Part Two WTO Entry 1
Part One Press through Internet 1
1.A Preface forthe Students 1
Part Four Free Trade 1
Contents 1
Part Five Free Trade 2
2.Press and Language Learning 6
3.A Student-Centered Classroom 19
4.China,U.S.Sign Landmark WTO Deal 30
5.China Sells WTO Deal to Anxious Public 32
6.WTO Setback to Farm Trade Hopes 34
7.WTO Setback to Farm Trade Hopes 36
8.Seattle Recovers After Traumatic Trade Meeting 38
9.AmCham Eyes Chin WTO Bid,Compliance 39
10.China Tries to Allay Fears Over Encryption Rules 41
11.China Signs WTO Deal with Cuba 43
12.EU Reports China-WTO Talks Progress 43
Notes,Style,Teamwork,and exercises:Reference:Techniques for Reading English Newspapers 44
13.WTO Chief Cheers China's WTO Bid 49
Part Three WTO Entry 49
14.China Outlines Concessions on WTO Entry Bid 50
15.Top Taiwan Negotiator Wants December WTO Talks 52
16.U.S.Congress May Set Up China Commission After WTO 53
17.China,EU Discuss Beijing's Entry to World Trade Body 55
18. EU Bid to Break China Trade Deadlock 56
19.EU Presses China on Human Rights,Trade 57
20.China's Accession to the World Trade Organization 59
21.EU-China Agree Trade Deal 61
22.Administration Buoyed by China Votes 63
23.Remarks by the President on Passage of PNTR with China 65
Notes,Style,Teamwork,and Exercises;Reference:China and the WTO 67
82.Nasdaq Chugs Along Despite Good Employment Stats 82
24.Activists Protest at Bangkok UN Summit Site 83
25.Peaceful Protest at UN Trade Meeting 84
26.Illegal Thai Immigrants Arrested 85
27.Outgoing IMF Chief Hit with Pie 86
28.Annan Urges Debate on Free Trade 87
29.Annan Meets with Thailand Premier 88
30.Thais Hope to Bridge Trade Gap at UNCTAD Summit 89
31.Trade Meeting May Bridge Gaps 91
32.UN Chief Urge"New Deal"for Poorest States 92
33.Nations Ponder Globalization 94
Notes,Style,Teamwork,and Exercises;Reference:Press Briefiny 95
34.WTO's Next Boss Optimistic of New Round 106
35.IMF's Camdessus Calls for G7 Summit Shake Up 107
36.Consumer Group Asks UN Body to Press Trade Reform 109
37.Thai Minister Tells NGOs"don't destroy"WTO 110
38.India Slams"Trojan Horse"Protectionism 111
39.Market Access for Poor Nations Imperative-WTO 113
40.New Trade Round Still Seen Far Off 115
41.UN Undeterred by U.S.Threats 116
42.APEC Leader Seeks Trade Platform 117
43.The Auckland Challenge 118
Notes,Style,Teamwork,and Exercises Reference:Development of Expository Writing 126
Part Six E-Commerce 132
44.Niche Players Lead in Changing Retail Market 132
45.Grocery Wars Heat Up 134
46.BID4VACATIONS.COM Attracts Online Consumers 136
47.SMARTPAGES.COM Teams with HANDSHAKE.COM to Turn Tables on Online Shopping 138
48.Interview-GM Says in Broad Talks with Sony 140
49.Mercata Selected as"Most Promising New Company" 141
50.Global Conference to Review E-Commerce Developments 142
5 1.E-MEDSOFT.COM's Esparto to Power E Business Websites for Dickies UK Ltd.and Combined Independents-Holdings 144
52.Focus-MG LME Web Trading System Goes Live 147
53.PEOPLESUPPORT Connects Toyota Dealers with Car Buyers by Providing Live Interactive Chat Customer Support 148
Notes,Style,Teamwork,and Exercises Reference:Four Maxims 150
Part Seven Online Stocks 154
54.Hard Decisions on"Soft" 154
55.PS Business Parks Inc,Announces Distributions for the First Quarter of 2000 and Stock Repurchase Authorization 155
56.Stock Markets:Liquidity to Big Prizes 156
57.A Nationof Traders 158
58.National Discount Brokers Edes Past DLJ direct and Newcomer Merrill Lynch to Take Top Spot in Barron's Fifth Annual Online Broker Survey 161
59.Schwab's Stock Analyzer(TM)Delivers a Single Destination for Stock Research Online Stock Tool Helps Demystify the Stock Evaluation Process for Investors 162
60.Foreign Exchange Market Taps Web Technology 164
61.The Bull Market Report Issues Investment Opion 166
Notes,Style,Teamwork,and Exercises:Reference:Learning English NewspaperEffectively 167
Part Eight Web-Economy 174
62.Online Toy Site Brings the Best ofBoth Worlds:New-Tech Speed and Old-Time Service;www.ititoys,com Offers Traditional Holiday Shoppers a Pain-Free Entree to the NewE-Economy 174
