ISSUE 10 - Summer 1997

Page 6	The New Foreign Trust Rules and Compliance - An informative international tax brief.
Page 8	Accessing Global Business Opportunities Electronically - See how an increasing number of businesses are finding business opportunities and marketing avenues through electronic means.
Page 10	Tapping The Asian Market on the Internet - The World Wide Web and surfing the Net can open huge potential markets in Asia and the Pacific Rim if you know how.
Page 12	Travel Tip: Exchange Currency In Advance - Advantages to exchanging your currency BEFORE you take a trip.
Page 13	Transporting Monetary Instruments Into and Out of the United States - What to do when traveling with large amounts of money.
Page 14	Mapping a Business Strategy - How to write your business plan and use it as a management tool.
Page 20	Heaven On Wheels - Travel with the author as she takes a 1200 mile trip in style from Bangkok to Singapore aboard the Eastern & Oriental Express.
Page 24	Ryokan: The Traditional Japanese Inn - Find yourself away from the modern Japanese metropolis and relive a world of grace and hospitality that is the essence of "Old Japan."
Page 25	Japan: A Premier Travel Destination - A Tokyo-based journalist and long-time Japan resident gives insider tips in this travel guide.
Page 28	Introducing Your Product In Japan - Helpful hints and advice for cracking the tough Japanese consumer market.
Page 30	Cambodia Revisited - A foreign correspondent reports on the rebuilding of post-Vietnam-War Cambodia as the country prepares for its steadily growing number of tourists.
Page 34	Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon - As Bhutan moves towards the 21st century, it seeks to ensure the continuity of its ancient culture.
Page 37	Trekking in the Himilayas - A 12-day trek through the Langtang Range in Nepal brought two American adventurers up close and personal with Nepalese culture.
Page 41	Confucianism: A Non-Religious Religion - A continuation of ORIENT's series on Eastern religions details a belief derived from the wisdom of Confucius (551-479 B.C.).
Page 42	Qing Ming Jie: China's Pure Brightness Festival - The Chinese celebrate a rite of spring in their cemeteries to honor the continuing relationship between the living and the dead.
Page 43	Martial Arts: The Cosmology of Mind and Body - A Japanese writer explores the union of the body with the spirit in the world of martial arts.
Page 45	Luo Li: King of Eagle Claw - a look at the Chinese Martial Arts hero, Luo Li.
Page 46	Bean Sprouts - This healthy and delicious food long popular in the East, as it becomes increasingly popular in Western fare.
Page 48	The Magic and Mystique of Ginseng - This potent root has long been known in the East as a source of health and well-being.

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