3.28.2001 the multi-faceted, yet still unproven, once and future (?) jewel of asia, shanghai. will china's ascension to the wto truly hasten a new era for this most cosmopolitan of chinese cities? or is this symbol of the new china merely a short-lived flare up?

3.23.2001 an asian superbank? will there ever be such a thing? ...and we're not talking about bank of tokyo-mitsubishi here, as you probably guessed.

3.16.2001 it is getting mighty chilly on the china-u.s. diplomatic front. it behooves bush to at least remember the deputy prime minister's name, as the situation looks to get nasty in the months ahead.

3.13.2001 good news from japan: the stock market is stumbling. Just a bit further until this event will start to trip up even the best laid accounting schemes attempting to prop up the economy.

3.8.2001 the hypocrisy of the japanese financial regulators is no more evident than in this article. so much for foreigners (i.e. CSFB and martin armstrong of the now defunct princeton global management) conforming to local business practices!

3.3.2001 will punting the fidelity growth fund in favor of a hedge fund really improve one's investment performance? sounds like getting wiped out in blackjack and moving on to roulette to us.