COVER
An Asian Journey (Cover Story)
Riding the Iron Horse from Pakistan to the Pacific. A TIME Special Report
ASIA
Light from the North?
Encouraging signs of economic reform in North Korea
BRIEFING
Constitutionally a Winner (Notebook)
The world's third largest democracy took a great leap forward
Branded! (Notebook)
All eyes are watching Japan's new ID system
Getting an "F" in Ethics (Notebook)
An Internet loophole allows rampant cheating on grad school tests
Person of the Week (Notebook)
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian kicks off a week of sound-bites and fury
Milestones (Notebook)
For the Week of August 19 - August 26, 2002
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A Touch Familiar
It's set in a desert and stars Michelle Yeoh, but The Touch is more Indiana Jones than Crouching Tiger
Playing Against Type
A promising new novelist fuses political allegory with mystical realism to get under Singapore's skin
All Shook-Up
In After the Quake, life never returns to normal
TRAVEL
Land That Time Forgot
Savor East Timor's Natural Charm
Detour
A white pure Virgin Mary statue