http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/AsiaFind stories, videos, and photos about Asia from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:26:01 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Asia14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Asia from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/05/asia.drug.offence.penalties/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/05/asia.drug.offence.penalties/index.html#cnnSTCTextAsia is a major source of opium and heroin for the world market, according to the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime. Consequently, across Asia, most countries have adopted a severe stance against drug-related crime, and heavy penalties -- including capital punishment -- have been widely adopted.Tue, 05 May 2009 07:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/30/global.markets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/30/global.markets/index.html#cnnSTCTextMajor Asia and Pacific markets traded higher Tuesday in the waning days of a dismal year.Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:10:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/23/news/international/global_markets/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/23/news/international/global_markets/index.htmEurope's major markets gained ground Tuesday morning, ignoring slumping indexes in Asia and on Wall Street.Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:20:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1857104,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1857104,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEuropean stock markets traded sharply lower following overnight losses in Asia, as investors fretted about the global economy ahead of expected interest rate reductions later from the European Central Bank and the Bank of EnglandThu, 06 Nov 2008 11:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/asia.europe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/asia.europe/index.html#cnnSTCTextAsian and European leaders vowed Saturday to act together to address the global financial crisis, calling for decisive action following a two-day summit in the Chinese capital.Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:09:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849111,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849111,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAsian and European markets have another black day as traders keep selling sharesFri, 10 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1848987,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1848987,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsStocks in the region suffer historic losses as economic news goes from bad to worseFri, 10 Oct 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1842723,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1842723,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsShares rebound following big gains in the U.S. and government efforts to prop up financial marketsFri, 19 Sep 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/eco.talking.points.fish/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/eco.talking.points.fish/index.html#cnnSTCTextOrnamental fisheries are a booming business, often providing a much-needed industry in developing countries. However, they're often caught using environmentally-harmful and inhumane techniques. Cyanide fishing is illegal but a common practice in many parts of Asia with many reverting to this banned methods for cost and ease. Watch video.Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/22/asia.markets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/22/asia.markets/index.html#cnnSTCTextAsian stock markets ended the week in negative territory following the latest disappointing economic reports out of the United States.Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:18:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1706082,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1706082,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe world still moves in file with the US, but how badly it suffers in a coming slowdown depends on how long it lastsWed, 23 Jan 2008 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/biztech/11/29/digital.dotasia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/biztech/11/29/digital.dotasia/index.html#cnnSTCTextA land rush is happening in Hong Kong, but it doesn't involve the high-rise properties for which the city is famous. Instead, it's the epicenter of a brand new patch of cyber real estate soon to go on the global market.Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/07/ww.lifeoutsourcing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/07/ww.lifeoutsourcing/index.html#cnnSTCTextThey either obsequiously kowtow to your every demand, or mutter sarcastic remarks after reasonable requests like picking up your newly-heeled brogues or collected your Pomeranian from the dog salon -- so, really, who needs a real butler or even a personal assistant anymore when you can now outsource your personal life?Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:21:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1656283,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1656283,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe influential filmmakers create a $285 million fund for Asian films, hoping to expand audiences and maybe save some money tooSat, 25 Aug 2007 16:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/15/news/international/bc.centralbanks.asia.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/15/news/international/bc.centralbanks.asia.reut/index.htmAsia's central banks took further steps Wednesday to smooth trade in the region's currency and short-term interest rate markets, as credit fears slammed stocks and sent the yen to a 4-1/2-month high.Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/10/news/international/bc.centralbanks.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/10/news/international/bc.centralbanks.reut/index.htmThe European Central Bank mounted a second day of action to calm panicky credit markets Friday, after Asia central banks joined a global campaign by monetary authorities to inject extra cash into banking systems.Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/23/100135836/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/23/100135836/index.htmJust seven years ago Fortune was predicting that high-flying tech companies would soon displace the oil and auto giants that had been hogging the limelight at the top of the Global 500.Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1626477,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1626477,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAsia is bracing for a dramatic surge in cancer rates over the next decade as people in the developing world live longer and adopt bad Western habitsFri, 01 Jun 2007 13:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/14/news/economy/sempra_qa.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/14/news/economy/sempra_qa.fortune/index.htmThink oil prices are volatile? Well, check out the price swings for natural gas.Mon, 14 May 2007 18:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/27/talkasia.johar.script/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/27/talkasia.johar.script/index.htmlBLOCK ATue, 27 Mar 2007 07:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/talkasia.kotooshu.script/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/talkasia.kotooshu.script/index.htmlAS: Atika ShubertSat, 03 Mar 2007 06:07:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/22/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/22/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmStocks opened mixed Thursday as investors eyed rallies in markets in Europe and Asia and a dip in jobless claims in the United States.Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/01/17/bt.lax/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/01/17/bt.lax/index.htmlLos Angeles International Airport (LAX) began life as a dusty landing strip in the corner of a Southern Californian ranch but has grown to become the world's fifth busiest airport.Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/19/markets/markets_1130/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/19/markets/markets_1130/index.htmStocks remained in negative territory Tuesday as investors digested a jump in wholesale prices and a staggering sell-off in Thailand.Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/19/markets/markets_1030/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/19/markets/markets_1030/index.htmStocks fell Tuesday morning but were off their lows after a surge in prices paid by businesses spurred inflation fears and a massive sell-off in Asia rocked the market.Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/biztech/11/26/iptv/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/biztech/11/26/iptv/index.htmlFor the future of the television industry, eyes worldwide are watching Asia. The computer and Internet businesses may have sprung from the West, but with Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) it's the East that's leading the way.Sun, 26 Nov 2006 05:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/18/Bush.radio/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/18/Bush.radio/index.htmlPresident Bush stressed on Saturday the shared advantages of U.S.-Asia cooperation in trade and in fighting militant Islamic terrorism and a nuclear North Korea.Sat, 18 Nov 2006 17:44:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/07/01/8380535/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/07/01/8380535/index.htmEcosphere Associates sells what appear to be plastic eggs full of bilge water. But look closer. Inside each Ecosphere you'll find a self-contained ecosystem - replete with shrimp, algae, and bacter... Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/20/news/international/pluggedin.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/20/news/international/pluggedin.fortune/index.htmAsia is the new hot spot for retail expansion, and for good reason - shoppers there just want to have fun.Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/05/01/8376206/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/05/01/8376206/index.htmLate last year I decided to begin importing resins, the raw materials our family-owned company uses to manufacture plastic bags. I had heard the prices offered by suppliers in Asia had become too a... Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/12/climate.change/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/12/climate.change/index.htmlRapid global warming poses a variety of security threats to the Asia Pacific region that have been "seriously underestimated," a new study says.Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/typhoons/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/typhoons/index.htmlTropical cyclones are heat engines formed over the vast expanses of water that form the world's oceans.Thu, 25 May 2006 09:31:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/30/news/companies/mercer_pandemic_survey/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/30/news/companies/mercer_pandemic_survey/index.htmNEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Ninety-percent of companies worldwide think an avian flu pandemic would affect their business because of absenteeism, 70 percent think their profits would be hurt -- but just 47 percent have begun to put together a business continuity plan.Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/12/30/asia.airlines/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/12/30/asia.airlines/index.htmlA sustained period of boom for Asian airlines has been forecast to hit turbulence in 2006 with the next 12 months likely to be a make or break time for key players.Fri, 30 Dec 2005 12:34:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/30/news/international/markets_asia.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/30/news/international/markets_asia.dj/index.htmShare markets were mixed to lower across Asia Friday , with Tokyo dragging the region down as traders booked profits during a holiday- shortened session ahead of an extended New Year's break.Fri, 30 Dec 2005 10:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/14/talkasia.rain.script/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/14/talkasia.rain.script/index.htmlLH: Lorraine Hahn R: RainWed, 14 Dec 2005 06:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/execution/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/execution/index.htmlAt dawn on Friday, a hangman at Changi Prison in Singapore placed a hood over the head of drug trafficker Van Nguyen, put a noose around his neck and opened a trap door in a "long-drop" procedure that killed the Australian citizen.Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/10/10/birdflu.mutations/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/10/10/birdflu.mutations/index.htmlA physician monitoring the threat of avian influenza says a key question is whether the strain of bird flu in Asia has mutated into a flu that could result in a human pandemic.Mon, 10 Oct 2005 14:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/07/talkasia.cheng.script/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/07/talkasia.cheng.script/index.htmlLH: Lorraine Hahn VC: Vincent ChengFri, 07 Oct 2005 08:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/27/news/international/markets_asia.