COVER

GLOBAL BUSINESS

No More Heroes

Scarred by scandal, leaders in such fields as politics, business and science are viewed with mounting suspicion. How are they being undermined and what can they do to shore up public trust?

ASIA

Living on the Edge

High-flying tycoon Takafumi Horie is entangled in a fraud investigation, rattling stock markets and raising doubts about Japan's economic recovery

Collateral Damage (Viewpoint)

Livedoor's woes may be a setback for corporate reform

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Slipping Into the Light (Arts/Books)

In her alluring third novel, Australia's Gail Jones summons up a cinematic century of terror and awe

BRIEFING

A Year of Troubles (Notebook)

Thousands take to the streets in Nepal despite an increasingly harsh crackdown by the King