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News updates provided by Jay Hyuk Rhee (Ph.D., The Ohio State University), Assistant Professor of International Business at San José State University. His research interests include firm internationalization, strategic planning for entrepreneurial firms, and management of international R&D operations. Please feel free to e-mail your questions and comments about the news updates to rhee_j@cob.sjsu.edu

"The Decline of the Maquiladora", Business Week, April 1, 2002.

"Ouch! It's Superpeso", Business Week, April 1, 2002.

"Asia: Is This the Rebound?", Business Week, March 25, 2002.

"The worm that never dies", The Economist, March 2, 2002.

"Investors Return to Russia with Love, Again", Business Week, February 25, 2002.

"Dead deals walking", The Economist, February 7, 2002.

"Blair's Stealth Strategy on the Euro", Business Week, January 21, 2002.

"Monsters still, but prettier", The Economist, January 3, 2002.

"One Currency - but 15 Economies", Business Week, December 31, 2001.

"Going Global ", The Economist, December 6, 2001.

"Why Jakarta Is Keeping Foreign Buyers at Bay", Business Week, November 19, 2001.

"WTO Members Agree on Agenda for New Round of Trade Talks", Wall Street Journal, November 15, 2001.

"China and the WTO", Business Week, October 22, 2001.

"Asia is Trapped in the Tornado", Business Week, October 8, 2001.

"Worldwide, Hope for Recovery Dims" Business Week, September 24, 2001

"How well does Wal-Mart Travel?", Business Week, September 3, 2001.

"It just gets worse", The Economist, August 20, 2001.

"U.S. Growth Slows-and Foreign Economies Feel the Pain ", Business Week, August 6, 2001

"Playing games with prosperity ", The Economist, July 26, 2001

"Land of the Rising Imports", Business Week, July 23, 2001

"Patches of light" The Economist, June 9, 2001

"A survey of European Union enlargement" The Economist, May 19, 2001

"Walloped by the Super Peso" Business Week, May 14, 2001

"Betting on Free Trade" The Economist, April 23, 2001

"The Darling Dollar" The Economist, April 5, 2001

"The challenge from up north" The Economist, March 15, 2001.

"Zero-sum?" The Economist, March 1, 2001.

"Low-Skilled Jobs: Do They Have to Move?" Business Week, February 26, 2001.

"Made in the U.S.--But Owned in Europe?" Business Week, February 19, 2001.

"French Consumer Confidence Hits High" BCC News, February 6, 2001.

"As the U.S. Slips, So Slips Mexico?" Business Week, February 5, 2001.

"Will a Weaker Yen Strengthen Japan?" Business Week, January 22, 2001.

"Export Subsidies " The Economist, December 14, 2000.

"Workers in Bondage" Business Week, November 27, 2000, pp. 146-160.

"Vietnam is back on the Radar Screen" Business Week, November 20, 2000, pp. 56-57.

"Global Capitalism: Can it be made to work better?" Business Week, November 6, 2000, pp. 74-100.

"Global Most Admired Companies" Fortune, October 19, 2000.

"Inside a Chinese Sweatshop: A Life of Fines and Beating" Business Week, October 2, 2000,
pp. 122-128.

"Attacking World Poverty" BBC NEWS, September 14, 2000.

"Growing Like Gangbusters" Business Week, August 28, 2000, pp.60-61.

"See the World, Erase its Borders" Business Week, August 28, 2000, pp.113-114.

"When is Hyundai going to get it?" Business Week, June 12, 2000, pp. 66.

"DoCoMo Rising" Business Week, May 22, 2000, pp. 66-67.

"East Asia's new shape" The Economist, April 29, 2000, p.17.

"China's Wealth Gap" Business Week, May 15, 2000, pp.172-180.

"Backlash: Behind the Anxiety over Globalization" Business Week, April 24, 2000, pp.38-44.

"The Chinese need capital-and condemnation" Business Week, April 17, 2000, pp.160-161.

"The euro: More takers" The Economist, March 25th - 31st, 2000, p. 51.

"Desperately Seeking Skilled Labor" Business Week, March 20, 2000, p. 60.

"The Tigers That Changed Their Stripes" The Economist, A survey of South-East Asia, February 12th-18th, 2000, pp.3-16.

"Mexico Pulls Off Another Trade Coup" Business Week, February 7, 2000, p.56.

"The New Economy: It works in America. Will it go global?" Business Week, January 31, 2000, pp.73-91.

"Wal-Mart's not-so-secret British Weapon" Business Week, January 24, 2000, p. 132.

Economic growth: Hey, What about US?" Business Week, December 27th, 1999, pp. 52-55.

"Whose World Is It, Anyway?" Business Week, December 20th, 1999, pp. 40-41.

"Welch's March to the South" Business Week, December 6th, 1999, pp. 74-78.

"Remaking Nissan" Business Week, November 15th, 1999, pp. 70-76.

"Sweatshops: No more excuses" Business Week, November 8th, 1999, pp. 104-106.

"Pirate's paradise" The Economist, October 16th-22nd, 1999, p.67.

"Who will join the EU next?" The Economist, October 2nd-9th, 1999, pp.54-55.

"China's New Entrepreneurs" Business Week, September 27, 1999, pp.72-78.

"From the earth to the sky" The Economist, September 11-17, 1999

"Vietnam: Welcome Back?" Business Week, August 16, 1999, p.54.

"A greener, or browner, Mexico?" The Economist, August 7th - 13th 1999, pp.26-27

"Oil shock, lamb shock" The Economist, July 17-23, 1999, p. 24








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