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/27/news/international/markets_asia.dj/index.htmSouth Korean and Australian stock markets surged to all- time highs Tuesday, leading Asian indexes that mostly were in positive territory.Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/08/news/international/asia_markets.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/08/news/international/asia_markets.dj/index.htmJapanese shares closed lower as the central bank said it would keep monetary policy steady and national elections drew nearer.Thu, 08 Sep 2005 15:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/05/news/international/markets_asia.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/05/news/international/markets_asia.dj/index.htmRising crude prices, weakness on Wall Street and political uncertainty in Japan combined to pressure stocks in Asia Friday .Fri, 05 Aug 2005 15:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/04/01/8256475/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/04/01/8256475/index.htmThe World Health Organization recently warned that a global flu pandemic will hit in the next several years and will kill as many as seven million people. In Asia, where the pandemic will probably ...Fri, 01 Apr 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/02/22/bird.flu/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/02/22/bird.flu/index.htmlTop health officials have new concerns about a potentially devastating flu strain in Asia.Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:40:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/21/markets/world_markets/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/21/markets/world_markets/index.htmEuropean shares closed lower on Monday, hurt by highly-leveraged utilities and transport services amid worries companies like Suez and Autostrade may have to start paying higher interest rates.Mon, 21 Feb 2005 13:40:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/21/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/21/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htmThe dollar traded mixed Friday while Treasury bond yields were little changed.Fri, 21 Jan 2005 14:37:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/17/markets/forex/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/17/markets/forex/index.htmThe yen briefly rose to a five-year high against the dollar Monday as investors bet next month's meeting of Group of Seven industrialized nations would urge Asian countries to let their currencies rise.Mon, 17 Jan 2005 12:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/01/13/tsunami.env/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/01/13/tsunami.env/index.htmlScientists from around the world have expressed grave concerns about the health of local ecosystems and their ability to sustain survivors of the tsunamis that struck parts of Asia and Africa last month.Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/06/tsunami.poll/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/06/tsunami.poll/index.htmlAlmost three-quarters of Americans surveyed in a poll released Thursday have prayed for victims of the southern Asia tsunamis, but when it comes to cash donations, only 45 percent have pulled out their wallets.Fri, 07 Jan 2005 00:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/03/asia.quake.insurance/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/03/asia.quake.insurance/index.htmlAs millions of Asians seek to repair shattered lives amid a mounting death toll, experts say the economic impact of the tsunami tragedy appears to be much smaller than other natural disasters.Mon, 03 Jan 2005 05:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/12/28/tsunami.kenya/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/12/28/tsunami.kenya/index.htmlThis is a story e-mailed to CNN from a young man in Africa. If you want to tell us about your experience, e-mail your account to tsunami@cnn.com. We are also publishing more first-hand accounts here. We are also publishing your appeals for information about missing relatives and friends here.Wed, 29 Dec 2004 03:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/tsunami.kenya/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/tsunami.kenya/index.htmlMy story may be of interest in relation to the Asia quake. My name is Sayyeda Valli. I am 17 years old, and I'm a student at Jaffery Academy in Mombasa, Kenya.Wed, 29 Dec 2004 02:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/08/31/bt.asia.airlines/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/08/31/bt.asia.airlines/index.htmlWith the fear of SARS and bird flu outbreaks behind them, travelers are returning to Asia's skies in their droves, yet airlines are bracing for turbulent times ahead.Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/06/01/370446/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/06/01/370446/index.htmFirst, the good news: Deflation is no longer a threat. The bad news? Inflation suddenly is. For the first time in years, economists will be paying anxious attention to the Consumer Price Index, sla...Tue, 01 Jun 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/18/private.jets/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/18/private.jets/index.htmlThe private jet business is seeing signs of take-off in 2004.Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/asian.hiphop/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/asian.hiphop/index.htmlHip-hop is quickly becoming the most popular style of music across Asia, even eclipsing today's big rock acts.Thu, 11 Mar 2004 08:15:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/02/23/362200/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/02/23/362200/index.htmThe bird flu that's sweeping across Asia has killed more than a dozen people, and health officials warn it could soon evolve into a far deadlier strain. It's only the latest virulent new disease to...Mon, 23 Feb 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/21/birdflu.wrap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/21/birdflu.wrap/index.htmlThe World Health Organization is trying to calm fears that the reported infection of cats with bird flu could signal an increased risk to humans.Sat, 21 Feb 2004 05:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/19/birdflu.wrap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/19/birdflu.wrap/index.htmlTwo domestic cats and a leopard have died in Thailand from the same bird flu that has devastated the nation's poultry industry and killed at least 21 people across Asia.Thu, 19 Feb 2004 02:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/bird.flu.timeline/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/bird.flu.timeline/index.htmlSince South Korea confirmed a bird flu outbreak in December, authorities have been scrambling to crack down on a disease which has already