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April - July 2001


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News
July 23, 2001
Government, rebels declare cease-fire
Kathmandu Post Report

July 21, 2001
Maoists release seven cops, five kitchen boys
By Utpal Raj Misra and Sudarshan Rijal, Kathmandu Post

July 13, 2001
Several rebels reported killed, hundreds trapped
Kathmandu Post Report

July 12, 2001
Maoists abduct 70 policemen in Rolpa
By Sudarshan Rizal & Kedar Ojha, Kathmandu Post

Tuesday, July 17, 2001
Russians Renew Old Friendship With the Chinese
Patrick E. Tyler New York Times Service

Monday, July 2, 2001
Heavy rain to persist as Durian heads for Guangdong
GARY CHEUNG and FELIX CHAN, SCMP


Finance
Wednesday, July 25, 2001
Debt defaults reach turmoil level
ENOCH YIU

Monday, July 23, 2001
Amazon.com: Was It Only a Mirage?
By David Streitfeld Los Angeles Times Service

Saturday, July 21, 2001
Music Industry's After-Napster Blues
By Matt Richtel, New York Times Service

Saturday, July 21, 2001
The Passion and the Profit
By Souren Melikian International Herald Tribune

July 16, 2001
An Executive's Missing Years: Papering Over Past Problems
By FLOYD NORRIS

July 16, 2001
The Town That Glass Built Stumbles, and 1,000 Lose Their Jobs
By LESLIE EATON

Posted 12:35 PM EST, Jul-13-2001
A rock and a hard place
by Clay Felker, The Daily Deal

Posted 06:55 PM EST, Jul-13-2001
Mergers keep on failing
by Heidi Nasr, The Daily Deal

Wednesday, July 11, 2001
New Data Deepen Fear of Global Recession
AP, Reuters

Tuesday, July 3, 2001
McDonald's beefs up price of Big Mac after freeze
By ALISON YEUNG, SCMP

July 2, 2001
How Trusting Were You During Boom?
By Michael Lewis, Bloomberg.com


Finance Asia
Issue cover-dated July 19, 2001
HONG KONG -- Peregrine's Playground
By David Lague/HONG KONG, FEER

Issue cover-dated July 12, 2001
MOBILE PHONES -- DoCoMo, I Can See You
By Kitty McKinsey/HONG KONG, FEER

Issue cover-dated July 12, 2001
CHINA -- Breaking Barriers, Local Protectionism
By Bruce Gilley/BEIJING, FEER

Tuesday, July 3, 2001
China backs bank headhunters
CHRISTINE CHAN, SCMP

Monday, July 2, 2001
Rewriting Marx: China Allows Capitalists In on the Party
By John Pomfret, Washington Post Service

June 27, 2001
Is Asia Heading for a Perfect Storm?
By Art Pine, Bloomberg.com


Politics
Saturday, August 4, 2001
Allies Join Pentagon Research on Zapping Missiles
By Vernon Loeb, Washington Post

August 2, 2001
Bush Adds McCain to Buddy List
By DEBORAH ORIN, NY Post

Thursday, August 2, 2001
Bush Gets High Approval Ratings in Poll
By David S. Broder and Dan Balz, Washington Post

Aug. 1, 2001
Condi Rice -- In the Spotlight
By Martha Brant, Newsweek

July 31, 2001
Moderate Republican Christopher Shays
By Jake Tapper, Salon

July 29, 2001
House Social-Security Bill Shows Trade-Offs for Bush
By RICHARD W. STEVENSON, NY Times

July 16, 2001
Bush, After Gaining Tax Cut, Now Takes Aim at Tax Code
By RICHARD W. STEVENSON

Monday, July 16, 2001
Civilian-Military Tension Hobbles Pentagon Review
By Thomas E. Ricks Washington Post Service

July 15, 2001
Bush Aides Weigh Legalizing Status of Mexicans in U.S.
By ERIC SCHMITT, NY Times

July 15, 2001
As Rules Ease, More Citizens Choose to Fly 2 Flags
By AMY CORTESE, NY Times

