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June
30, 2000 VOL. 29 NO. 25 | SEARCH ASIAWEEK
COVER STORY
Time of Ferment
Cuts in state funds. Autonomy in academic affairs. Changes in admission policies. The Internet. Asia's universities will never be the same
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ALSO:
• Rankings:
How 116 multi-disciplinary and science and technology schools stack
up
• Reforms:
Can Beijing build world-class institutions?
• Virtual:
What you should know about online diplomas
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New
Economy: The lowdown on the wired workplace
Machine
Language: internet options abound for students of foreign
tongues, and here's how to find the best sites
Virus
Fighter: trend micro's steve chang profits from misfortune
THE NATIONS
Korea:
Following through on the summit's feel-good factors
• The
North: How it might -- and might not -- change
• Business:
What the prospects really are
Malaysia:
The law minister okays commentary on the judiciary
• Strategy:
Keadilan needs to think beyond Anwar Ibrahim
Vietnam:
Dissident monk Thich Quang Do, a Nobel nominee
Interview:
China's Zhu Rongji on cross-strait relations
NEWSMAP
This week's news round-up
by country
STATISTICS
The Bottom Line: Asiaweek's ranking of world economies, now
online
Monitor:
Arms spending on the rise
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ARTS & SCIENCES
Books:
A macabre novel explores China's heart of darkness
Health:
Tough therapy that gets stroke patients moving
Cinema:
John Woo sets himself another mission
Viewpoint:
Sharkfin soup is not so good for the sharks
Newsmakers:
You wonder what Suchinda Kraprayoon knows
BUSINESS
Acer:
A venerable tech company aims to recapture its youth
• Up Close:
Stan Shih -- Acer's ace in the pack
Investing:
Stay the course: telecommunications and electronics
Housing:
Did falling property prices unnerve Hong Kong?
Business
Buzz: Failed merger in Singapore
EDITORIALS
Watershed:
After Korea's successful meeting, the work begins
Priorities:
Indonesia needs reform more than Suharto's "fortune"
LETTERS
Islamist-led
Malaysia?
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