos?
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Philippines
Just-approved military pact sails into legal row
Philippine Airlines rehabilitation on firm footing
World Bank has formula for Philippines recovery
Communist pullout from talks, threats: just noise?
Rights victims live with Marcos's legacy
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Thailand
Banning of labor meet blots Bangkok's record
EDITORIAL: The great customer rip-off
EDITORIAL: Same old, same old
Australian's murder has little impact on restructuring
Thai tourists on the move again as crisis wanes
Army chief pushes downsizing of military
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Vietnam
Poor infrastructure, laws hamper VN investment
Vietnam sniffs out niche in spice trade
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Anwar/Malaysia
Malaysia's media-suing spree
Something is stirring on Malaysia's campuses
ANALYSIS: 30 years on, ethnic ties on firmer footing
Malaysia takes Ugandan lesson in waging jihad against AIDS
Academics speak out at their own risk
Landmine removal process backfires on farmers
Mahathir wooing back Malay support
SG revises Malaysian GDP outlook upward
Mahathir denies his son got money from Petronas
Ex-UMNO youth head got business opportunities from Anwar
Doctors buck privatization of health care
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Arts/Leisure
Protectors pillage Cambodian artifacts
Faith and kung fu are a good mix for Shaolin monks
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Caspian Oil
Trans-Caspian gas pipeline remains a fantasy
ANALYSIS: Conflict threatens Caucasus pipelines
Azerbaijan gas discovery disappoints oil seekers
Caspian oil countries ponder Iran-Israel moves
South Caucasus leaders enthuse over EU agreement
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Whither China?
The return of national security
World Bank project is a 'death sentence,' Tibetans say
Tiananmen kin eye UN court as last recourse
U.S. pact opposes forced Chinese labor
Dissident pressure for Tiananmen trial
Ten years later, Tiananmen wound festers
Post-Cox Report, Chinese even more inclined to see conspiracy
COMMENT: A secure China advances U.S. security
Tibetan lama incarnate awaits Indian visa
EDITORIAL: If ever, China should devalue now
Tough export measures against China dropped
Damage-control mission unlikely to mend Sino-U.S. ties
'One Nation, Two Systems' policy put to the test
World Bank puts off vote on Tibet
World Bank nears vote on Tibetan 'death sentence'
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Food/Agriculture
Asian alarm over New Zealand dairy products
Japan to feel Aussie anger over tuna catch
Howard gives Clinton an earful over lamb trade
Protecting rice crops from water shortage
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Environment
Forest fires feed on short-sighted policy
Trees make way for non-aligned summit venue
Tribals make last stand as dam waters rise
Boost for wind power
Model slum project stinks
Indian tigers pay for flagging Japanese libidos
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Series
Kosovo: Stated goals and broader long-term objectives
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Technology
6 firms agree on global licensing for DVD patents
EDITORIAL: That amazing Internet economy
Yahoo Japan announces quasi stock option plan for staff
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Trends/Society
Wanted: a dose of spontaneity
Asian race for diplomas boosts Australia's coffers
Japanese women working their way into halls of power
Coughers fill Pakistan's coffers
Malaysia takes Ugandan lesson in waging jihad against AIDS
Home improvement boom in China
Asian meet undecided on legalizing sex workers
Slowly, gender equation showing some shifts
Peruvians in Japan remain in limbo
When parents turn bad
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