COVER

Long Lives Well Lived (Cover Story | Secrets of Longevity)

Some Asians seem to have discovered the fountain of youth. So what does it take to reach 100?

ASIA

Hong Kong Gridlock

As mass protests persist, Hong Kong's rulers are digging in. But what will Beijing do?

What's Next?

Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa is faced with some unattractive options

Undefeated

On the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, the Taliban are regrouping, bent on spreading terror

BRIEFING

Rough Treatment (Notebook | China)

As Beijing goes for a kinder, gentler image, the brutal suppression of AIDS victims in Henan shows the message hasn't yet reached the provinces

Dirty Details (Notebook | North Korea)

Want to know what's really going on in North Korea? Hit your local bookstore

Milestones (Notebook)

Mourning the Iranian twins

Verbatim (Notebook)

Quotes of the Week

BUSINESS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Crime Fighters Unbound (Movies)

Bayside Shakedown broke box-office records with a tale of well-meaning cops ensnared by Japanese bureaucracy. Now a sequel is gunning for even bigger success

Artistic Enlightenment (Art)

A devout Buddhist, Singaporean artist Tan Swie Hian leads a posh life with Zen-like discipline

TRAVEL

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