St George, or the dragon?
In a country which does not take kindly to the advice of big money, George Soros has been treated extraordinarily gently this week as he has progressed through the halls of power promoting his book, The Crisis Of Global Capitalism.

Kazakh offshore oil drilling delayed until '99
The Offshore Kazakhstan International Operating Company, set up to develop oil reserves in the Caspian Sea, said that exploration drilling would not start this year because of delays in modifying a drilling rig.

Iranian Govt under pressure to solve authors' murders
Another writer has been killed in mysterious circumstances, Iranian press reported today, as the authorities came under mounting pressure to solve a spate of suspicious kidnappings and murders.

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  Clinton moves to salvage Wye deal
  More Indian students go to US now, most of them stay on
  U-turn on the economic highway
  Gulf oil boom days are over, Saudi tells Arabs
  Chaebol to detail reforms tomorrow
  Hong Kong stocks seen stalled in cautious trade