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Web-only Exclusives
November 30, 2000

From Our Correspondent: Hirohito and the War
A conversation with biographer Herbert Bix

From Our Correspondent: A Rough Road Ahead
Bad news for the Philippines - and some others

From Our Correspondent: Making Enemies
Indonesia needs friends. So why is it picking fights?

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The Week of September 20, 1996

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B U S I N E S S
Miky Lee A new South Korean entreprenuerial star is building an Asian entertainment empire and backing an American one
Korea New challenges for the next crop of chaebol chiefs
Politics After the era of the three Kims
OECD The cost of joining the rich nations' club
Unity Creating a single Korea also has a high price
Stocks How to bet on Korea's recovery
Investing An Indian market-mover spurns equities
F E A T U R E S
Society Thailand's middle class develops a taste for wine
Books There's little improvisation in Red China Blues
Health Sinusitis - why it's hard to beat
Technology Fun things to do on the Internet
People A Hong Kong soothsayer tells British supermodel Kate Moss her latest romance is doomed
Frontlines A dates clash may leave KL Games the loser
Update Fiji considers its consitution
Cutting Edge Elevators for the 21st Century
Newsmakers/Passage Malaysia's Eric Chia rises again
The Asian Language
E D I T O R I A L
Gulf Wars A new security setup is needed for West
Flashpoint Japan should tear down the island lighthouses
T H E  N A T I O N S
Disputes Japanese rightists stir up old passions in China,
Extremists The two groups at the center of the storm
Islands Japan has problems with others too
Cambodia Ieng Sary says he wasn't behind the slaughter
Hong Kong The chief justice angles for the top post-1997 job
India Relatively calm elections bode well for Kashmir
Malaysia The opposition DAP gains a foothold in Sarawak
Environment India grapples with toxic waste imports
I N S I D E  S T O R Y
Prophet of Boom Mike Velarde's growing influence has made him a force to be reckoned with in the Philippines
L E T T E R S  &  C O M M E N T
Letters & Comment War, peace - and deadly drugs
N E W S M A P
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