From roei@u.washington.edu Fri Jan 15 08:45:30 1999 Received: from mxu3.u.washington.edu (mxu3.u.washington.edu [140.142.33.7]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.1+UW98.09/8.9.1+UW98.09) with ESMTP id IAA13478 for ; Fri, 15 Jan 1999 08:45:29 -0800 Received: from mailhost1.u.washington.edu (mailhost1.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.2]) by mxu3.u.washington.edu (8.9.2+UW99.01/8.9.2+UW99.01) with ESMTP id IAA02918 for ; Fri, 15 Jan 1999 08:45:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from u.washington.edu (D-128-208-32-205.dhcp.washington.edu [128.208.32.205]) by mailhost1.u.washington.edu (8.9.2+UW99.01/8.9.2+UW99.01) with ESMTP id IAA10493 for ; Fri, 15 Jan 1999 08:45:29 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <369F7110.D45ADE46@u.washington.edu> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 08:47:12 -0800 From: Roei Ganzarski Reply-To: roei@u.washington.edu X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: International Business Association Mailing List Subject: news letter Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi there, Here are some cultural dates for Jan 15 - 31 15 - Coming of Age Day/Adults Day in Japan 18 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States 20 - Day of the Army in Laos 26 - Republic Day in India 27 - Australia Day in Australia and for some news.... 1. 2 Organizers Of Olympics In Utah Quit Over Scandal By Jere Longman New York Times Service SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Two of the top officials of the organizing committee for the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City resigned Friday as new facts emerged in a billowing bribery scandal. 2. China Asks Patience on $4 Billion in Bad Loans GUANGZHOU, China - Government officials Sunday told foreign creditors of China's biggest financial failure not to expect repayment soon of the $4 billion they are owed soon. 3. Secularist In Turkey Forms New Government By Stephen Kinzer New York Times Service ISTANBUL - Turkey's six-week-old political crisis appeared to end Monday when a strongly secular politician, Bulent Ecevit, announced that he had assembled a minority government. It is expected to win parliamentary approval by Sunday. 4. Airbus in Ascendancy By Barry James International Herald Tribun PARIS - Airbus Industrie said Monday it had achieved its goal of winning half of the world market for big commercial jets, and company executives said the European consortium was in a position to compete on an equal basis with Boeing Co. of the United States. 5. Saddam Turns Up Heat in Mideast By Joseph Fitchett International Herald Tribune PARIS - The battle to sway Arab public opinion about Iraq broadened Tuesday as Baghdad accused Saudi Arabia's rulers of betraying the Arab cause and colluding with the United States to punish the Iraqi people - the first time that the government of Saddam Hussein has lashed out so pointedly against the leading conservative Arab government in the Gulf. 6. Congo Strife Could Redraw Map of Africa By Ian Fisher and Norimitsu Onishi New York Times Service KISANGANI, Democratic Republic of the Congo - The new chairman of Congo's state-owned mining company is not from Congo. He is a 39-year-old transport entrepreneur and former race car driver from Zimbabwe, Billy Rautenbach. Congo's president calls him ''Mr. Billy.'' 7. With Gene Plan, Iceland Dives Into a Controversy By John Schwartz Washington Post Service WASHINGTON - Iceland has decided to sell the rights to the entire population's genetic code to a biotechnology company, a move that is highlighting the promise and risks of the genetic information age. 8. New Coalition Is Expected To Press Reforms in Japan By Kevin Sullivan Washington Post Service TOKYO - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi joined Thursday with an old political adversary to form a coalition government that is expected to move Japan more aggressively toward financial reforms and stronger defense ties with the United States. 9. Ecology: Cambodia's Next Man-Made Disaster By Michael Richardson International Herald Tribune PHNOM PENH - The floating casino moored at the edge of this city, where the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers meet, symbolizes the readiness of those who wield power and influence in Cambodia to gamble with its fragile environment and economic future, development specialists say. 10. Queen's Art Gallery Upgrade LONDON - Buckingham Palace on Thursday announced plans for a £15 million ($25 million) redevelopment of the Queen's Gallery to provide a better and more accessible showcase for the 9,000-strong royal collection of pictures, furniture, jewelry and porcelain. Enjoy and have a good weekend Roei .