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When the economy goes soft, there's bargain hunting beyond Wall Street. For example...
...increasingly on the tourist trail from Tokyo: a round-trip ticket to Taipei and a visit to a dentist - many of them U.S.-trained - cost less than a lunchtime appointment with a tooth doc at home. Japanese travelers are also increasingly making a beeline for luxury services at bargain prices, like foot massages in Taiwan and herbal steam spas in South Korea...
...many activists, the drug companies' gestures do not go far enough. Few African governments can afford brand-name AIDS drugs, even at bargain prices. And the industry's zealous defense of its patent rights has emboldened foes even more. Activists plan to turn up the heat this week in Pretoria, when South Africa's high court resumes hearings on a lawsuit filed by 39 pharmaceutical companies against a 1997 law that gives the Health Minister discretion to import cheap copies of patented drugs or authorize local labs to produce them without the consent of patent holders. The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association...
...beset with problems and grueling traffic tie-ups almost the norm, their appeal has grown. More of a leisurely stroll than a hike, the walks usually run two hours, and at a price of 5[Pounds](about $7.50), and 3.5[Pounds] for seniors and students, they are a great bargain in this pricey country. And they are catching on beyond England. Similar excursions are thriving in Paris, Rome, Prague, New York City and San Francisco...
...plead poverty. But writers say their professional lives are short (finding TV work is tough after 40). They also feel they deserve to swim in studios' new revenue streams like foreign markets and the Internet. W.G.A. president (and ER executive producer) John Wells wants to increase old "bargain basement" residuals (the fees paid for subsequent use of a TV show or movie). And, arguing that it minimizes their contributions, movie writers are also asking studios to reduce the possessory ("a film by") credits that directors regularly get. But the real sticking points are residuals for overseas sales, Internet, videos...