COVER
Feeling the Heat
The world is warming up. A new U.N.-sponsored report says humans are to blame
ASIA
The President's Scissors
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's ban of a Philippine film about sex shows sparks fears of state censorship
The Professor Vanishes
Detained scholars could become Beijing's latest bargaining chips
SOCIETY
Setting Free the (Wrong) Bears
India's bears are off the streets. But have they really been saved?
BUSINESS
Who's the Big Cheese?
A report from the trenches of Thailand's great pizza wars
Net Worthless?
Chinese portals are tanking. Will U.S. tech giants gobble them up?
BRIEFING
Starting Time
For the week of April 9, 2001
TRAVEL
Forget Eggs. Try Asia's Wild Eastertime Fetes
It's an ideal time for a few days away. Here's our pick of Easter escapes in Asia