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Archive
| July 1999 |
China
No longer poor, Beijing barred from low-cost loan window
EDITORIAL: China's economic policy jumble
Strategies for dealing with China's downturn
Falsified export claims boost capital flight in China
ANALYSIS: Evidence of continued weakness in Chinese economy
No longer poor, Beijing barred from low-cost loan window
China sets up bank supervision system with Basel principles
PNG PM counters Australian criticism of Taiwan links
PNG-Taiwan ties a destabilizing factor: Chinese media
Japan won't clarify if Taiwan in defense pact with U.S.
COMMENT: Is China unstable?
How NATO chose Chinese embassy as bomb target
More cities opened to foreign business ventures
Japan asks China's help in dissuading N.Korea
Missile tests and North Korea's strategy of survival
Australia reaffirms support for One China policy
Taiwan sticks to its guns, to U.S. chagrin
Sinking could scuttle new Spratlys formula
Embassy bombing 'part of espionage war'
China hails Papua New Guinea's u-turn
From engagement to containment?
Crackdown shows Communist Party cracks
China, Falun Gong and the politics of economic depression
COMMENT: Understanding the China-Taiwan dispute
Beijing Opera in search of an audience
CHINA FOR REAL: How to cross the Taiwan Strait
CHINA FOR REAL: A declaration of 'no limits' war
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Southeast Asia
Vietnam approves 15 firms for listing on exchange
Scandals, internal fighting mark Estrada's first year
NGOs brace for 'hot' elections
Two years after crisis started, Thailand's policies remain unchanged
Indonesia draws criticism for militia attack on UN office
Not too happy with very strong currency
Malaysia's Danaharta to consolidate hotel properties
Ringgit depreciation gives Malaysian goods competitive edge
Indonesian consumer price index falls 0.34% in June
Violence feeds fears of new quagmire
A tale of three economies
Philippine House pushes reforms in general banking system
Megawati walks political minefield
Junta still battles for hearts and minds
Commercial military ties bind old pals
Evictions drown out clamor for cheap housing
Tricky road to poll and beyond
Illegal trade in antiques plunders heritage
Reversals fuel calls to review death penalty
Media become Malaysia's political battlefield
Thai witnesses sideswiped in anti-graft probes
Cooperation the key as low prices hit rice exporters
Malaysia's opposition must fight fear of change
Nighttime trawling troubles Thai fishermen
Suddenly candidate Wiranto can't stop talking
Sinking could scuttle new Spratlys formula
Migrant workers get short end of the stick
U.S.-Vietnam trade accord will make waves
ASEAN's makeover
Indonesia's donors confront frail recovery, uncertainty
EDITORIAL: Now, that's NOT smart, Mr. President
Long on security headaches, short on solutions
Press grapples with media thuggery
Again, testy neighbors' ties hit a snag
Hill tribes' anger boils over
Goodbye madame, hello 'sex sector'
Australian troops set for Timor
Jakarta aid package comes with tight strings attached
Mahathir not yet through with speculators
Indonesia's explosion of exposure
Megawati stakes her claim to leadership
No spies in Timor, only a retired one
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Japan
Pollution victims seek cleaner growth
EDITORIAL: Sayonara, Mr. Yen
Japan panel recommends common trade system with South Korea
EDITORIAL: Dimly bright Japan
Gangsters still rake in profits from stockholders' meetings
Japan earmarks 543bn yen for job creation
Obuchi asks New Komeito to join cabinet
Japan asks China's help in dissuading N.Korea
After whales, the hunt turns to porpoises
Overall trade surplus falls 7.9% in first half
PYONGYANG WATCH: Japanese MPs seek get-tough option
Down and out in Tokyo
Challenges for the Japanese economy
Japann's Asian missions hailed as positive step
Japan firms buybacks may hurt bond ratings: Moody's
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Koreas
South Korea revises economic growth projection to 6% this year
Top five chaebol show positive outlook for recovery
Aid for North Korea unaffected by naval skirmish
Japan asks China's help in dissuading N.Korea
Dammed if we do, dammed if we don't
ANALYSIS: The crazy fearsome cripple gambit
S.Korea chafes against limits on missiles
Why Koreans get a kick out of Shin
PYONGYANG WATCH: Japanese MPs seek get-tough option
Riding high on e-commerce
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India/Pakistan
ANALYSIS: Sharif turns to military to save himself
Kargil seen as watershed in Indo-U.S. relations
ANALYSIS: U.S. brokers Kargil peace but problems remain
Gas exports bedeviled by political opposition
Sharif faces new front at home
Court ruling fails to stop sexual harassment
Elections on time despite Kargil conflict
Right to know right now
Kashmir's future cloudy as Kargil guns fall silent
Jingoistic hysteria takes hold in India
Report switches focus to abuses against Kashmiris
Doctors join war against deadly diesel engines
Pakistani consumers left to the mercy of roaches
Living in limbo
Accident-prone reactor raises eyebrows
Guns for grades in Pakistan
Arundhati Roy's anti-dam essay offends court
REVIEW: Limits of nuclear nationalism
Flood of disapproval greets $70m sewerage scheme
Pakistani press gagged by intimidation
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Central Asia/Russia
Kazakhstan's foreign minister visits Moscow
Kazakh president meets challenge of growing discontent
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (July 3,1999)
