A S I A
CHINA: Bomb Scare
A string of mysterious explosions raises the heat in a country already racked by rural and urban protest

HONG KONG: Unequal Justice
The territory makes a special exception for tycoon Sally Aw

LINE OF FIRE: Old Boys' Club
Sin-ming Shaw tells C.H. Tung to stop kowtowing to tycoons

JAPAN: Dangerous Company
Loan sharks find easy pickings among cash-strapped businessmen, many of whom are too embarrassed to go bust

• Hoodoo Guru:
A bankrupt entrepreneur doles out advice

INDIA: Viewpoint
Many of India's religious tensions really come down to money

E C O N O M Y   &   B U S I N E S S
DAVOS: Speaking in Tongues
The international heavyweights talk a lot--past each other

T H E   A R T S
BOOKS: Beyond Dreamland
Two new books reveal Tibet as it is--The Dragon in the Land of Snows and The Tibetans: A Struggle to Survive

E N D   P A G E S
SPOTLIGHT

MILESTONES

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