Commentary

Carla Hills, the U.S. trade representative, said she was "delighted." Western leaders - Pres

Disposal of radioactive byproducts from the manufacture of nuclear weapons is a major environmental

Some mainland Chinese workers believe that Mao Zedong can still work economic miracles. Mao

To paraphrase Mark Twain, current obituaries for inflation are premature. The reported rate

AT A TIME when political non-conformists are all the rage, Rob Quartel can lay special claim to that

BELGIUM'S TRINKET MAKERS have gone into overdrive, churning out memorabilia to mark the space flight

Today marks a turning point in U.S. steel policy as voluntary restraint agreements - quotas, really

IN AN EFFORT TO LURE BACK foreign tourists who deserted China in droves after the Tiananmen massacre

AMTRAK IS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT - make that the engineer's seat. Thanks to a 6-3 ruling last week fro

When sexual harassment occurs in the U.S. subsidiary of a Japanese company, it takes on a whole new

It is election time in Britain, and for the first time in nearly 20 years the three-week campaign to

NEARLY THREE MONTHS HAVE PASSED since President Bush's much-publicized trade mission to Tokyo. With

This week is decision time for the Federal Maritime Commission on the thorny issue of rate filing by

RATHER THAN WAIT for a free-trade agreement between the United States and Mexico, two U.S. financial

The U.S. Senate has failed again to block President Bush's attempt to unconditionally renew most-fav

Six years into its internationally endorsed structural adjustment program, and several months before

A BID FOR PROTECTION AGAINST IMPORTS - in this case, imported labor - has cropped up in the sheepfol

On his first visit to Canada 30 years ago, John F. Kennedy said, "Geography has made us neighbors. H

The stunning victory for political and social reform in the South African referendum last week is li

Investors from Taiwan want to spend $2 billion to buy 40 percent of McDonnell Douglas Corp.'s commer

AS GARBAGE PILES UP in landfills across the country, recycling looks increasingly attractive to some

THE UNITED STATES IS HANGING TOUGH in the face of near-unanimous agreement by other nations to cut c

This month's Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) in Kyoto, Japan, aimed

While the battle between the White House and Congress over an economic recovery plan produced a near

AVOID TARGETS ON GREENHOUSE GASESYour recent editorial and news article addressing t

THE WHITE HOUSE CAMPAIGN to root out needless regulations is in full swing. The Interstate Commerce

1991 WAS A REASSURING YEAR for those who worry that foreigners are buying up America. New foreign di

America's economic management recently received a very public slap on the wrist from the General Agr

As nearly everyone in Japan well knows, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has been closely tied fr

RUSSIA'S PLAN to reform its economy continues to slog along. The city of Moscow lifted price

Echoes of the easy 1980s still reverberate through the canyons of Wall Street. The latest disclosure

If ever there were a marriage made in heaven, it would be the unraveling space establishment of the

EMPTY GESTURES AND HYPE dominate Washington as never before. Last week, partisan bickering o

After a five-year boom in growth, the emerging nations of Southeast Asia are poised for economic "ta

THERE IS SOMETHING UNSETTLING about Helmut Kohl's approach to the Uruguay Round of trade talks.<

The European Community is having second thoughts about Turkey. For years the community has s

Romania's ostracism in post-communist Europe should now end. After prolonged delays, the Bush admini

WHILE MOST COUNTRIES ARE STRUGGLING to cut agricultural subsidies, coffee exporters and growers are

Ethnic strife in the Caucasus, a serious threat to the former Soviet republics, is receiving insuffi

Railroad and trucking industry officials predict Congress will pass some sort of waste transport leg