Commentary

America's developing relationship with China takes center stage with President Clinton's visit to Be

The year 2000. It has grabbed the business world's attention because of the Y2K problem and the impe

A decade ago, an unknown Russian named Sergei Kiriyenko patented the design of a scratch-card lotter

The European Union is supposed to be a single market, but barriers have remained in many areas, espe

America's trade deficit continues to soar, headed for a record-shattering performance this year. Ala

First there were yuppies, then came ''dinks'' for the dual-income, no-kids set. Now marketers have a

Every great revolution needs a symbolic building to occupy: the Bastille in 1789, the Winter Palace

If you read the advance notices, the U.S.-China summit in Beijing is more about heaven than earth. M

The imposition of unilateral sanctions by the United States against India and Pakistan after their n

When President Clinton arrives in Hong Kong on Thursday, he will find a glittering city of new sky

For an interesting example of political tightrope-walking, keep an eye on Austria, whose six-month p

One day in the not so distant future, a traveler from any U.S. community will be able to fly just ab

Asia is not melting, Asia is being crushed by a mountain of nonperforming real estate loans.

''Re-engineering will bring employees of General Widget new opportunities for career growth.'' Yeah,

The attacks on modern farming started with pesticides, but have spread far beyond. Eco-activists now

An old saying, made in America but exported globally, went like this: ''The dollar is our currency b

Charlene Barshefsky, the U.S. trade representative, effectively dashed hopes that China would be ent

All around the country, a new airport craze is in full swing. Denver International - the first major

Japan's deepening economic crisis represents a serious threat to the economic growth prospects of it

Japan's hastily constructed ''bridge bank'' plan is misguided and appears to be a concession to the

Cotton prices have risen to their highest level in two years on concerns that crop damage this year

While the Asian economic crisis has brought to a standstill many a factory in the East, a lively cot

The President Clinton China odyssey, now under way, is awash in superlatives. Although the trip is s

The development of on-dock rail seems so natural that many of us forget to question its efficacy. In

Millions of Americans increasingly turn to home equity lenders to meet their financial needs. Which

It must have seemed relatively minor or even downright omittable to most readers of the Internationa

Given up for dead earlier this year, the fight to restore President Clinton's trade negotiating auth

The Japanese yen's current slide is a stark reminder that the economic turmoil in Asia is far from o

Since its signing last year, the success of the Kyoto Protocol, the international agreement designed

The captains of South African industry are discovering, with varying degrees of enthusiasm, that the

''I eased off the main sheet and the Spray swung off for the beacon lights of the inner harbor. At l

Today in Geneva, U.S. officials are expected to sign an accord that U.S. automakers believe could re

''Watch out, the boomers are coming.''That's the warning sounded by demographers, economists

Could it get much worse for the Japanese economy? Auto production, Japan's industrial jewel for near

President Clinton will arrive in China today for his second summit with Communist Party General Secr

It is hard to imagine a bigger muddle than U.S. sanctions against India and Pakistan.The Cli

Never mind that the United States and Mexico are supposed to be allies with common interests. Especi

I have just crossed over the line. It was only a month ago that I mustered the resolve to scrap my t

President Clinton's trip to the Middle Kingdom has taken on more twists than a Chinese dragon - and

The information explosion can give you whiplash.Just when we were worrying about the Social