COVER
Charting the Mekong's Changes
By turning the Mekong into a busy highway for trade and a new source of hydropower, China boosts the economies of its neighbors — yet threatens the very life of the waterway it seeks to tame
Graphic: Ebb and Flow
The Mekong provides food, facilitates trade and generates hydropower. But it is not as mighty as before
GLOBAL BUSINESS
Cooking with Gas
China's red-hot growth continues to spark global trade as it spawns a new generation of multinationals
Shanghai Jade Technologies
A chip-design company bring Silicon Valley attitude to Shanghai
New Oriental Education & Technology Group
One entrepreneur makes his dream of studying abroad a reality for hundreds of thousands of Chinese students
Harbin Power Equipment
A venerable Chinese power company looks abroad for growth
Suning Appliance
A domestic appliance retail relishes the idea of competition
LDK Solar
Capitalizing on the boom in renewable energy
Yunnan Chihong Zinc
A mining firm rides the global commodities boom to success
VIEWPOINT
Burma Goes from Bad to Worse
Burma's military junta has, as is its wont, cracked down on recent street protests. Yet a host of factors point to even more treacherous times ahead
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Sculpture: Raise Your Glasses
For China's burgeoning wave of glass artists, the future is clear
GLOBAL ADVISER
The Art of War (Exhibition)
A new look at old photos from the front line
Mustn't Miss in Milan (TIME Traveller)
Traditional elegance meets a radical subculture in Italy's fashion capital
Choc and Awe (Best ever ... Pain au Chocolat)
Paris' best ever pain au chocolat
Out of the Woods (Design Watch)
With unrivaled flexibility, the most traditional material can also be utterly modern