新聞１千紙を廃刊に
　中国政府、つまらない新聞や雑誌を再編
中国では今週までに、採算のとれない公機関紙数百が廃刊になる見込みだ。
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Let a thousand papers wither (English version)
China's stuffy press gets a shake-out
BY THIS week, hundreds of unprofitable government-run newspapers
in China were likely to be closed down for good....more


盧武鉉、わが道を行く
　選挙を半年後に控え大統領が離党
2月の大統領就任以来、ストライキや北朝鮮の核の脅威など諸問題に対する
盧武鉉氏の対応には多くの場合、優柔不断な印象が残る。...more
Roh goes it alone (English version)
The president quits his party, just six months before elections
SINCE taking office in February, Roh Moo-hyun has often seemed
indecisive in the face of events, be they strikes or North Korea's
nuclear posturing. ...more


禁句
　極めて微妙で危険をはらむ独立問題にとり憑かれた台湾、抜け出すのは困難
台湾の陳水偏総統は、中国の怒りや米国の懸念を承知の上で、台湾の正式な独立
宣言の是非をめぐる議論に再び火をつけた。 ...more
The forbidden word (English version)
The highly sensitive and potentially dangerous issue of independence
has gripped Taiwan, and is unlikely to go away
THE president of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian, has once again kindled a
debate that he knows will infuriate China and worry the United States:
whether the country should formally declare itself independent. ...more