63.Business Week and Hewlett-Pard Company Present the Fourth Annual Business Week Conference on the Digital Economy 175
64.E*Trade Starts Online Trading Operation in UK 177
65.Digital Commerce Growth Will Be at Expense of Off-line Dollars 178
66.Will the Web Eat Wall Street? 179
67.A Thinkers'Guide to internet Economics 185
68.Planet Web:Nasdaq Falls and the Whole World Hears the Thud 190
69.Firms Riding Net's Coattails 192
Notes,Style,Teamwork,and Exercises Reference:Rhetoric 195
Part Nine Finance 200
70.IMF Raises World Economic Growth Forecast 200
71.World Growth Strong,No Need for ECB Hike-IMF 201
72.APEC Vows Recovery Will Not Derail Reform 202
73.Shoring Up the House 204
74.Deutsche,Dresdner Banks to Merge 207
75.Bank Merger Helps Insurance Giant 209
76.Old Battle;New Strategy 211
Notes,Style,Teamwork,and Exercises Reference:Analysis of an Issue 213
Part Ten Interest Rates 219
77.Why Did Fed Raise Interest Rates 219
78.Fed Holds Line on Rates;Dow Reacts Negatively Panel Warns Further Tightening Possible 221
79.Europe Waits on U.S.Rates 223
80.Fed Raises Rates,Warms of More to Come 225
81.Nasdaq Builds Steam,Shrugs Off Rate Worries 227
83.Stocks Head Low in Copy Trading 229
84.U.S.Rates May need to Go Higher-Greenspan 231
85.Greenspan Q A-Part 5:Margin Debt,hedge Funds 232
86.Greenspan Signals U.S.Rates Need to Rise 235
Notes,Style,Teamwork,and Exercises Reference:Syllogism 238
Part Eleven Old and New Economies 242
87.World Growth Strong,No Need for Hike-IMF 242
88.Be Prepared for Some Down Days 243
89.Greenspan:Don't Spend Surplus Yet 245
90.Greenspan:Inflation Still a Danger 247
91.Untangling the World Economy 249
92.Fed Policy Bid to Slow Growth-Meyer 251
93.The Future of Economics-in the Long Run,Is the Subject Dead? 252
94.Economy:Bright Future Disguises Regional Imbalances 254
95.The Slow Death of Boeing Man 256
96.The Revolutionary Spirit 258
97.Lock and Key 260
98.Logistix Becomes iLogistix 262
99.Robust Mexican Economy to Drive Q1 Company Profits 263
Notes,Style,Teamwork,and Exercises Reference:Analysis of an Argument 265
Part Twelve Hi-Tech,Management 269
100.China Flies Spacecraft Capable of Manned Trip 269
101.China Joins Space Club 270
102.Intriguing Details of Chinese Space Plans 271
103.Irish Teen Hailed as Crypto Genius 273
104.Gates Confident of Microsoft's Survival 274
105.On Home Turf,Microsoft Is Viewed as a Victim 276
106.Neukom Says that Microsoft Will Win in the End 279
107.U.S.Proposes Splitting Microsoft 280
108.Company Bets Appeals Court Will Overturn Jackson Ruling 284
109.Viewlocity's B2B Integration Solutions 286
110.A Match Made in Heaven:RadioShak's SuccessfulDot-Com 288
Notes,Style,Teamwork,and Exercises Reference:US District Court for Columbia:Conclusions of Law and Order 290
Part Thirteen China 299
111.Main Points of Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji's Government Work Report 299
112.The Soul and Driving Force for the Development of the Hi-Tech Park 300
113.Report:China Unicom to Offer CDMA by mid-2000 302
114.SSMC Won GSM Prepaid Business of China Unicom 303
115.China Unicom Recommends Call Out Mobile Phone 304
116.China Celebrates 50th Anniversary 304
117.Communist China Turns 50 in Pomp,Pageantry 306
118.New-Look China Banknotes Depict Mao but Not Deng 309
119.10,000 Enjoy Stadium Spectacle in Final handover Celebration 309
120.Gore,Zhu Announce Environmental Agreements 310
121.Clinton's Remarks on Environment to Guilin People 312
Notes,Style,Teamwork,and Exercises Reference:Non-fiction Narration 315
122.Introduction 320
Part Fourteen 21 Ideas for the 21st Century 320
123.Nanoteck:Molecular Macbines Aren't Fantasy,Just Ask the Pentagon 322
124.Artificial Intelligence:Machines Will Be Smarter Than We Are 324
125.Internet:The Earth Will don an Electronic Skin 326
126.Money:In the New financial Cosmos,It Will Be saferto Take a Dare 329
127.Quantum Computers:Problems Will Be solved with a Roll of the Dice 330
Notes,Style,Teamwork,and Exercises Reference:Exposition 332
Glossary 337
Bibliography 347