This document reports on visits to a dozen enterprises in China jointly owned by the Chinese and foreign countries and to three other enterprises that are exclusively owned by the Chinese or by foreign interests. The document begins with sections called "The Opening Up of the Economy to the Outside World,""Chinese…

For the past 20 years West Germany has actively combatted its country's drug-related problems, and has been a leader in international narcotics' coordination and control efforts. Part 1 of this document describes West Germany's attempts to contain and eradicate addiction and to assist persons who are addicted to legal drugs, such as alcohol,…

This report assesses the state of international competition in civilian space activities, explores United States civilian objectives in space, and suggests alternative options for enhancing the overall U.S. position in space technologies. It also investigated past, present, and projected international cooperative arrangements for space activities…

Effective action against doping in competitive sports requires cooperative action, not only between governments and non-governmental organizations, but also internationally. Guidelines are set forth for actions to be taken to prevent the use of drugs by athletes. Part 1 delineates measures to be taken by governments. These include legislative…

The success of development programs in educational systems is dependent, to a large extent, on the quality and relevancy of their management. Many worthwhile, well conceived and planned educational reforms have failed due to poor management. Therefore, both ministries of education and international organizations of technical cooperation have…

A description of a UNESCO-sponsored international program to make available to developing nations the graduate courses in science and technology offered in developed nations' universities gives information on the background, organization, and objectives of the network and the courses offered through it. (MSE)

Describes the involvement of El Paso Community College (Texas) with the maquila industry: automobile parts manufactured in the United States are being assembled in Mexico by Mexican workers. Presents an overview of the involvement from an historical perspective. (JOW)

The author summarizes the International Productivity Symposium, "Productivity and Employment," held in Washington, D.C., in April 1988. This symposium dealt with such topics as (1) preparing for a changing economy, (2) employment effects of productivity growth, (3) worker participation in decisions about work processes and organization,…

The status of doctoral programs in western Europe is reviewed by country; initiatives taken by some countries to improve doctoral education are examined; and the establishment of international, interinstitutional doctoral programs is proposed. (MSE)

A historic American-Soviet agreement establishes an undergraduate student exchange program whose unique feature is that the Soviet students will be allowed to attend American institutions unchaperoned for the first time, allowing them to assimilate into American college life. (MSE)

Presents highlights of two meetings of the Optical Disk Forum, an informal group of persons in the European information field, who met in Luxembourg in May and July 1986 to discuss and work out questions involved in standardizing compact disks, and react to proposal standards from the United States. (CDD)

Reviews the goals and results of the 1985 U.S.-Japan Seminar on Science Education. Contains a table which lists Japanese Science Education periodicals and includes descriptive information on each. The language of most of the journals is Japanese, but in some instances English information is available. (ML)

Poland's participation in the 1972 Prague convention on the international recognition among socialist countries of secondary school diplomas, specialized secondary school credentials, higher education degrees, and higher academic titles and degrees is outlined. (MSE)

A plan supported by American and Japanese legislators would provide free or inexpensive land and other financial incentives to entice American institutions to set up major academic programs in Japan. Four-year branch campuses enrolling students from the U.S., Japan, and other Pacific nations are envisioned.

How students and teachers in a private secondary school started a chapter of Amnesty International, the international human rights organization that received the 1977 Nobel Prize for Peace, is described. The many positive results of the experience are discussed. (RM)