COVER
What Makes Teens Tick (Cover Story)
New research says our brains don't mature until after the age of 20which may explain teenage turmoil
ASIA
The face of Reform
India's new leader Manmohan Singh has to find a way to make economic reform work for the aggrieved rural poor
A Different Mrs. Gandhi
Sonia has lost much to Indian politics, but she still controls her own destiny
To the Brink and Back
Under pressure from an angry Beijing and a nervous Washington, President Chen tries to simmer down cross-strait tension with a conciliatory inauguration speech
Hands Off Our Oil!
Australia and East Timor fight it out for a multibillion-dollar oil and gas field
GLOBAL ADVISER
Good Vibrations (TIME Global Adviser | Curtain Raiser)
The Essaouira Gnaoua and World Music Festival
France en Famille (TIME Global Adviser | TIME Traveler)
A family holiday in France doesn't have to mean EuroDisney
Tomato Soup with a Side of Pop Art (TIME Global Adviser | Diversions)
This is the first time Campbell's has deviated from its red-and-white label since it was introduced in 1898
Stay and Play (TIME Global Adviser | Check In)
In Sweden, you can vacation under water—or in a tree
Getting Pinned (TIME Global Adviser | Style Watch)
Everyone from Chanel to Tiffany to Banana Republic is cashing in on the trend
A Better Kind of Brew (TIME Global Adviser | Next Time You're in ... Shanghai)
Check out the sedate and sequestered atmosphere of the Guyuan Antique Teahouse
BUSINESS
Macau's Big Score
The crowds at the city's first Las Vegas-style casino herald a whole new era
The Recovery Is at Risk
Asia's twin growth enginesChina and the U.S.have some problems
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A Dozen Roses
With their traditional Chinese instruments and megawatt smiles, 12 Girls Band has become China's first pop-music export
In the Mood for Rapture
Everyone's been waiting for Wong Kar-wai's 2046, a kind of sci-fi sequel to In the Mood for Love. It just may be his masterpiece
SPORTS
From Heroes to Brands
China's top divers are going for gold—and endorsements—at Athens
BRIEFING
Left Behind (Notebook)
Koizumi returns from North Korea triumphantin all ways but one
Cut and Thrust (Notebook)
Activists and restauranteurs grapple over shark's fin
Shocked Jocks (Notebook)
Hong Kong's incendiary political climate claims another outspoken radio host
Performance of the Week (Notebook)
Milestones (Notebook)
Verbatim (Notebook)
Quotes of the week
Letters (Notebook)
Iraq: What Will It Take?