COVER

Hillary's Moment: Clinton Faces the World (United States)

She is the star of the Obama Cabinet and an international celebrity — and after nine months of staying out of the limelight, Hillary Clinton has arrived on the global stage. An intimate portrait of the diplomat and her world

ASIA

ESSAY

China's Africa Gambit

Beijing is looking beyond the continent's natural resources — to reaching its potential consumers

GLOBAL BUSINESS

Bonding Experience

The recession is rekindling Asian dreams of an E.U.-style trade bloc. Will the U.S. join?

Run for the Border (Restaurants)

As U.S. consumers cut back, casual-dining chain P.F. Chang's bets on selling "Chinese" food in Mexico

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Drama Queen (Books)

William Somerset Maugham's colorful but less than happy life is the subject of a new biography

Moving Pictures (Photography)

Photographer Andreas Seibert captures the human sacrifices behind China's economic boom

LETTERS