Commentary

There was a time not very long ago when a cruise to the islands in the Aegean Sea was reserved for H

At three recent international social events here, it was hard to get a word in edgewise about Japan'

Europe's disjointed rail freight network may now have its last, best hope for reversing its decline

As Yogi Berra once said, ''It's deja vu all over again.''With the implementation of the Cana

For 30 years, Tony the Tiger peacefully hawked breakfast cereal while another cartoon tiger pushed g

The intermodal industry is accustomed to using the relay race as an industry model. In the search fo

As many importers are finding out, Customs has developed another method to monitor importer activiti

As China seeks to build its economy and take its place among the world's industrialized nations, its

It is somewhat disconcerting that the Federal Reserve just shifted from reverse into forward without

The U.S. government bends over backward to promote trade, investment and democracy in Africa while g

The funny thing about the computer business is that sometimes the biggest failures are the biggest s

Can you name that tune? The background music you hear in your favorite restaurant may not seem like

Devising a foreign policy for the world's last remaining superpower is a unique challenge, and sanct

At this time of the year, there is always a good possibility I will miss something of real significa

It's a pity Congress and the White House continue to play politics with the nation's trade future. T

The devastation caused by Hurricane Georges in the Caribbean has refocused attention on the politica

There's an explosion of advertising in surprising places. Not so long ago, the average American saw

Massive misuse of securities credit by a large so-called hedge fund, Long-Term Credit Management, re

Their titles are innocuous and their consultations, scheduled to begin in mid-October, are labeled '

Right now, the most debated U.S. health-care issue is whether individuals should be allowed to sue t

Malaysia's recent capital controls are intended to insulate the ringgit from selling pressures by di

The European Union can be excused for indulging in smug backslapping and self-congratulation as it s

Credentials aren't necessarily synonymous with drive and ambition.One of the less-touted sta

A man's best friend may be his dog, but a computer nerd's best friend is his hard drive - and the fo

User fees sound like such a good idea. Why shouldn't the people who use governmental services pay fo

In the report ''Hong Kong had fingers crossed over airport'' (Sept. 24, Page 11A), your statement th

Germany, the world's third-largest economy and second-biggest exporter, faces a period of uncertaint

The contagion of Asia's financial crisis has now spread to Russia and Latin America, and where it wi

Picture this: A cartoon moose, dressed in flannel shirt, jeans and boots, comes tearing down a snowy

Buried in the news recently was financier George Soros's plea to Congress for global central banking

It's time for Congress to move ahead on reasonable, balanced reform of the general mining law of the

Protectionism usually aims to safeguard an economic activity. But sometimes it has more limited - an

Asked if he had chopped down his father's favorite cherry tree, young George Washington did not repl

An old adage states that there are two processes most people never want to witness. One is sausage-m

Politicians and farmers in the American Midwest have mounted a trade war against Canada as the Clint

Has anybody heard that phrase ''there is no such thing as a bad idea'' recently?Such a warm-

The North Koreans recently fired a ballistic missile over Japan into the Pacific, at least according

Although not prone to self-pity, Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo has every right to feel like a la

The upbeat assessment of the recent Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Kuching, Malaysia

The Clinton administration and Congress have received some pointed comments over the last couple of