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November 30, 2000

From Our Correspondent: Hirohito and the War
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From Our Correspondent: Making Enemies
Indonesia needs friends. So why is it picking fights?

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The Week of August 23, 1996

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C O V E R  S T O R Y
Sri Lanka Despite President Chandrika Kumaratunga's energy and idealism, her promised new era still seems a long way off
E D I T O R I A L
Indonesia The Jakarta upheaval was a wake-up call
Outer Space Is there life on Mars? We should know for sure
T H E  N A T I O N S
Cambodia A major split in the Khmer Rouge leadership may signal the end for the insurgency
Rogues Who is loyal and who is no
India The government stands firm over phone-tapping charges
Taiwan Taipei's new foreign minister, John H. Chang, discusses the island's relationship with China
Hong Kong Getting ready to choose a leader
Philippines The Christian majority in southern Mindanao fears Ramos's peace plan
E Y E W I T N E S S
Wipeout Floods in China continue their devastation
A R T S  &  S C I E N C E
Society Is South Korea facing a breakdown of morals?
Straight Talk A teenager tells what she knows about sex
Books Things happen when Chinese women go abroad
Health New technology clears the passage to the heart
Entertainment Sony Music gambles on rocking Taiwan
People Is Schwarzenegger's latest flick stinking up Tokyo?
Newsmakers/Passage Japan loses a beloved actor
B U S I N E S S
Beauty Japan's venerable Shiseido looks to Asia to revitalize the bottom line
Reformer Defining a cosmetic maker's future
Ventures China seems intoxicated with beer deals
Buyers Why Asian tycoons like to shop for Australian food
Tycoon India's Hinduja woos China and ASEAN
Stocks Sizing up Suharto shares
Investing Global strategist Barton Biggs looks to Asia
L E T T E R S  &  C O M M E N T
Letters & Comment When the pursuit of beauty gets ugly
N E W S M A P
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