Asia Africa Intelligence Wire articles from July 2003

Asia Africa Intelligence Wire archives from July 2003

Japan's University Reform amidst International Competition.
July 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Sakamoto Kazuichi The Escalation of International Competition among Universities It has been many years since industries in the business world entered the age of globalization...

Reinventing a Business School in Japan.
July 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Takeuchi Hirotaka Here is a test to see if you are a true insider of Japanese business. Do you know of the following Japanese who are prominent members of the Japanese business...

Little Houses in a Big City.
July 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Imamura Souhei The "Nagaya in Sumiyoshi" - a small and curiously linear 14m deep concrete house with a 3.5m wide frontage - is the work that brought prominence to Ando Tadao,...

Part II: Waves of Change in Japan.
July 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Hisatake Masato This is a story of change - change in Japan. "What," I hear you say, "Japan is changing? I thought it was just continuing to stagnate." Or "Japan changing?...

East-West Cultural Exchange in Art.
July 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Takashina Erika Paris, 1878 - Japonisme and the Expo Yamamoto Hosui, whose exhibition was held in Paris in 1885, was born in Akechi-mura, Ena-gun, Gifu Prefecture in 1850. He...

Hiratsuka Raicho: Pioneer of the Women's Liberation Movement in Modern Japan.
July 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Nakajima Kuni Introduction Hiratsuka Raicho (1886-1971) - her real name was Okumura Haru - is widely known as a pivotal figure in the history of the women's liberation movement...

A Tale of Two Potters: Kikuchi Kazuyoshi and Willi Singleton.
July 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Jacqueline Ruyak My real education in ceramics began while I was living in Kyoto. As an undergraduate in the United States, I had acquired an assortment of sturdy bowls, dishes...

Why Nuclear Weapons Alone?
July 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Hatakeyama Noboru Last month the new President of South Korea, Roh Moo-hyun, visited the United States for the first time in his life and met President George W. Bush of the...

Part I: Two Consecutive Years Preparing the White Paper on International Trade.
July 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Hisatake Masato It has been my good fortune to be responsible for preparing the White Paper on International Trade last year and again this year. Looking back on these two...

Industrial Revitalization Corp. Launched.
July 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) On May 8, the state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan (IRCJ) started full-fledged operations, aiming to help rehabilitate heavily indebted companies. The move signals that the...

Fall in Long-Term Interest Rates Reflects Distortion in Japanese Economy.
July 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Tani Sadafumi Japan's finance capital markets are somewhat unusual. While the stock market has fallen over the long term, bond market prices have steadily increased, that means...

World's First Asteroid Probe Launched.
July 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Japan launched on May 9 the world's first space probe aimed at bringing back rock samples from an asteroid. An M-V-5 rocket carrying the unmanned probe, dubbed MUSES-C (Mu Space Engineering...

Reflection on Japan's Advanced Education.
July 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Inoki Takenori Is Moderate Competition Possible? The high suicide rate of Japanese youths was once attributed to the stressful university entrance examination system. In fact,...

Japan Post Makes Debut.
July 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Japan Post was inaugurated on April 1, taking over the three postal services of mail delivery, postal savings and kampo life insurance from the Postal Services Agency. The establishment of...

Japanese Civilization (Part 9).
July 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Kawakatsu Heita Japan and China Disarm as Europe Enters the Age of Great Military Powers Europe's world domination was made possible by a military revolution in the 16th...

McG having fun with 'Angels'.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Janet Susan R. Nepales, Contributor SANTA MONICA, California-He talks as fast as he thinks. He moves quickly. He looks at you directly in the eye. He's a whirlwind of creative energy. He is...

Another broadcaster slay witness surfaces.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) LUCENA CITY-Another witness to the killing of dwTI broadcaster Apolinario Pobeda presented himself and pointed to a Lucena City councilor as alleged part of the group that planned the murder, according to a...

Batanes festivity features Ivatan life.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Juliet Cataluna, PDI Northern Luzon Bureau BASCO, Batanes-The Ivatans, known for their resiliency amid the harsh environment of Batanes Islands, took time out to celebrate their unique culture...

Meralco replies.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Bambi L. Harper IN REPLY To my article, "Thanks, but no thanks" (PDI, 6/24/03), here is our star utility company's answer. The over-all title of the 15 items with odd names like "Missionary" is...

Bishop Fortich ailing.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BACOLOD CITY- President Macapagal-Arroyo has asked the faithful to pray for Bishop Emeritus Antonio Y. Fortich who is being kept alive by a respirator at the Riverside Medical Center here. "I am asking...

The still unreported Senate report.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Belinda Olivares-Cunanan EARLIER I reported that last June 5, before Congress adjourned, Sen. Joker Arroyo noted the "mystery" of why Committee Report No. 66 remained uncalendared more than a...

