COVER
The Rove Problem (Cover Story)
Did Bush's top aide commit a crime talking to reporters about a spy? Here's what the case is really aboutand why it grows more fascinating
"What I Told the Grand Jury" (Cover Story)
EXCLUSIVE Matthew Cooper reveals exactly what Karl Rove told himand what the special counsel zeroed in on
What Can You Say About A Spy? (Cover Story)
ASIA
Crude Fight
Wildcat drillers in China are battling Beijing after their oil wells were seized
More, Please (Viewpoint)
South Korea's offer of electricity to North Korea is a start, but will it be enough?
Hong Kong's Identity Crisis (Essay)
To redefine itself, the city should look to Monte Carlo, not Disneyland
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
J.K. Rowling: Hogwarts And All
As the much awaited Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince arrives in stores, J.K. Rowling talks frankly to Lev Grossman about fantasy, fathers and how the magic is almost over
GLOBAL ADVISER
Asset Building (TIME Global Adviser)
The grand legacy of China's 19th-century migrants is still on display in Southern China
The Other Japan (TIME Global Adviser)
There's more to the nation than bullet trains and neon-lit cityscapes
The Dish On Dakar (TIME Global Adviser)
Senegal's Atlantic coastline ensures an abundance of seafood
Virgin Territory (TIME Global Adviser)
Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson opens his Marrakech estate as a luxury hotel
Gear for the Garden (TIME Global Adviser)
Some must-have goodies for the green-thumbed
GLOBAL BUSINESS
Magic Kingdom
A new Disneyland will bring in the tourists, but can it turn workaholic Hong Kong into Fun City?
Mouse in Chief
TIME talks to Disney CEO-elect Robert Iger
BRIEFING
Seoul's Power Play (Notebook)
South Korea's offers to fix the North's electricity woes if Kim Jong Il gives up his weapons program
Don't Mess With Us (Notebook)
Would China use nuclear weapons if the U.S. interceded in a Taiwan straits conflict?
Thaksin's Troubles (Notebook)
An economic slump and deadly bombings in the South have put Thailand's Prime Minister on the defensive