Commentary

One of the prime ambitions of South Korea over the past two decades has now been realized. It has jo

The United States has been locked in a fierce face-off with Argentina over intellectual property pro

What did Indonesian businessman Mochtar Riady, head of the now infamous Lippo Group, want for all

REFERRING TRADE MATTERSTO A HIGHER AUTHORITYI read with some amusement ''Teaching Free Trade

Trade ministers from more than 100 nations met in Singapore last week to discuss policies of the new

Europe is at a crossroads in terms of intermodal development. With the share of over-the-road transp

The trade officials from 120-plus countries at the inaugural ministerial conference of the World Tra

In the midst of widespread concern over what, if anything, Social Security might have to offer today

After weeks of close study, British authorities have finally approved the controversial alliance of

As President Clinton and his new national security team take up the reins of governance into the beg

ILWU TO JOFC:TAKE A HIKEUntil further notice, the International Longshoremen's & Warehouseme

Here we go again.Early last year, some distinguished legislators, including two Senate commi

At first glance, it's hard to imagine that Hong Kong will suffer after Britain hands it over to Chin

The current election for the presidency of the 1.4 million-member Teamsters union has real significa

American students are flocking to foreign universities in unprecedented numbers. And, to their credi

Once again, a monthly employment report produced a week of pronounced volatility for financial marke

Genetically altered corn is at the center of a trans-Atlantic row that may well develop into yet ano

One of the earliest lessons young children are taught is ''never talk to strangers.'' With the adven

WELL-FOUNDED THEORIESVS. STRAW-MAN ARGUMENTSIt is normally churlish to respond to a reviewer

The TWA crash off New York's Long Island earlier this year is causing security repercussions through

The financial news isn't all grim on the science front. True, with Washington pulling back, shrinkag

It's official: Doctors who work for health maintenance organizations have rights of free speech, jus

Governments across Europe are courting civil unrest in trying to dismantle a system of social benefi

We've all been frustrated by hotel clerks who enter reservations incorrectly and salespeople who pan

This used to be the season to be jolly. Now, we're to be socially responsible.A wave of anti

Iraq this week began exporting 600,000 barrels of oil a day under an oil-for-food deal with the Unit

With the election behind him, President Clinton apparently intends to move forward with negotia- t

KOREA REPLIESON LEASES, OPEN SKIESI am writing in regard to your Nov. 27 article entitled ''

It's crowded out there in guru-land.I refer, of course, to that strange blather-world where

In what is decidedly misguided economic advice, Indian Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda has told a bus

The year 1997 rapidly approaches. The computer operating system named Windows 95 is beginning to sou

As Boris Yeltsin seems to be recuperating from his quintuple bypass surgery, questions persist regar

The World Trade Organization meeting this week in Singapore is the scene of some intense discussions

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan got blamed for sending stock markets around the world on a r

This year's 28th annual Gallup Poll of American attitudes toward public schools found that 66 percen

Will the president and congressional leaders have the guts to kill the space station when they hold

WHY IS THE MARITIMESECURITY ACT NEEDED?It was outrageous for Thomas Wyman, director of the B

With election-year politics behind us, it is high time that policy-makers give their undivided atten

The Franco-German alliance is fraying at the edges and that spells trouble for Europe.The tw

Against long odds, the European Commission is trying to get tough on member governments that hand ou