Bulacan, Pampanga edge NBL opponents.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) GAMES FRIDAY 3 p.m.-AirPhil vs Spring-Bulacan 5 p.m.-Taguig vs Pampanga WHAT they failed to do in regulation play, Spring Cooking Oil-Bulacan and Pampanga Bulls achieved in the extension period...

Bayani backs regional jails.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Leila B. Salaverria and Edson Tandoc Jr. METRO Manila Development Chair Bayani Fernando yesterday supported the idea of having several regional penitentiaries as opposed to the current setup of...

Dayrit-Buhain meeting set.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Marc Anthony Reyes THE PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee won't touch the P10 million promised by First Gentleman Mike Arroyo Sunday to augment the budget for the country's participation in the...

Confusion at NLRC.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Martin P. Marfil TOLERATED but still not accepted. To impress on everyone how serious he is in reclaiming his old post, ousted National Labor Relations Commission Chair Rogelio Rayala...

Will Oyo Boy take after Vic's ways with women?
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dolly Ann Carvajal ALESSANDRA de Rossi and Oyo Boy Sotto were so lovey dovey as they went shopping for clothes in a hip boutique. They even brought along their pet dog, Tigas, whom they dress up...

Not yet ready.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) IT is well that Sen. Noli de Castro has not allowed recent surveys showing him leading the field of presidential aspirants to go to his head. He was recently quoted as saying that he believed now is not the...

Picking a president.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) WHAT traits and qualities should we look for in a president? Perhaps it is time the voters started thinking on this matter this early before the rush to the 2004 presidential elections begins. In the...

Estrada plunder trial delayed yet again.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) WHAT, no sparks? Yesterday's much-awaited hearing where defense lawyers were expected to start presenting evidence in the plunder case against ousted President Joseph Estrada merely ended in yet another...

Criminal case filed vs dismissed BIR exec.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) CEBU CITY-A criminal case has been filed against a high-ranking officer of the Bureau of Internal Revenue who was ordered dismissed from service for accumulating millions of pesos in unexplained wealth. ...

Kintanar widow hits slow pace of probe.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) "I AM getting frustrated." Joy Kintanar yesterday said police had yet to solve the murder of her husband, former New People's Army chieftain Romulo Kintanar, six months ago in Quezon City. "The...

Lim's condo ransacked.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Roy Luarca THE CONDOMINIUM unit of Basketball Association of the Philippines secretary general Graham Lim in Binondo, Manila was ransacked by a man who claimed to be a policeman yesterday. ...

Loren, Tessie both vying for education committee.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christine Avendano and Michael Ubac TWO women senators-Loren Legarda and Teresa Aquino-Oreta-are said to be gunning for the chairmanship of the Senate committee on education which was left...

Made in the Philippines: Psywar.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michael L. Tan THE FUROR in the United States set off by a state senator suggesting that corpses of Muslim terrorists be buried with pig entrails reminds us that many of the Americans' psywar...

Lawmaker dares gov't to conduct drug tests on top gov't officials.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Carla P. Gomez, PDI Visayas Bureau BACOLOD CITY-House Minority Leader Carlos Padilla has dared the administration to conduct drug tests on top ranking government officials and their children....

New Manila residents protest destruction of century-old trees.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Leah Salterio THE DEVELOPER of Cherry Hills subdivision in Antipolo City is facing strong opposition from residents of Barangay Mariana in New Manila, Quezon City for cutting down century-old...

2 NPA rebels die in Quezon clash, says military.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: TJ Burgonio TWO COMMUNIST rebels were killed during a two-hour firefight with government troops in General Nakar, Quezon on Saturday, military officials said yesterday. Six soldiers were earlier...

Mayors insist on autonomy, plead case with GMA.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Luige del Puerto and Leila Salaverria METRO Manila mayors are set to go to Malacanang to plead their case and press for control over road and traffic affairs in their respective areas, according...

LRTA chief explains but is shown 'smoking guns'.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Neal H. Cruz ADMINISTRATOR Teodoro Cruz of the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) sent a letter denying the expose by Roberto Gualberto, deputy manager of the Metro Manila Light Transit...

NPAs eyed in Monkayo mayor's slay.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) By Dennis Jay C. Santos and Anthony S. Allada, PDI Mindanao Bureau and Christian V. Esguerra COMMUNIST rebels could have plotted the assassination of controversial Mayor Joel Brillantes of Monkayo,...

Out of gas, car thief abandons girl, van on NLEX.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) A SUSPECTED car thief took the van of his neighbor, along with the victim's two-year-old daughter in Tondo, Manila on Saturday night. But when the van ran out of gas, the suspect abandoned the girl,...

