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Archive January 2000 Front ASIAN MARKETS: What a relief ASIAN MARKETS: Region-wide slump ASIAN MARKETS: Rallies fail to last ASIAN MARKETS: Bargain-hunting pushes prices up FINER THINGS: Of flavors and fathers ASIAN MARKETS: Bounding back ASIAN MARKETS: Media merger mania ASIAN MARKETS: Falls fueled by rate fears ASIAN MARKETS: Nerves prompt profit-taking ASIAN MARKETS: A mixed bag FINER THINGS: For heaven's sake, drink it cold ASIAN MARKETS: Happy Monday ASIAN MARKETS: Profit-taking depresses most bourses ASIAN MARKETS: Bangkok bucks downward trend ASIAN MARKETS: Most rebound, Hong Kong stumbles ASIAN MARKETS: Wall Street drop dulls Asian day FINER THINGS: Will the real Chinatown please stand up!FINER THINGS: Will the real Chinatown please stand up! ASIAN MARKETS: Techs titillate, but bourses vacillate ASIAN MARKETS: Wall Street sparks panic ASIAN MARKETS: HK soars on Internet euphoria ASIAN MARKETS: Hang Seng hits 3-week high ASIAN MARKETS: Interest rate fears recede FINER THINGS: Traditional tempura or pseudo sushi - the choice is yours China More than a 'band-aid' solution for the jobless Beijing's new policy is a breath of fresh air THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: Warm breezes next door Rural education yet to make the grade Cars in collision on the free-market highway Beijing clears the way for small businesses THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: The 'four battlefields' Japan stays No 1 trading partner Slow boat to a new life, or death The Fourth Modernization Failure to close the technological gap Taiwan is increasingly secure Why the threat looms larger than life China's new naval strategy THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: I got mine The Hong Kong experiment: a peek into the laboratory EU unlikely to join US in human rights censure Southeast Asia The rules change - the game's the same Education as a weapon for Thailand's sex workers Police brutality rules, quietly, in Malaysia Indonesian education fails in face of crisis Frustrations run high as Timor limps toward recovery Patriotic tunes fade out as Vietnam goes pop Obuchi to promote Japanese influence in Asean Heavy hand of Philippine law lands on poor Indonesia proves to be Timor's economic lifeline Malaysia cracks down on opposition EU slammed for lifting Indonesian arms embargo Unrest threatens Indonesia's bailout 'Sustaining Democracy in the 21st Century' Anwar's trial resumes amid protests and arrests Ministers dismiss 'lies' about Mahathir's health Lack of food standards leaves Vietnam with a bad taste Japan Time to change tack on international aid Consumers enjoy the fruits of deregulation Growing up in the new Japan The worst is yet to come, say Japanese consumers Harsh light shines on Japan's dirty habits ANALYSIS: Not bad for auto-pilot Auto makers expect a more prosperous year Ambition still burns for UN Security Council seat Koreas PYONGYANG WATCH: Human rights and the revisionists Italy brings North out of isolation Hungry for school PYONGYANG WATCH: All the winged horses . . . COMMENTARY: A problem to be managed, rather than solved ANALYSIS: A regional approach to Korean security DaimlerChrysler set to enter Korean fray PYONGYANG WATCH: Change? What change? Daewoo bond redemption likely to surpass $20 billion PYONGYANG WATCH: For those sunset years Seoul poised to intervene in forex market $31bn on hand for potential bond crisis US firms step up trade pressure PYONGYANG WATCH: A contract is a contract Public concern grows over Daewoo Motor sale PYONGYANG WATCH: For fighting or deterrence? PYONGYANG WATCH: Forestalling geekification India/Pakistan Kumaratunga threatens media Indian pollution checks trigger transporters' strike India prepared for conventional war with Pakistan Pakistan gets people power India levels fresh charges at Pakistan Compete or lose, say Sri Lankan economists Quest for lama's crown uncovers Tibetan politicking Buddhists demand asylum for Karmapa Lama Nestle's milk sours in Pakistan Beady-eyed giants take aim at India's beedi industry Bright prospects bypass Nepalese poor Look who's talking: India becomes WTO's best friend ANALYSIS: South Asian rivals court United States Coolies' strike puts