COVER
Small World, Big Stakes
China's ascent will change the world. But will it be for better or for worse?
Wal-Mart Nation
Wal-Mart's experience typifies the opportunitiesand pitfallsof doing business in China
Changing the Game
A look at the people who are defining an emerging culture
Power to the People
Civic groups are rallying against dam projects—and winning
The Last Frontier
While the economy races ahead, political freedom lags
BUSINESS
Wynn's Big Bet
With his astonishingly expensive new hotel in the U.S. and his aggressive global expansion plan, Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn is raising the stakes once again
BRIEFING
Gulag Diplomacy (Notebook)
Bush risked angering Kim Jong Il again by hosting a politically sensitive guest
Facing the Music (Notebook)
Daewoo founder Kim Woo Choong returned home to face charges that could land him in jail for life
Milestones (Notebook)
Events of the Week
Verbatim (Notebook)
Quotes of the Week
Letters (Notebook)
The Class of 9/11
GLOBAL ADVISER
Retreat! (TIME Global Adviser)
Britain's Treasured Islands
Posh Perches (TIME Global Adviser)
Luxury treetop retreats are childhood fantasies for grownups
Grapevine (TIME Global Adviser)
Corking Good Ideas
Self-Expressionism (TIME Global Adviser)
Oslo's Munch Museum reopens with a show of the artist's self-portraits
Food Chain (TIME Global Adviser)
You Go, Grill!
Tech Watch (TIME Global Adviser)
Tech Support