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To: Giraffe who wrote (22186)	10/23/1998 9:39:00 AM
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FEER E-Newsletter Far Eastern Economic Review - Interactive Edition E-Newsletter Version 1.0 for October 29, 1998, Vol. 161, No. 44 feer.com ================================================================ Advertisement Besides creating Iridium, semiconductors, two-way pagers, StarTAC phones, telematics, Cybersurfr Wave Cable Modems, and cellular infrastructure systems, Motorola is involved in the sponsorship of football in the Asia/Pacific region. Motorola is a sponsor of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and we have created a special microsite for you soccer enthusiasts. Check out your soccer knowledge! Visit our special AFC/Soccer Microsite: motorola-asia.com ================================================================ ________________________COVER STORY_____________________________ Where to Put Your Money - Cash and canned goods are the only assets worth having these days, says one stock analyst who responded (only half-jokingly) to the REVIEW's quarterly survey of investment prospects. Leading off this 35-page special section, Finance Editor Henny Sender reports that most investors across the region are beating a tactical retreat as they try to preserve capital. Our panel of fund managers is equally inclined to be conservative. On a more adventurous note, we also look at gold and collectibles- this time antique shawls and carpets. (Now there's an investment that might fly!) Plus, we look at Asia's early steps into on-line trading. For the full text please visit: Outlook feer.com On-line trading feer.com Rugs to riches feer.com ______________________POLITICS & POLICY________________________ Malaysia - The reform movement triggered by the jailing of former Deputy Premier Anwar Ibrahim was widely expected to fizzle. Instead it's gathering pace, and spreading beyond the issue of Anwar himself. Even pro-establishment figures now acknowledge the pressures for change. feer.com China-Taiwan - Beijing and Taipei are fighting to win over hearts and minds on a new front: schools in the United States. This report on their competition for influence among ethnic Chinese abroad is a sidebar to our coverage of the historic Koo-Jiang meeting in Beijing. feer.com _________________________BUSINESS_______________________________ Entrepreneurs - We profile two Indonesian businessmen who stayed honest, independent and free of debt - and now remain afloat while others are sinking feer.com Economies - Remember the IMF and fiscal austerity? Well, now it's asking bailout countries like Thailand and South Korea to reflate in a major way. Their reluctance to do so, however, suggests efforts to recapitalize banks will remain inadequate. (See also Rethinking Asia, below.) feer.com Rethinking Asia - Rajiv Lall of E.M. Warburg Pincus & Co. says Asian governments must use public funds to recapitalize the banks. feer.com Technology - Asia is looking to the United States for a lead on digital-TV standards. feer.com ____________________REGULAR FEATURES____________________________ INREVIEW (Books) - Bernard Wasserstein's "Secret War in Shanghai" - a colourful account of spies and intrigue in World War II - reviewed by Booker Prize nominee Martin Booth. feer.com INREVIEW (Exhibitions) - A report on "Inside Out: New Chinese Art," a showcase of contemporary Chinese art now showing in New York (and which will subsequently visit San Francisco, Tokyo and Hong Kong). feer.com Travellers' Tales - Nury Vittachi's column feer.com Asian Executives Poll - Should G-7 nations do more to stimulate the global economy? feer.com Editorial - Malaysia's political debate; Japan's bank rescue feer.com Letters - You have your say feer.com _____________________IN THE PRINT EDITION_______________________ Malaysia - Police and alleged brutality Philippines - Plaudits for President Estrada Indonesia - Old generals and Islam; Jakarta's new political order Taiwan - The Koo-Jiang summit Sport - Malaysia's gold medals Postcard - Yakushima and its trees Investment - Gold mining in China Property - Hong Kong's housing policy Industry - Kia and Korean consolidation Industry - India's small-car market Intelligence - Tales from the inside track The 5th Column - Fred Hu of Goldman Sachs on China's capital controls Eye on Asia - Frank Ching on Clinton and Asia Shroff - Bombay's revamped index; Tokyo and short-selling Economic Monitor - China's mixed prospects Where to Put Your Money: - The Outlook (see top) - Panel discussion: Finding investible companies, Asia's "next big disaster," prospects for U.S. stocks - Commodities: Gold - Safe Havens: Power-company stocks. - Investing: On-line trading (see top) - Collectibles: Paisley shawls and Iranian carpets - Fund Management: Aberdeen Asset Management - Investment Contest: Stock-pickers compete - Fund Tables: Data from Standard & Poor's Micropal - Cost of Living the Good Life: Prices around Asia ================================================================ ================================================================ Free Trial Issue !!! 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