Taiwan Leader Goes Nameless in China
Date: 29 May 2000
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
Elisabeth Rosenthal
Chinese state press has been filled with reporting about Taiwan and its new government since March, but is not alloed to mention name of Pres Chen Shui-bian; authorities avoid any concrete evidence of Taiwan's boisterous election or of Chen's euphoric inauguration; photo of Taiwanese pop star Chang Huei-mei, who joined banned list after she sang at inauguration (M)
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NESTLE TO INVEST IN E-COMMERCE
Date: 30 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nestle plans to invest as much as 3 billion Swiss francs ($1.8 billion) in electronic business and information technology in next six years; graph (S)
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NIPPON TELEGRAPH UNIT IN DEAL
Date: 30 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
NTT DoCoMo Inc, Japan's largest mobile-phone company, is in final talks to buy as much as 20 percent stake in US cellular-phone company VoiceStream Wireless for about 500 billion yen ($466.6 million) (S)
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Japan's Jobless Rate Fell to 4.8% in April
Date: 30 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Japan's jobless rate fell for first time in seven months in April and number of jobs offered rose to two-year high; jobless rate fell to 4.8 percent seasonally adjusted; decline may be helping to bolster consumer spending, which so far has been missing from Japan's economic recovery; spending among salaried households rose 6.7 percent, seasonally adjusted, in April from March; Bank of Japan governor Masaru Hayami says bank could consider raising interest rates once wages stop falling and spending rises (S)
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AES to Continue Takeover Bid for Utility
Date: 30 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
AES Corp brushes off shareholder vote aimed at blocking its $1.05 billion hostile takeover offer for Electricidad de Caracas, Venezuela's largest publicly traded utility; utility's acting president Oscar Machado says 73 percent of its shareholders approved $300 million stock buyback program; shareholders could buy back up to 14.5 percent of company's outstanding shares (S)
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Resume Virus Seen Causing Little Damage
Date: 30 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US authorities say malicious e-mail computer program masquerading as resume will likely cause relatively little damage, though FBI warns workers to remain cautious about unexpected e-mail attachments (S)
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French Officials Warn Further Decline of Euro Could Harm the European Economy
Date: 30 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
France's Prime Min Lionel Jospin, Finance Min Laurent Fabius and Bank of France governor Jean-Claude Trichet rally to support sagging euro, warning that further decline could damage economy of 11 nations that share currency and adding that European central bank might increase interest rates to halt slide; decline in euro has fanned inflation by increasing cost of imported goods and raised concerns among many of region's 290 million citizens about their savings (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 29 May 2000
INTERNATIONAL A3-8 Peruvian President Wins In Protest-Filled Election President Alberto K. Fujimori of Peru, in a runoff vote long on protest but short on suspense, swept to victory against an opponent who had urged his supporters to abstain because of what he called vote fraud and campaign irregularities. A1 Internet Transforms East Asia From Taiwan to Thailand, the region's most powerful families have started a blizzard of online ventures. Asia's tycoons are seizing on the Internet in hopes of expanding their reach and making even more money. In the process, the Internet is transforming the way business is done throughout the region. A1
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 30 May 2000
INTERNATIONAL A3-12 Indonesia Places Suharto Under House Arrest The Indonesian government, under intense public pressure to get tough, placed former President Suharto under house arrest as it sought to try him on charges of corruption and abuse of power. The house arrest does not materially change Mr. Suharto's living conditions. A3
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Computer News in Brief
Date: 29 May 2000
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Salon Discovers Online Readers Are Opposed to Change
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