resulted in human deaths and is ravaging chicken farms in Asia.Mon, 09 Feb 2004 05:26:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/01/26/358855/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/01/26/358855/index.htmLooking for a good mystery story? Try the Asian stock markets in 2003. A deadly virus, SARS, virtually shut down business in the region for months, and terrorism jitters ran high, yet Asia's 16 maj...Mon, 26 Jan 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/12/01/333175/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/12/01/333175/index.htmONE-YEAR PERFORMANCE RANKINGS % total return Rank/last ranking[1] 1 year 3 years[2] Telephone Sun, 01 Dec 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/06/01/324550/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/06/01/324550/index.htmTa-lin Hsu Sat, 01 Jun 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/06/01/323304/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/06/01/323304/index.htmALL OF ASIA We've long been fans of Cathay Pacific's All Asia Pass, which allows you to visit 17 cities in the region over 21 days for $999. So we're happy to note that Malaysia Airlines now offers...Sat, 01 Jun 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/10/01/310900/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/10/01/310900/index.htmThis story hit our hearts. Thankfully, no one at FORTUNE or among our immediate families died in the worst single day of violence on American soil since the Civil War. But because thousands of busi...Mon, 01 Oct 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/02/05/296143/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/02/05/296143/index.htmThe true heroes of East Asia's recovery from the 1997 currency crisis--credit card-wielding American mall rats with their insatiable appetite for imports--finally seem tapped out. That means that n...Mon, 05 Feb 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/11/27/292407/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/11/27/292407/index.htmIt isn't easy becoming a great place to do business, but once a city cracks the list, chances are it will stay there. Of this year's 15 best international cities, nine also ranked last year; the re...Mon, 27 Nov 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/16/289651/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/16/289651/index.htmTraditionally, women in business made their way to the top through family connections or government service. Many still do. But the new economy, with its flexible structures and ethos of meritocrac...Mon, 16 Oct 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/07/10/283775/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/07/10/283775/index.htmForget about your precious tech stocks for just a second--they aren't going anywhere, believe me--and take a look at a group of stocks that I think are pretty darn interesting right now. I'm talkin...Mon, 10 Jul 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/06/26/282966/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/06/26/282966/index.htmThere is tremendous change but also tremendous inertia." The words of a Western business consultant in Bangkok pretty much sum up the state of Asian business as the third anniversary of Asia's cras...Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/01/24/272279/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/01/24/272279/index.htmForget the Silicon Valley gold rush--the unheralded story of last year is the one that took place in Asia. Flush with new dot-com offerings, Asian equity markets exploded. From Tokyo to Singapore, ...Mon, 24 Jan 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/11/22/269098/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/11/22/269098/index.htmJudging from the confident forecasts by a chorus of experts, the Pacific Century should be dawning about now. Nearly 30 years ago, futurist Herman Kahn argued that by the year 2000, Japan was sure ...Mon, 22 Nov 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/08/02/263605/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/08/02/263605/index.htmAsia's back. In 1997, U.S. mutual fund investors poured $3.85 billion into Asian emerging markets. The next year they bolted, putting in just $99 million of new cash, according to the Investment Co...Mon, 02 Aug 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/07/01/262265/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/07/01/262265/index.htmOkay, we know--with a new currency crisis or regional meltdown seeming to come along every few months, it's hard to get too enthusiastic about foreign investing. The average international stock fun...Thu, 01 Jul 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/03/01/255804/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/03/01/255804/index.htmThe Great American Growth Machine has now been humming uninterruptedly since March 1991--95 solid months--the longest peacetime expansion ever. And barring some sudden economic calamity of epic pro...Mon, 01 Mar 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/01/254384/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/01/254384/index.htmIn naming Asia's Businessman of the Year, FORTUNE's Asian edition chose Cheong Choong Kong, CEO of Singapore Airlines, a leader who's unusual on a number of counts. Most important, at a time when A...Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/12/21/252681/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/12/21/252681/index.htmHaving just urged you to play it safe in most of your portfolio, we now propose something radical for that small corner where you keep your mad money: Asian stocks. Mon, 21 Dec 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/11/01/250372/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/11/01/250372/index.htmIf the Northwest Airlines strike had you worried about losing miles on the airline's WorldPerks program that were due to expire at the end of the year, don't sweat it: Northwest has extended the pr...Sun, 01 Nov 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/10/26/249994/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/10/26/249994/index.htmThe financial crisis that started in Asia last year has claimed a lot of victims, but it has also revived an American institution. At the beginning of the 1990s, Foreign Affairs, the highbrow polic...Mon, 26 Oct 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/28/248701/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/28/248701/index.htmEver since the Asian economies started unraveling last year, China has stood out as a beacon of hope. It kept its economic engine humming while countries like Thailand, Indonesia, and Korea headed ...Mon, 28 Sep 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/28/248695/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/28/248695/index.htmI've