COVER
How Dangerous is North Korea?
The world grapples with the threat of a nuclear North Korea
ASIA
The Long Goodbye
Arroyo decides—for the nation's sake—not to run again for President
Urban Cowboys
Police on the mean streets of Bombay combat gangsters with blazing guns
10 Questions For Xu Wenli
Chinese dissident Xu Wenli was released on medical parole from a mainland prison after serving four years of a 13-year sentence for organizing an opposition political party
BUSINESS
China's New stock cop
Can Shang Fulin impose order on China's treacherous stock bourses?
BRIEFING
What Lies Beneath (Notebook)
The continuous fighting of Hindus and Muslims for a 1.1-hectare piece of real estate
Milestones (Notebook)
LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA as the first left-wing President of Brazil in 40 years
SOCIETY
Profiles in Courage
Controversy surrounds the deeds of Chiune Sugihara
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
E-mails from the Edge
Author Jamie James portrays the darker side of Balis sun-kissed paradise
The Bali Blues
Jamie James spoke with TIME about his year in Bali researching his novel
As American as Twinkies
A Big Mac and fries just don't cut it. Deli-starved U.S. expats in Hong Kong are discovering Archie B's
TRAVEL
Clean, Sober and Suffering
A sanctuary of good health in southern Thailand
Asian Table
Chef Jeffrey Lord is as much an attraction as the food