Kazakhstan's president assesses economic problems
Russian Duma elections: the politics
ANALYSIS: Rising oil prices: less than meets the eye
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (July 7,1999)
Kazakhstan suspends launches from Baikonur
Commercial military ties bind old pals
Kazakh president sets up parliamentary election dates
ANALYSIS: Job security for John LeCarre
Poverty the real threat to Russia's nuclear plants
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (July 13,1999)
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (July 14,1999)
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (July 15,1999)
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (July 16,1999)
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (July 17,1999)
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (July 20,1999)
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (July 21,1999)
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (July 22,1999)
Russian 'revolution' essential to stop decline
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (July 23,1999)
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (July 24,1999)
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (July 27,1999)
Why Governor Nazdratenko is bad news
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (July 28,1999)
Stability campaign cloaks crackdown, say critics
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (July 29,1999)
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (July 30,1999)
Touting barter, Russia continues its economic regression
IMF saves Russia's hide
NEWSLINE: Central Asia, Transcaucasia and Russia (July 31,1999)
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Oceania
Over 125,000 jobs on offer as hiring hits a high
PNG to consider referendum on Bougainville economy
Howard seeks protection for unarmed Timor peacekeepers
PNG's PM counters Australian criticism of Taiwan links
PNG faces diplomatic backlash from China for Taiwan ties
Japanese trade talks provide no breakthrough for Australia
People's Democratic party chief contender for new PNG PM
Australia reaffirms support for One China policy
Papua New Guinea PM calls it a day
Last minute drama sees Sir Mekere elected PNG premier
Island nations' media fight off attacks
Solomons gold mine becomes bone of contention
Women's rights come up against Pacific Island cultures
China hails Papua New Guinea's u-turn
Pacific Islands Report for July 23
Pacific Islands Report for July 26
Pacific Islands Report for July 27
Pacific Islands Report for July 28
Australian, Fijian troops set for Timor
Advisor to former PNG premier arrested
No spies in Timor, only a retired one
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Global Economy
Two WTO contenders may take turns at the job
U.S. aid chief blasts hypocrisy of globalization
ANALYSIS: Rising oil prices: less than meets the eye
Globalization a double-edged sword, says UN
Boomerang effect triggers new fears in Brazil
Food for thought - but not much else
Two to share WTO leadership
1998 was a total disaster
Anyone in the market for hot air?
IMF saves Russia's hide
Touting barter, Russia continues its economic regression
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Asian Crisis
China sustains growth as Southeast Asia lags behind
Two years after crisis started, Thailand's policies remain unchanged
ANALYSIS: Rising oil prices: less than meets the eye
U.S. disagrees with UN on roots of Asian poverty
Globalization needs a human face, says UN report
Cooperation the key as low prices hit rice exporters
ASEAN's makeover
China, Falun Gong and the politics of economic depression
Indonesia's donors confront frail recovery, uncertainty
Down and out in Tokyo
Jakarta aid package comes with tight strings attached
Mahathir not yet through with speculators
Japann's Asian missions hailed as positive step
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Media/Information Technology
Minister criticizes Indonesia press coverage of East Timor
Right to know right now
UN report proposes IT 'bit tax'
Island nations' media fight off attacks
Media become Malaysia's political battlefield
Press grapples with media thuggery
Pakistani press gagged by intimidation
Indonesia's explosion of exposure
Riding high on e-commerce
Bridging the gap between haves and have-nots
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Editorials
China's economic policy jumble
Sayonara, Mr. Yen
So, why did he DO it?
Got to fix that transmission
Sakakibara again . . . and probably not for the last time
Now, that should be fun to watch!
When in doubt, say nothing
Stop those nonsense interventions!
Rumors of Zhu's demise are greatly exaggerated
Bangkok Knights
The restructuring bonus
The euro's malaise is for real
Boring . . . but unfortunately damn dangerous
Cautious on booming Korea
China will devalue by year-end
Let's hear it for proxy wars
BOJ vs. the markets - a losing battle
Stupid debate, daunting realities
Of Greenspan and sustainable growth
Now, that's NOT smart, Mr. President
Didn't we tell you so?
Let the games commence!
Japan should welcome immigrants
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Northeast Asia
Japan panel recommends common trade system with South Korea
Samsung Motors to be liquidated
NGOs come of age in South Korea
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South & West Asia
Kashmir stand-off becomes more dangerous
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Commentary
After Kosovo, U.S. looks to Asia problems
ANALYSIS: Keep watching moves toward a Beijing-Moscow axis
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