GMA, PDEA like 'poison shabu' idea.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christian V. Esguerra APPROVED in principle. This was Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency chief Anselmo Avenido Jr.'s response to the proposal to mix seized shabu (methamphetamine...

President has no choice on Cha-cha, says lawyer.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dona Pazzibugan JUST a matter of time. The head of the Palace "study group" on Charter change said the President would likely take a direct hand in the movement to amend the Constitution....

Reyes, Django going to SEAG.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dennis Eroa BILLIARDS greats Efren ''Bata'' Reyes and Francisco ''Django'' Bustamante will represent the country again in the Vietnam Southeast Asian Games in December. The two confirmed...

Please go easy on the 'Boss,' PCGG told.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Carlito Pablo TWO congressmen closely identified with businessman Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco yesterday asked the Presidential Commission on Good Government to go easy on Cojuangco, who is in...

Rizal CIDG chief relieved.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christian V. Esguerra and Nelson Flores THE CHIEF of the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Rizal has been sacked over charges of extortion and arbitrary...

Sagada's Masferre remembered.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Desiree Caluza, PDI Northern Luzon Bureau SAGADA, Mt. Province-"This should enable me to dedicate more time to other matters, especially my pet project of taking a complete (rather as possibly...

The bloodiest fight of all time.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Al S. Mendoza YOU think those 60 stitches needed to close the wound above Vitali Klitschko's left eye were gory enough, not to mention 15 more or so stitches on his left upper lip? Think...

Transformations.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Conrado de Quiros THE PRESIDENTIAL Commission on Good Government and the coconut farmers have a point. If Danding Cojuangco wants to put out ads to boost his presidential bid, he should do so...

'US solon's suggestion could inflame Moros'.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Carlito Pablo THE CHAIR of the House committee on foreign affairs yesterday warned that a US state legislator's suggestion that Muslim terrorists be shot with bullets dipped in pig's blood and...

Living diversity.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Rina Jimenez-David WE were having an exercise on leadership and change. Asked to choose a partner at random, I paired off with Hajiya Bilkisu, another journalist among the 26 International...

'Munting Tinig' must be supported.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ruben M. Cruz Jr. FOR ME, the saddest part of watching "Mga Munting Tinig" happened shortly before the film's opening credits started rolling, as I looked around the theater and was disappointed...

Unfair to the pigs.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ramon Tulfo AMERICAN Muslims reportedly have taken offense at a suggestion by a US state senator that bodies of Muslim terrorists be buried with pig entrails to deter suicide attacks. Guy...

Ditsi Carolino's 'Riles'makes waves abroad.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nestor U. Torre FILIPINOS are making waves in movie festivals abroad not just in feature filmmaking but also in documentaries. Gifted documentarist Ditsi Carolino is going from one place to...

Paint-brush.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ladylou D. Sepe "How could she not let me teach?" I raged inside my head as I left her office that morning. I just could not understand my principal. My brains would calcify if I didn't have...

ADB sees Asian economies growing by 5%.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christine A. Gaylican THE ASIAN Development Bank still expects the Asian region, including the Philippines, to grow by about 5 percent this year despite the outbreak of the Severe Acute...

Architects want buildings to rely more on nature.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tessa R. Salazar ENERGY shortage influences how designers create modern buildings. Most modern buildings are designed to reduce electric consumption for air conditioning and lighting. A...

Bank exec files complaint vs StanChart.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Elena R. Torrijos A SENIOR official of Standard Chartered Bank yesterday filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a complaint against the bank for selling in the Philippines...

Yugos, 2 tough Asian fives in Invitationals.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: June Navarro THE YUGOSLAVIAN junior national team and two formidable Asian squads will represent the foreign challenge in the Philippine Basketball Association Asian Invitationals scheduled to...

Out on a Lim.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ron Nathan I AM sorry that Mayor Alfredo Lim is not one of the 4 aces. His idea to spray drug traffickers green, so that the vigil aunties could take them out is commendable. But Gloria said,...

Picop spins off paper mill assets.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) PUBLICLY listed Picop Resources Inc. will spin off its pulp and paper mill assets into a wholly owned unit called New Paper Industries Corp. Picop said its operations have been adversely affected by...

Residents' investments in RP debt papers down in Q1.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) INVESTMENTS of residents, including banks and government institutions, in Philippine debt papers stood at $5.926 billion in the first quarter of the year, slightly down from $5.972 billion in end-2002. ...

10 reasons contractors mess up their business.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Alexis A. Acacio, Ph.D. A CONTRACTOR'S success depends a lot on how well they prevent problems that can easily occur during the construction of a project. There is never a lack of chances or...

