COVER
The Jihadis' Tale
Bali Confessions: The revelations of two bomb suspects link the attack to Osama bin Laden
Terrorism's Missing Link
Al-Qaeda agent Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is smart, elusive, deadlyand still out there hatching plans
ASIA
A Time to Fight?
Has the time come to transform Japan's Self-Defense Forces into a true military?
Evil, Yes. Genius, No
Kim Jong Il is a tactical bumblerand that's what makes him dangerous
Blow Your House Down
Mining is a dynamite business, and residents of one Chinese town have had enough
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Trailing Genghis
In the Empire of Genghis Khan gallops across Mongolia, the nation that once conquered Asia
The Wanderer
Stanley Stewart spoke to TIME about his six-month journey through the empire of Genghis Khan
A New Chapter
Chinese authors struggling to publish are caught between East and West
Getting Saucy
Southeast Asians love it, and Vietnam makes the best stuff
BUSINESS
Zombie Discs
Fake CDs are only part of the problem facing record producers in China
BRIEFING
Mega Power Outage (Notebook)
The Indonesian government enacted aggressive price hikes on fuel, electricity and phone tariffs
Love in the Time of Kim (Notebook)
Frustrated negotiators dealing with North Korea can take comfort
Naipaul's Friendly Fire (Notebook)
India's ruling party reveres Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul and his writings on India's growing self-confidence
Milestones (Notebook)
For the Week of January 27, 2003
TRAVEL
Russia's Land of Ice and Fire
Awakening to the wild wonders of Kamchatka