Commentary

The Clinton-Jiang summit was a success.While expressing legitimate disappointment about Chin

My town could be Anytown, U.S.A.. The people on my block work hard and look forward to their retirem

Even as the Clinton administration struggles in its bid to forge a Free Trade Area of the Americas f

Three years ago, the 18 member governments of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum pledged to

When the European Union began laying corner- stones for economic integration in the mid-1980s, gov

With the ''fast track'' bill dead for this year, the ad- ministration quickly switched into spin-co

The global economy is poised for major shifts as we approach the 21st century. All those involved in

It's not just Europe's business sector that's readying itself for economic and monetary union. Publi

Let's talk about how much we all hate the IRS and what Congress is doing about it.There can'

This business of federal trustbusters' barging heedlessly into toy land, unsettling small children -

First China, then Japan, followed by the countries of Southeast Asia.Now in the final chapte

When world leaders meet to hammer out an international treaty on climate change this December, one o

Insurance companies dodged a bullet in New Jersey.Democrat Jim McGreevey narrowly missed an

Shippers, passengers and policy-makers are in a tizzy as Amtrak strike deadlines come and go. Meanwh

Japan's social system is about to undergo revolutionary change.There's a growing consensus t

The statistics are inconclusive, but many investors have soured on Vietnam. Journalists, commentator

France is balking at opening its rail market to British carriers in return for a 34-year concession

The latest fix the European Union is considering for its huge unemployment problem is a ''code of co

Watching the protest that marked the recent launch of the Cassini mission to Saturn clearly demonstr

Carpets made in South Asia will be the first products subject to a new U.S. law banning imports made

The U.S. Supreme Court decision this week opening the door for manufacturers to fix prices sounds li

As you're reading this, it is likely that a Union Pacific freight train is rolling through the spect

Congress votes this week on whether to give President Clinton fast-track negotiating authority to ex

The visit by China's Jiang Zemin brought great expectations for stronger economic cooperation betwee

When Mexican president Ernesto Zedillo says the United States should compensate his country for the

Pity poor Benazir Bhutto. Pity poor Pakistan.Some say the country is a product of the Bhutto

The federal budget deficit, which has helped to define American politics for more than 20 years, is

The separation of state and business took the first step in Russia Wednesday when President Boris Ye

The Clinton administration Tuesday won an important skirmish in its battle for expanded trade negoti

BELARUS MAKINGGRADUAL PROGRESSYour Friday, Oct. 10, 1997, report on Page 3A headlined ''U.S.

Never do business with your family is an adage Indonesian President Suharto should have followed yea

Every time you fill up at a gas pump, unwrap some prepackaged food, or wear clothes made from synthe

There's a lot of talk these days about intermodalism - one could be forgiven for thinking it's a new

Historically, modes of transportation were relatively unconnected and largely served domestic needs,

The new world depends not only on how we bridge our differences in opening markets, but how we build

The European Commission and the European Monetary Institute, the forerunner of the European Central

As Congress begins debate over the highway funding bill (known by its acronym Istea, pronounced ''ic

It's becoming a French tradition. As soon as retailers stock up for Christmas, the truckers go on st

John J. Fialka, in his book, ''War by Other Means,'' relates the story of Francis Cabot Lowell, whos

Transportation is something most people don't think about until things go wrong. Over the past three