load on traders' backs Plastic bags to be binned Pakistan's Islamic groups oppose CTBT Indian power strike threatens privatization Sri Lanka peace plan wins opposition support Cotton row rends trade relations Delhi ups its war rhetoric Indian presidential address warns of social unrest Judges' dismissal revives fear of martial law Central Asia/Russia A transforming resignation Russia to miss deadline for destroying chemical arms Turkmenistan's presidency-for-life slated as destabilizing Ending 'the breakup of Russia' Writing the rules makes winning easier The Year of Eurasia Uzbek president re-elected in sham polls Election fever hits Russia Reading between the lines to understand Putin ANALYSIS: Is Chechnya Russia's Vietnam? Nuclear threats and Russia's place in the world COMMENT: Russia's love affair with its nuclear arsenal Education For All, courtesy of NGOs Reinventing the CIS: Putin takes the helm An anniversary of unintended consequences Deciding who will pick up the pieces The West loses its grip on Georgia Memories of Stalin resurface in Chechnya On Grozny's frontline Neighbors support military action in Chechnya Oceania Hansonism is not dead, merely 'mainstreamed' Documents highlight Australian role in PNG conflict There's no holding Australian consumers back Murdoch's 'Hell no' brings News Corp back to earth Fijian boys fall through education net Australian unemployment rises, despite new jobs Analysts expect Telstra, Fairfax merger New Zealand points finger at nuclear-supporting neighbor Tiny islands teach Asia's bigger nations a lesson No stopping Australian stock market rollercoaster BHP warns of loss of Japanese iron ore contracts Ansett employees seek buyout of News Corp's 50% Howard paints a picture of debt-free Australia Low inflation rate to ease interest rate rise Global Economy China and India declare war on the WTO Greenspan's speech: 'Technology and the economy' Confessions of the Washington ideologues A transcript of Greenspan's testimony Business in Asia Today Business in Asia Today: January 05, 2000 Business in Asia Today: January 06, 2000 Business in Asia Today: January 07, 2000 Business in Asia Today: January 08, 2000 Business in Asia Today: January 12, 2000 Business in Asia Today: January 13, 2000 Business in Asia Today: January 14, 2000 Business in Asia Today: January 15, 2000 Business in Asia Today: January 18, 2000 Business in Asia Today: January 19, 2000 Business in Asia Today: January 20, 2000 Business in Asia Today: January 21, 2000 Business in Asia Today: January 22, 2000 Business in Asia Today: January 25, 2000 Business in Asia Today: January 26, 2000 Business in Asia Today: January 27, 2000 Business in Asia Today: January 28, 2000 Business in Asia Today: January 29, 2000 Asian Crisis World Bank dissident invokes Asian workers' woes South Korean economy faces a host of potential problems Sakakibara urges Asia to build defenses against crisis Wahid promises economic power to the people Too timid, critics say of Wahid's debt policy Philippine currency controls may be a sign of Asian relapse Media/Information Technology Malaysia's alternative press gets warnings Disgruntled consumers bring giants to their knees S Korea's chaebol rush to fund Internet firms Opposition calls for boycott in Malaysian media war Singapore to unveil telecom, Internet masterplan S Korean rivals ally in battle for cyberspace What if Internet stocks aren't a bubble? SPENGLER: What if Internet stocks aren't a bubble? Editorials GUEST COMMENTARY Of milestones and human nature Will 2000 be the year of Japan? China: Roads to national unity China: Roads to national unity Philippines: Of corruption and deregulation Chechnya or the latest phase of the Great Game China's Dragon Year prospects better than predicted Korea: Wheeling and dealing . . . and then what? Not a smart move, Dr M Internet imperialism Old Japan's rearguard battles America: Richer and more unequal? Indonesia: Unsolicited US advice won't fix it Malaysia: Silencing the press is sure to backfire Japan: The complacency of diminished expectations Korean political blacklist: Yes, but . . . Germany and China: Systemic scandals China Internet: Shot in the foot? - Maybe Indonesia: Harry S Wahid?

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