China is not Japan Calls for greater U.S. openness toward mainland Chinese investment draw faulty parallels with once-shunned Japanese investments of the 1980s. We Americans were admittedly self-defeating and short-sighted economically, politically and militarily..
How to make manufacturing exports grow Manufacturing competitiveness depends heavily on the governments application of export controls. Export controls are a principal means of defending a nations high technology advantage over potential adversaries.
Dispatch from a stalled train This dispatch comes to you, dear reader, not from the soaring concrete towers of Seoul, nor the gentle lavender fields of sunny Provence, but from the stifling carriage of a stalled train.
Asias cities of opportunity Asias urban future is one of opportunities. Urbanization, well-managed, is a chance to put our development paradigm on the right track on a track that will result in inclusive and sustainable development for Asia and the Pacific.
Koreans coming to American novels Hello, Koreans. Are you ready? Ready to enjoy your roles as major characters in the exalted pages of American fiction and non-fiction?
25 years of nonviolent revolution The Prague Spring of 1968 was a gallant attempt at a nonviolent democratic revolution, but it was crushed by Soviet tanks. Eighteen years later, in the Philippines, the first people power revolution succeeded, and since 1986 nonviolent revol..
Unleash animal spirits of smaller firms The Financial Times recently argued that Korea is becoming a two-tiered economy. Chaebol, employing less than 10 percent of Koreas workforce, are pulling away from the life of regular Koreans and the small and enterprise sector (SME) where most w..
History reconciliation Last month, Britains Queen Elizabeth II visited Ireland. She laid a wreath at the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin to pay tribute to all those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish freedom. The wreath-laying ceremony was another moment of his..
Lessons Provencal Beyond the screen of my open notebook, a tall window opens onto a sun-dappled courtyard. Bordering it stands an ancient stone wall coated in vines; in its center, shaded by the curved boughs of a mulberry tree, sits a table sporting a loaded cheese..
US engine losing steam UNITED NATIONS Global economic growth continues to sputter, the American economy falters, and chances for recovery are not on the immediate horizon.
Chinas main concerns for North Korea Kim Jong-ils latest trip to China once again throws the spotlight on the Sino-North Korean relationship and Beijings policy toward Pyongyang.
Pakistans double game? UNITED NATIONS U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton descended upon Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, in political damage control mode. She arrived days after Pakistans Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, in a flourish of rhetoric, described ..
Who won with compliance law? The National Assembly of Korea has handed Korean companies a fantastic opportunity with the recent passing of amendments to law requiring the appointment of compliance officers to large listed companies.
Political game change in Thailand Thailand is gearing up for an election that will do little on its own to end years of polarized politics and social divisions. Tensions are rising in Bangkok over fears of a resurgence in violence and even the possibility of a coup. However, it is ..
Winter 1950: the sleeping dragon awakes It is customary today to view China as an economic superpower, to the point where it is the received wisdom that if a company is not represented in the Middle Kingdom, its future is in doubt. But long before Chinas economic dragon awoke, a milita..
Miracle and hope in Haiti It has been 500 days since a terrible earthquake hit Haiti hard in the center of the Caribbean Sea. As a result Haiti suffered a shortage of daily goods, crime, violent demonstrations and cholera, what we call a fivefold difficulty. But since F..
Taiwans sustainable development The international community of the 21st century has witnessed two particularly momentous transformations: globalization, which accents cooperation over confrontation; and the shift of the worlds economic center toward Asia, whose rise has become ..
