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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?

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The Week of April 2, 1999

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C O V E R  S T O R Y
Hong Kong The Crisis forces the territory to re-invent itself for the next century. Is it up to the task?
Scion Richard Li, the controversial techno-entrepreneur
Image-Making Tung's spin doctor can only do so much
Opinion Recession has made people think harder
Reforms A shake-up of the schools is long overdue
Coming Together The three top officials learn to get along
E D I T O R I A L
Anniversary One year on, India's ruling BJP needs to shape up
Visa Myanmar should give one to Michael Aris
T H E  N A T I O N S
Thailand A longstanding feud between the top two economic czars has erupted into the open again
Intrigue The case of the North Korean kidnapping
Philippines Why Estrada and Ramos remain adversaries
Malaysia Gearing up for the general elections
Interview An Anwar associate talks about forming a party
Indonesia And now, bloody Kalimantan
India Behind an unprecedented military scandal
Japan The refreshing views of Tanaka Makiko
A R T S & S C I E N C E S
Health Pig plague strikes fear in Malaysian villages
Theater An Indonesian composer reads the riot act
Books Postcards from the backroads of Asia
Tech Beige boxes are due for a facelift
People Has age pushed Akebono off the sumomat?
Education The scandal of China's university housing
Intelligence Zeng Qinghong on the rise
From the Web Exploring Microsoft's new browser
Newsmakers Can't forgive or forget in Thailand
Passage Anwar on the ropes?
Viewpoint Get ready for the sliding yen
B U S I N E S S
Banks Singapore prepares for a new competitive age
BG Lee "We would be foolish" not to make changes
DBS The biggest one is already adapting
Expressway A Chinese highway operator takes it on the road
Crisis Watch Selling the company castle in Japan
Investing A time for careful stock-picking
L E T T E R S  &  C O M M E N T
Letters & Comment Antibiotics abuse: AIDS-type bomb
Market Highlights Wheat goes up; property down under
N E W S M A P
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PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EMILIO RIVERA III

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