June 21, 2001
Berenson Is Convicted in a Second Trial in Peru
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS, NY Times


Politics Asia
Monday, July 23, 2001
Quietly, Hong Kong Takes the Heat Off Falun Gong
By Mark Landler New York Times Service

Monday, July 23, 2001
The Bush Administration Will Be Taking Indonesia Seriously
By Ralph L. Boyce

Saturday, July 21, 2001
China and India Face Off in Nepal
By Stanley A. Weiss IHT

Saturday, July 21, 2001
Taiwan army officers lured to mainland
JASON BLATT in Taipei and AGENCIES

Saturday, July 21, 2001
Hong Kong Reasserts Authority
By Mark Landler New York Times Service


Culture
Saturday, July 21, 2001
Tearing Down Cathedrals (and Bureaucrats)
By Katherine Knorr International Herald Tribune

June 30, 2001
Life Story of an Architect: Mies and His Buildings
By Herbert Muschamp, Herald Tribune

June 24, 2001
Is This the Face of a Midlife Crisis?
By RICK MARIN, NY Times

June 16, 2001
This Device Can Fluent Make You Sound
By Anne Eisenberg, Herald Tribune

June 2001
So, You Wanna Be A Flight Attendant?
By Lisa Tossey & Lara McGinty, Boots-n-All

May 23, 2001
Life's Work: All Bets Are Off; Bali Is On
By LISA BELKIN, NY Times


Culture Asia
Saturday, July 21, 2001
Minibus upgrades hinge on approval for extra seats
FELIX CHAN

Wednesday, July 11, 2001
Prostitutes Find Regulated Workplace Is a Mixed Blessing
Keith B. Richburg, Washington Post Service

July 05, 2001
Hello Shanghai: A Place to Call Home
By David Murphy/SHANGHAI and Maureen Pao/TAIPEI, FEER

Monday, July 2, 2001
Singlish Bad; English Good
Seth Mydans, New York Times Service

June 27, 2001
So you wanna be a Canto-pop star?
By Vivienne Chow, SCMP Totally HK

June 25, 2001
Harsh Chinese Reality Feeds a Black Market in Women
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL, NY Times

June 28, 2001
I. M. Pei deplores loss of old Beijing
By MARK O'NEILL, SCMP

May 30, 2001
A High Thai Moon
By Patrick McDowell, The Associated Press


Culture South America
Tuesday, July 24, 2001
In Argentina, Difficult Times Make for Earlier Hours
By Clifford Krauss New York Times Service

Thursday, July 19, 2001
Spin City-States of the Maya
By John Noble Wilford New York Times Service

June 30, 2001
Kidnapping With Money as the Only Object
By JOSEPH B. TREASTER, NY Times


Scene
Tuesday, July 24, 2001
Wet and Wild: A Walk in the War Zone
By Suzy Menkes International Herald Tribune

July 21, 2001
'ECSTASY' FOR AGONY
By LINDA MARSA, NY Post

July 17, 2001
The Perfect Swarm: A Hamptons Weekend
by Andrew Goldman, George Gurley, Deborah Schoeneman and Rebecca Traister, NY Observer

Monday, July 2, 2001
A Text Message That Simply Spells Romance
Suzy Menkes, Herald Tribune

June 24, 2001
Violence Rises as Club Drug Spreads Out Into the Streets
By FOX BUTTERFIELD, NY Times

June 10, 2001
Is This the Woman to Rescue Harper's Bazaar?
By CATHY HORYN, NY Times

April 30, 2001
DiCaprio Hangout Moomba Closes and the Investors Are Furious
by Deborah Schoeneman, NY Observer


Web
Monday, July 2, 2001
Internet Site Offers True Hue Service
Ian Austen New York Times Service

Monday, July 2, 2001
THE END USER Useful Downloads
Lee Dembart, International Herald Tribune

May 22, 2001
An E-Mail Boast to Friends Puts Young Banking Analyst Out of Work
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, NY Times

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