Gov't backs P6-B NSC plant rehab.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michelle V. Remo THE GOVERNMENT is pushing for the P5.95-billion rehabilitation of National Steel Corp.'s steel plant in Iligan to make it an integrated facility that can produce raw as well as...

BCDA seen awarding Boni project to George Yang firm.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Doris C. Dumlao THE BASES Conversion Development Authority will recommend to its board today the acceptance of Alliance Global Group Inc. as the winning bidder for its 25-hectare property in...

Smart awards $70M worth of deals to Finnish supplier.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) CELLULAR giant Smart Communications Inc. has awarded more than $70 million worth of contracts to Finnish telecommunications equipment supplier Nokia for the expansion of Smart's global system for mobile...

Cleaning the mind, cleansing the body.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Cory Quirino GOOD housekeeping begins with one's self-your body and mind. Once you have placed yourself in good order, then you can extend this sense of "all-rightness" to your physical...

Resolution to fast-track mass housing signed.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Charles E. Buban A MEASURE to speed up a number of mass housing projects was recently signed between the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council and the Subdivision and Housing...

Can a spell change one's love life?
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jaime T. Licauco DOES spell casting work? Is it really possible to change the destiny of a person, especially in areas of love and money, by merely casting a spell? I chanced upon a website...

Treasury cancels bond auctions worth P15B.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Clarissa S. Batino THE BUREAU of Treasury yesterday announced the cancellation of three successive local bond auctions worth P9 billion originally slated for July. The Treasury also...

Sporty outfits that 'lighten' heavy bottoms.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Kinny Salas I HAPPEN to be one of those people who are gym-phobic. It started when I was working out and I overheard two trainers discussing the "burrito" at 50 degrees; one was wearing cycling...

From Dead Sea to skin restoration.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Cheche V. Moral PERHAPS there's no poster girl for beauty formulations from the Dead Sea more famous than Egypt's Cleopatra, who was said to have asked her lover, Mark Antony, to conquer the...

A short list of Manila's Most Invited but Unwelcome Guests, plus a weekend of celebrity-spotting.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Maurice Arcache No names, please, just hints on the first 15 of 30 guests who are invited because they are useful in some way to the hosts but are not and never will be 'in' FROM THE...

The fidget factor in weight control.
July 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tina Juan SOMEONE in my aerobics class can eat whatever she wants and not gain weight. She exercises religiously like all her gym friends but the difference is she can eat high-calorie food all...

Lawmakers' '02 income averaged 27 million yen.
July 1, 2003... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Lawmakers' '02 income averaged 27 million yen Yomiuri The average income of Diet members in 2002 was 26.93 million yen, a record low since the system for disclosing legislators' income was...

Public servants' bonus 677,000 yen on average.
July 1, 2003... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Public servants' bonus 677,000 yen on average Yomiuri Central government employees Monday received summer bonuses averaging 677,000 yen, equivalent to 2.25 months of salary. The bonuses...

4 lawmakers rapped over side jobs / Diet members admit irr.
July 1, 2003... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 4 lawmakers rapped over side jobs / Diet members admit irregularities, plead ignorance of code of conduct Yomiuri Four senior vice ministers and parliamentary secretaries of the...

NPA to fully apply profiling techniques.
July 1, 2003... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) NPA to fully apply profiling techniques Yomiuri The National Police Agency plans to fully apply evidence-based criminal profiling techniques to better cope with heinous crimes that are hard...

Tokyo faces dilemma over use of dirty generators.
July 1, 2003... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Tokyo faces dilemma over use of dirty generators Yomiuri With the prospect of power shortages looming this summer, the Tokyo metropolitan government faces a dilemma after Tokyo Electric...

Blogging along with Martha Stewart.
July 1, 2003... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Blogging along with Martha Stewart David Strom Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri The concept of Web logs, called blogs, has become popular. And while I have not seen the real blog of...

U.S., Britain developed competing systems.
July 1, 2003... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) U.S., Britain developed competing systems Yomiuri The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation began its research into criminal investigative analysis, or profiling, in the later half of the...

EDITORIAL / Unity needed on Iraq bill.
July 1, 2003... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Unity needed on Iraq bill Yomiuri Less than a month is left until the end of the current Diet session that has been extended until July 28. Time is running out for...

Iranian cupid uses Net to make love.
July 1, 2003... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Iranian cupid uses Net to make love Michinobu Yanagisawa Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri TEHRAN In the Islamic nation of Iran where young men and women have limited...

72 universities apply as law schools.
July 1, 2003... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 72 universities apply as law schools Yomiuri Seventy-two universities applied to the Education, Science and Technology Ministry to establish law schools in April next year by the deadline...