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Web-only Exclusives November 30, 2000 From Our Correspondent: Hirohito and the War A conversation with biographer Herbert Bix From Our Correspondent: A Rough Road Ahead Bad news for the Philippines - and some others From Our Correspondent: Making Enemies Indonesia needs friends. So why is it picking fights? |
The Week of December 19, 1997
| C O V E R S T O R Y | |
| Christianity | Searching for an Asian path to Christ |
| Movements | Alternatives to Catholicism in the Philippines |
| Priest | Father Balasuriya, a symbol of difference |
| Multitudes | Inside the world's largest congregation |
| Season's Greetings | In Beijing, tidings of great profits |
| China's Catholics | Survival through adaptation |
| N E W S M A P | |
| Navigate this week's news by country | |
| E D I T O R I A L | |
| Inequality | The need to address the rich-poor gap is now urgent |
| Lost Chances | Political wrangles set back South Asia's prospects |
| T H E N A T I O N S | |
| Philippines | President Ramos's anointed successor emerges |
| Tiongco | How a suspected drug dealer figures in politics |
| Interview | Jose de Venecia on his chances of election |
| Kidnap | Deadly abductions put Ramos under pressure |
| Malaysia | Mahathir, Anwar and belt-tightening |
| Hong Kong | Choosing deputies to the NPC |
| Profile | Hard work and a soft touch from the new legal chief |
| Controversies | A conference on climate change produces a lot of hot air - and finally an agreement |
| A R T S & S C I E N C E S | |
| Health | Fear of a killer flu epidemic grips Hong Kong |
| Books | Unveiled (well, almost) - the life of a geisha |
| Technology | Asia will give video-on-demand its first real-world test in Singapore and Hong Kong |
| People | Christmas stories from around the region |
| B U S I N E S S | |
| Crunch | The International Monetary Fund forces South Korea's conglomerates to restructure. Can they survive? |
| Shock | Thailand closes all but two of its finance companies |
| Bulwark | China manages to hold the line during the turmoil |
| Investing | Despite the sliding rupee, India may continue to grow - but moderately |
| Stocks | Why Philippine banks may be the first to recover |
| Commodity Close-up | Rice prices fall |
| Company Monitor | YTL Power |
| D E P A R T M E N T S | |
| Letters & Comment | Climbing the Best Cities ranks |
| Newsmakers | Old values for King Bhumibol |
| Passage | New Zealand gets a new PM |
| Viewpoint | The Asian debt market - why and how |
| Cover: Painting on Porcelain by Tse Chung-Ng, the Tao Fong Shan Christian Center | |
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