COVER
When Push Comes to Shove (Cover Story)
Tensions between China and Japan worsen as they jockey for dominance of Asia
Textbook Tensions (Cover Story)
History 101: Rewrite the Past
Viewpoint: Gentlemen, Please (Cover Story)
Tokyo and Beijing need to engage in some honest reflection
ASIA
Gunning for Nepal
Riven by a violent civil war and beset by political repression, Nepal inches toward the brink of chaos
"It's a Question of Survival"
Interview with King Gyanendra
"We Are Trying to Crush Feudal Autocracy"
Interview with the Maoist leader
Dabbling in Democracy
A small town in Zhejiang province is gingerly experimenting with democracyChinese-styleand finding it has its uses
GLOBAL ADVISER
Time Traveler (TIME Global Adviser)
Waterworld
Wizards of Oz (TIME Global Adviser)
Asian designers are casting their spell on Australia's fashion scene
Whey to Go (TIME Global Adviser)
New Zealand's cheesemakers have lifted their game
Check In (TIME Global Adviser)
Back at the Ranch
Your Health (TIME Global Adviser)
Vitamin E-Gads
GLOBAL BUSINESS
Hyundai Revs Up
A few years ago Hyundai was the laughingstock of the auto industry. But a hard-charging chairman with a passion for quality has forced the company into a turnaround
Korean Turnaround Tales
Can GM Fix Daewoo?
Betting on the Shanghai Boom
Should you buy Shanghai property as the ultimate long-term bet on China's boom?
BRIEFING
His Wife is Not on the Next Flight (Notebook)
Exiled PM Benazir Bhutto's husband, Asif Ali Zardari, is detained upon his return to Pakistan
Shaken in Indonesia (Notebook)
First, the tsunami and earthquakes. Now, simmering volcanoes threaten the nation's islands
Milestones (Notebook)
Events of the Week
Verbatim (Notebook)
Quotes of the Week
Letters (Notebook)
The Truth About Women's Brains