led and worked on projects in Bolivia, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Panama, Tunisia, Sri Lanka, and South Africa. And I've found that international experience, decision-making authority, and sound ju...Mon, 28 Sep 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/07/247884/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/07/247884/index.htmWhatever happens next, the Great Asian Slump is already one for the record books. Never in the course of economic events--not even in the early years of the Depression--has so large a part of the w...Mon, 07 Sep 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/07/247880/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/07/247880/index.htmMost free-market economists like exchange controls about as much as a vampire likes garlic. It's easy to see why. When a country tries to set the value of its currency artificially, all sorts of in...Mon, 07 Sep 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/07/247856/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/07/247856/index.htmListen up. Paul Krugman has something very important and very un-e.c. (economically correct) to say about the careening disaster in Asia. And it's hard to argue that the MIT economist and FORTUNE c...Mon, 07 Sep 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/07/247858/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/07/247858/index.htmA terrifying one-day drop in the Dow. Mounting problems in Asia. And a daily drumbeat of warnings that Wall Street's Day of Reckoning is at hand. Mon, 07 Sep 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/07/20/245709/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/07/20/245709/index.htmThe troubles in Asia are dampening the spirits of American businesses. The FORTUNE Business Confidence Index sank to 139 in mid-June from 174 the previous month. This is the most pessimistic our re...Mon, 20 Jul 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/07/20/245680/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/07/20/245680/index.htmJust when it seemed things couldn't get much worse in Asia, they did. This time the culprit was the Japanese yen, which in mid-June fell to an eight-year low against the dollar. The fear now is tha...Mon, 20 Jul 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/07/20/245721/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/07/20/245721/index.htmIt was last October when Asia's economic crisis first terrorized Wall Street. Optimism prevailed, and the market shrugged it off and soared to new records. The "A" place receded to the back of inve...Mon, 20 Jul 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/07/06/244815/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/07/06/244815/index.htmWith the trade gap widening to historic proportions, the predictable hand-wringing has set in over America's import dependency. But imports have been rising for decades--shooting upward, in fact, a...Mon, 06 Jul 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/07/01/244585/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/07/01/244585/index.htmRiots in Indonesia. Nuclear tests in India and Pakistan. You'd think the U.S. stock market would be tumbling. But so far, the troubles in Asia have actually benefited U.S. investors, by keeping int...Wed, 01 Jul 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/06/08/243528/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/06/08/243528/index.htmFor the past year, economic analysts have been chanting, mantra-like, "There is no inflation," as the strong dollar, the financial crisis in Asia, and favorable conditions in the oil market have dr...Mon, 08 Jun 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/05/11/242037/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/05/11/242037/index.htmAs one Asian economy after another has melted down, politicians and pundits have all emphasized that there is no cause for alarm because Asia's "sound economic fundamentals" provide the basis for a...Mon, 11 May 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/04/01/240347/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/04/01/240347/index.htmAfter reading the previous story, you're presumably disabused of the notion that stocks are for sophisticated investors and funds are for wimps. Everyone, regardless of investing savoir faire, can ...Wed, 01 Apr 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/30/240133/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/30/240133/index.htmShe's not in the same league as Oprah or Kathie Lee, but to viewers who can't get enough stock market coverage, Elizabeth Mackay is a daytime TV phenom in her own right. A sturdy regular on CNBC's ...Mon, 30 Mar 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/30/240117/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/30/240117/index.htmWith the labor market as tight as it's ever been, and with wages rising and economic growth outpacing the best years of the 1980s, a little unrest in financial circles would come as no surprise. Bu...Mon, 30 Mar 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/16/239283/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/16/239283/index.htmIn the minds of the bulls, Asia was the force that would pull gold out of its long decline. Asians are famously fond of gold jewelry, which they regard both as a status symbol and a hedge against h...Mon, 16 Mar 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/16/239280/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/16/239280/index.htmEconomic meltdown in Asia, impending war in Iraq, a lurid sex scandal in the White House, torrential rains in California. A lot to worry about? Sure, but not enough to undermine corporate America's...Mon, 16 Mar 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/16/239271/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/16/239271/index.htmThe Dow is hitting new highs, and Asia has begun to morph into a positive--the market thinks it reduces the risk of inflation. Dell Computer announced sales gains of 79% in Asia, lending credence t...Mon, 16 Mar 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/16/239295/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/16/239295/index.htmNow that half a year has elapsed since the onset of the East Asian financial crisis, a couple of things have become clear: One is that we're witnessing a classic currency and banking crisis--not so...Mon, 16 Mar 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/02/238523/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/02/238523/index.htmOne day the gurus say that Asia could end this bull market; the next they say it's no big deal. All the confusion requires a reality check. In this space, FORTUNE will take a regular look at U.S. c...Mon, 02 Mar 1998 05:01:00 EST