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28, 2000 VOL. 26 NO. 16 | SEARCH ASIAWEEK
COVER STORY
8 Things You Didn't Know About Chinese Consumers
Fresh insights into the biggest potential market in the world
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TECHNOLOGY
ASIAWEEK.COM:
Beyond the PC
New technologies will change our notions of what computers look like
and where computing takes place--try everywhere
• Bluetooth:
The tooth will set you free
• Flash
Memory Cards: Descendents of the floppy disc
• Broadband
Mobile: Information is on the move
Cutting
Edge: Skip-free portable CD players have been around for some
time. Trouble is, they never really worked
• More Technology
EDITORIALS
Summit:
Prospects and pitfalls for a historic encounter in Korea
Media:
Curbing Hong Kong undermines China's reunification
THE NATIONS
SOUTH
KOREA: A two-party system emerges after the elections
• Interview:
Lee Hoi Chang speaks, "President Kim should not compromise the security
of our people"
• Viewpoint:
From foe to friend
MYANMAR:
The Red Cross on the junta and helping the oppressed
• Viewpoint:
In Laos, awaiting a rare trial of protestors
JAPAN:
Ishihara Shintaro -- The man behind the comments
MALAYSIA:
Is interest in the reformasi cause waning?
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ARTS & SCIENCES
People:
The Philippines' bad boy turns hostage negotiator
Books:
A Pulitzer prize-winning account of post-war Japan
Health:
The top websites on food allergy
Opera:
Two women give a Chinese folk tale a new twist
Newsmakers:
Home is where Suharto is and will remain
BUSINESS
Markets:
What the turmoil in the markets portends
• Q
& A: Economist David Hale on U.S. inflation and interest rates
• E-Stocks:
Money will no longer flow so freely in Asia
Business
Buzz: Clicks and Mortar
LETTERS
Vietnam '76
NEWSMAP
This week's news
round-up by country
STATISTICS
The Bottom Line: Asiaweek's ranking of world economies, now
online
Monitor:
Staying in touch, virtually
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