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and environmentalists - got some encouraging news recently. Large oil spills in U.S. waters last yea

"Work less!" say Americans and Europeans. It sounds good, but if we do, we'll lose our hard-won pros

The North American free-trade agreement is expected to face an uphill fight for ratification in Cong

DESPITE THE ALMOST DAILY economic and political crises in Moscow, there are signs the government's r

TAKEN INDIVIDUALLY, a new tax or regulation is usually manageable. Piled one atop the other, they ca

George Bush's moratorium on new federal regulations, launched Jan. 28 and extended by the president

While George Bush and Bill Clinton argue the merits of a federal industrial policy, the country is c

I've spent many vacations on North Carolina's Outer Banks but this trip to these barrier islands is

What is it really like to work for the Japanese? Will American workers and managers be better or wor

POORLY TRAINED WORKERS are unproductive, and unproductive workers erode a society's standard of livi

The threat of further, substantial declines in the dollar has cast a pall over the economy and the e

Unlike any other Far Eastern nation, Japan has long believed its future would remain forever tied to

Finland is coming in from the cold. The thaw has been a long time coming but this small coun

The United States has one of the most modern and efficient transportation systems in the world. It a

JAPAN'S TELEPHONE POLICIES ARE OPENI interpreted the following points from your Aug. 11 edit

THE THREATS CONTINUE in Washington's acrimonious trade relations with Beijing. U.S. negotiat

THE COST OF HEALTH CARE is rising at twice the rate of inflation. Total spending for doctors, hospit

There's a new snarl in U.S.-Mexican commercial ties: U.S. businessmen are challenging a Mexican gove

I want to share some thoughts with you on the challenges that our members in the International Longs

During our years in Washington, the two of us have done some important business together. But on bal

WHEN GEORGE BUSH announced his free-trade agreement with Mexico this month, no one mentioned the cho

"Sustainable development" is the buzzword that connects free traders and environmentalists, linking

AS THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY IS LEARNING, Chris Koch is as good as his word. The chairman of the

One of the hallmarks of President Suharto's 25-year rule has been political stability. Another featu

JAPAN IS OFTEN CRITICIZED by environmentalists for its fishing practices. But in one area, at least,

In the wake of the Los Angeles riots, the House of Representatives last month passed a long-term aid

"Caramba, Paw," chirped Maw, holding up the Mugsville Bugle, the town's every-other-day-if-the-publi

IT'S ELECTION TIME, and the voice of the tax-cutter is heard in the land. Democratic candida

The Bush administration had to hustle to get its free-trade-with-Mexico plank ready for this week's

For the past quarter century, Indonesia has been a model of political stability and economic develop

THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY'S "Big Three" - American, United and Delta - no doubt aren't losing much sleep

Today is the first anniversary of the Russian coup, and conditions there remain little changed. Only

"I would like to invest my savings in stocks when a new exchange opens in Xian," a fellow train trav

EVERYONE KNOWS the rich got richer and the poor poorer during the 1980s, right? Maybe not. Anew stud

Flying time from New York to Houston is only a little over three hours. Yet judged by the rhetoric f

IT'S AUGUST AND EUROPE IS ENGAGED in its annual mid-summer slumber. But if the summer heat causes th

These are not happy times in Britain. Responsible for the longest running recession in decad

A WORKABLE SYSTEM OF RAIL REGULATIONThe publication of your editorial calling for the elimin

There is a school of thought in Washington that holds it is politically unwise to enter into a trade

The S.S. United States, the world's fastest passenger liner, was recently sold in bankruptcy and tow