Commentary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When President Clinton arrives in Hong Kong at the end of his June trip to China, chances are he wil

The Justice Department's misguided attack on Microsoft is not the only indication that federal meddl

Just what does the Clinton administration think of the ever-stronger U.S. dollar, especially as it r

Dazed and bleeding, Japan has become everybody's favorite whipping boy. According to theemerging con

It was inevitable that Microsoft would run afoul of the antitrust laws.The company has gaine

The victimization syndrome thrives in Mexico, where the double-whammy of bloodthirsty narcotrafficke

It was always a question of when, not if. Pakistan finally responded to India's recent nuclear tests

Recently, many import customers have expressed fears that the impending peak shipping season will be

Perhaps the most important overseas trip in a year filled with presidential foreign travel is Presid

The brutal murder of Bishop Juan Gerardi is a sign of something very wrong in Guatemala.A ye

Call it the dark side of international trade. The United States imported nearly $900 billion in good

Partisanship is supposed to stop at the water's edge, but House Speaker Newt Gingrich is ignoring th

Foreign corporate activity has mushroomed, on both an aggregate and a region-by-region basis. The gl

The newly dubbed ''Chinagate'' affair has become a quest for a quid pro quo, as probers from the Con

Is a secretary worth as much as a janitor? Is a payroll clerk as valuable as someone who fixes the a

SEMATECH CONSORTIUMHAS ACHIEVED ITS GOALSFor ideological opponents of Sematech, the governme

Is Russia facing an Asian-style economic collapse? The signs are looking increasingly ominous. Inves

President Clinton and his gang may soon be wishing for the days of the Monica Lewinsky hubbub. For r

Signs are everywhere that the ice is beginning to break on the most anachronistic relic of the Cold