Students practiced summarizing a brief English passage by each selecting a news article of their choice about their country (Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, or Indonesia) from an overseas news source. Summaries are given below, along with a link to the article summarized:
Chika
The Japanese Prime Minister Keizo obuchi, raized Japanese concernes about the arrest for the first time, during a visit to Japan by Mr Mahathir. Mr Obuchi said he was worried about events in Malaysia.
Erika
Snoopy fever in Hong Kong
Mc Donald's Restaurant in Hong Kong has sell 28 different kinds of the Snoopy toys in childern combo meals. Each for 75 cents if you want all of 28 snoopy, you must go to Mc. Donald's every day.
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9810/02/fringe/snoopy.fever.ap/index.html
Ica
Suharto's Wealth Investigation
Suharto Family's wealth predicted about $40 bn. But Suharto denied it and he said that he doesn't have any saving abroad and shares in foreign firms.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia%2Dpacific/newsid%5F184000/184605.stm
Jiro
It is Japanese big news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/the_economy/newsid_187000/187248.stm
South Korean President, KimDae-Jung, has arrived in Japan for a four-days.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/default.htm
Kozue
Japan's government on Monday won enough support from opposition parties for a plan to inject public money into the nation's ailing banking sector, but key aspects of the apparent deal remained unclear.
Kyoko
Japan's Asia aid plan
Japanese govemment decide to offer $30 billion aid to Asian countries. Presented in the form of a loan to South Korea demands that Japan do more to ease the region's financial cricis and advise Japan to take a leadership in Asia.
http://www.cnn.co.jp/WORLD/asiapcf/9810/07/korea.01
Mami
Japan's shrinking economy
Japanese recession-hit economy might shrink even further next year. Japan's Economic Planning Agency said the government must innovate in Japanese Economy. The fiscal represent the moment of truth for the Japanese economy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/the_economy/newsid_191000/191042.stm
Mari
Miu
Countdown to soccer showdown add pressure. But it has a new urgency now as Tokyo hopes to pave the way for Emperor Akihito to attend ceremonies in South Korea when the two nations jointly host the World Cup soccer tournament in 2002.
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9810/07/korea.01/
Natsu
South Korean leader farewell to Japanese emperor, Oct.9th South Korean leader- Kim Dae-jung came to Japan for the first time. Kim stayed in Tokyo for four days. On Thursday, Kim held a summit meeting with Kizo Obuchi . They discussed about Asian financial crisis and economy between the two countries. At the farewell meeting Friday with Emperor Akihito. Kim said he hoped the emperor could visit South Korea before the 2002 World Cup soccer tournament.
http://www.cnn.co.jp/WORLD/asiapcf/9810/09/korea.japan.01/
Oga
Park
Tomoki
Yanagi
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