Commentary

On July 1, 1998, U.S. authorities will begin implementing a change in U.S. trade laws - known as sun

President Clinton has been asking Congress all year to pony up an additional $18 billion for the Int

After months of unrelenting trouble, a battered Indonesia finally got some good news: Government off

The orchestration of President Clinton's upcoming trip to China and Hong Kong this month has exceede

Federal regulators will have a chance next week to break up a monopoly that has dominated its market

Europe's bid to transfer freight from its clogged high- ways to its underutilized rail tracks has h

News of the death of Barry Goldwater was followed by the traditional outpouring of tributes and reme

Professor: Class will come to order. Today we will discuss reporting news of medical progress. Why i

Recent articles attributing low U.S. inflation to rising productivity are amusing. They have a logic

Despite the successful $4 billion bond offering by the South Korean government in April, the Korean

President Clinton, as expected, renewed normal trading rights with China Wednesday, but many in Cong

If you work hard, you deserve a raise. If you have a white-collar job and your boss likes you, you'l

The Clinton administration's new strategy for business regulation is simple enough. It looks for a l

The word itself is confusing.A sanction is a penalty; it also can be a seal of approval.But

A specter haunts Asia: the threat of China devaluing its currency, the yuan, to regain its export co

ALASKA, UNOCAL SETTLEDISPUTE OVER BACK TAXESSEATTLE - Alaska and Unocal have resolved a disp

In these days of ever-increasing health-care costs, the cost of prescription drugs - and the cost di

Hong Kong's secret is finally out. Democracy is alive and well in this corner of Asia. While other p

Only weeks after pushing through the largest rate increase in years, 10 major Asian shipping lines a

Here's the fantasy: I return home from a week in the country, unable to access my e-mail. I simply f

Azerbaijan signed three new agreements with foreign companies Tuesday to develop its huge Caspian ba

Two centuries ago this month, the Rev. Thomas Malthus published his ''Essay on the Principle of Popu

Russia's economy is still in trouble, but after a week of financial hell, the outlook may be improvi

You can hardly pick up a business book today without seeing the words leadership, empowerment, trust

Can Pacific Asia be integrated into the world economy? Until a few years ago, that question was irre

Once again, Asian stocks, bonds and currencies are under heavy selling pressure, nearly a yearafter

Looming like a monument built by a foreign occupier, Bucharest's giant ''Palace of the People'' cast

Who speaks for workers in California on Proposition 226, a measure that would require unions to obta

When the Berlin Wall fell down and Mikhail Gorbachev handed over the entire Soviet economic system t

Amtrak, the national passenger railroad, is in business to do just that: Move passengers. But the fi

After a recent string of disturbing stories on U.S. exports and arms control, it has become clear th

Faced with reduced economic growth, the Chinese government is attempting to use tax and spending pol

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Bill Roth, R-Del., wants to hold a hearing June 10 on President Cl

When in doubt, fire someone. Russian President Boris Yeltsin, struggling to boost investors' confide

INDIA TO LET OUTSIDERSBUILD 2 POWER PROJECTSNEW DELHI - India has approved separate proposal

Export subsidies are back as a high-profile weapon in the global farming wars. In recent days, the

Over the last several weeks, millions of investors have been participating in one of the great corpo

With unemployment so low, American companies will need to groom tomorrow's workers while they are st

''Crocodile Hole'' is the evil-sounding name of the place near Jakarta where six Indonesian generals

Americans like to say they're not tradition-bound. But how else to explain that in a recent survey,