[news] Table of Contents for AsiaWeek May 23, 1997

[AnHai Doan <anhai@cs.washington.edu>]

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                      [The Week of May 23, 1997 Online]

                          The Week of May 23, 1997

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       [Cover Story]
                Academia  The first ever listing of Asia's 50 best
                          universities
              Excellence  Getting to know the top 10 schools
                 Ranking  Where they placed and why
                    Fees  How to reduce the pain of school expenses

       [Editorial]
                   Greed  Hard lessons from the Busang mining
                          scandal
                   Labor  How Japan is addressing the deadly issue
                          of overwork

       [Newsmap]
                 Newsmap  Navigate this week's news by country

       [Nations]
               Diplomacy  A cordial meeting between the prime
                          ministers of India and Pakistan may herald
                          a new era in bilateral relations
                Malaysia  Dr. M goes on holiday
                Cambodia  First PM Norodom Ranariddh speaks out
                          about ASEAN, the Khmer Rouge and his
                          nemesis, Hun Sen
                  Taiwan  Why one murder is rocking the KMT
               Hong Kong  The struggle for a sense of identity
             Experiences  Living in - and with - China

       [Arts & Sciences]
                   Music  A Western-style orchestra with Chinese
                          characteristics and Warren Mok - a tenor
                          with his sights on Shanghai
                   Books  Displaying a blurred vision of Hong Kong's
                          future and China's bad boy of fiction, now
                          available in English
                  Health  Ginger adds zest to the fight against
                          arthritis
                  People  Manila's mistress of perfect etiquette

       [Business]
                Shipping  What direct links across the Taiwan Strait
                          mean for the island's maritime giants
                Shopping  Singapore's NOL buys a U.S. container
                          carrier
             On Dry Land  Guthrie's Khalid Ibrahim bets on property
               Investing  Why Jakarta looks so good
                  Stocks  The ups and downs of Hong Kong electronics
                          stocks
       Commodity Closeup  Lead plumbs new lows
         Company Monitor  National Mutual Asia

       [Departments]
          To Our Readers  Whom to blame for the universities list
       Letters & Comment  Mahathir - words and action
               Viewpoint  The rise of Japan's new nationalism
              Newsmakers  Sonia Gandhi joins Congress
                 Passage  Life's ups and downs

       [Statistics]
              Currencies  Exchange rates of 34 denominations
             Bottom Line  How you are doing - by the numbers

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