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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?

Asiaweek Time Asia Now Asiaweek story

The Week of October 30, 1998

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C O V E R  S T O R Y
Fun Technology The microprocessor is spreading into all facets of entertainment, redefining the nature of play
Virtual Reality Making unreality really cool
The Net A grab-bag of online time-wasters
E D I T O R I A L
China Why Beijing should liberalize national politics
APEC A boycott would only hurt Asia
T H E  N A T I O N S
Diplomacy Taipei advances dialogue with Beijing
Profile Taiwan negotiator Koo Chen-fu
Malaysia How strong the new opposition alliances are
Masses What the Malaysian people are complaining about
Networks Anwar's allies have friends in high places
Philippines A stubborn domestic problem - kidnapping
India Targeting the Christian minority
Onions Shortages are giving the BJP a black eye
Taiwan A police corruption scandal
I N S I D E  S T O R Y
Crackdown Is Macau's war on triads for real?
A R T S & S C I E N C E S
Society The gentrification of Beijing's old districts
Economics Amartya Sen - a Nobel Prize winner for our time
Health Blowing hot and cold on East-West medicine
People Julio Iglesias gets some help from Taiwan's CoCo Lee
Newsmakers Ginandjar vs Winters: Round One
Passage Pakistani social reformer gunned down
Viewpoint Recovery strategy must go beyond exports
From the Web The difference between Hackers and Crackers
E Y E W I T N E S S
Unemployment Hong Kong has that rundown feeling
B U S I N E S S
Rescue Malaysia mulls the costs of bailing out a controversial conglomerate
Plan Renong's modest proposal
Currency Controls Six weeks on, how companies are coping
Foreign Exchange China tries to stem the outflow
Crisis Watch Thailand fans the embers of hope
Fund Management India's biggest unit trust scares investors
Investing Mark Mobius champions investors' rights
L E T T E R S  &  C O M M E N T
Letters & Comment APEC can't do what Asia must
Monitor Space for rent
N E W S M A P
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Photograph by Marcus Oleniuk for Asiaweek

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