Commentary

To his face, Indonesian President Suharto is venerated as Bapak, ''Father of the Nation.'' Behind hi

By now almost everyone has heard about the ''Year 2000'' or ''Y2K'' problem, the notorious computer

Bill Clinton's China odyssey, scheduled for late June, will be a painful spectacle for two of the mo

So what exactly did President Clinton endorse at the World Trade Organization summit in Switzerland

No mistake can be as costly as one involving nuclear weapons, as the world found out suddenly last w

Spinach fans and vegetarians: Cut me a little slack as you read this, please. Contrasting spinach (y

Tennessee banker Kenneth Rayborn is a driven man.Although he grew up in a poor Mississippi h

Americans spend an average of 22 minutes waiting in checkout lines to pay for purchases or services

As we face the 21st century, we pause in anticipation of what lies ahead while reflecting ambivalent

During the past decade, negotiators have scraped away many tariffs and trade barriers that interfere

After years of delay, it may now be possible to open truck access across the U.S.-Mexican border, us

Conservatives have a verb for liberal smear tactics. It's called being ''Borked,'' a reference to th

China's vast size and huge development potential have created an allure for many multinational consu

Of all the big news stories out of Asia in the past year, one major event has gone largely unreporte

Japanese harbor officials, apparently, are slow learners. Last year, the United States and Japan ave

There has long been a perception on Capitol Hill that to win re-election, one must be ardently pro-I

Apart from launching a new round of global trade talks, President Clinton and European leaders also

After more than a year in the wilderness, President Clinton has returned to the front lines in the f

For retiring the international chutzpah cup, a shared award is due the United States and the other b

Policy-makers in Washington and the 50 states are considering increases in taxes on tobacco that wou

If you own a truck and your driver hits a telephone pole and strews his load on the highway - or oth

Really big currency crises affecting many countries at once used to happen about once a decade. So f

The merger of Chrysler and Daimler-Benz is another example of the profound effect the new technologi

At the recent Summit of the Americas, President Clinton asked his 33 colleagues from the region to '

A web of corruption linking Japan's bankers to the bureaucrats charged with regulating them has shat

A U.S. farm magazine editor tells me there is a ''nationwide conspiracy to eliminate farmers.''<

Customs agents are used to asking tough questions, but it was the Customs Service itself that was on

A self-indulgent, back-slapping summit between the United States and the European Union in London to

If we cannot guarantee stability, no foreign investors will invest in Indonesia.''That was t

The European Union has identified a number of problems that threaten the development of electronic c

How can you tell the difference between a serious charge of sexual harassment and annoying behavior?

President Clinton likes to boast of American power and leadership in the global economy.Over

At no point in history have Americans worked so late into the year just to satisfy the demands of th

One of the enduring symbols of the Cold War, the ''Doomsday Clock'' in Chicago, may be adjusted now

Now that we've come through another eruption of inflated reports of the imminence of a cure for canc

Measured by volume, 95 percent of U.S. foreign trade is waterborne, of which another 95 percent is t

As first-quarter 1998 earnings reports continue to roll in, evidence is mounting that Asia's impact

As schedules go, that of Kevan Hall, head of the British management consulting firm Global Integrati

On the Trans-Canada Highway, there is only one privately owned four-lane interchange - the one owned

As leaders of the world's seven largest industrial democracies - and Russia - meet in Birmingham, En