20 MAY 1989, page 12

Hands Across The Wall

the 300-year-old history of Sino-Russian relations MIKHAIL Gorbachev's trip to Peking is auspiciously timed. 300 years ago this summer Russian and Chinese envoys put UP their......

Rebuilding Babel

Michael Trend rues Britain's refusal to join a European language scheme THE European Communities Lingua Programme has everything that should recommend it to the most ardent......