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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?

Asiaweek Time Asia Now Asiaweek story

The Week of November 1, 1996

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C O V E R  S T O R Y
Luxury As the region's economy continues to boom, the world's makers of high-performance cars drive into Asia
BMW A talk with the chairman of Germany's top car firm
Vroom ...Asiaweek test-drives the newest posh models
E D I T O R I A L
Agenda What Asia wants in America's next president
Economies The region's export slowdown is no disaster
T H E  N A T I O N S
Hong Kong A historic election turns into a real race
Interview Chief Justice Yang on his candidacy
Sketch The four leading contenders for chief executive
Indonesia James Riady's White House connection backfires
Korea Yet another threatening move from Pyongyang
Japan What will Hashimoto do with his big win?
Offbeat A new election system brings fresh faces to the Diet
Human Rights Helping torture victims deal with the pain
I N S I D E  S T O R Y
Vietnam Two decades after the end of the "American war," the nation tries to make sense of sweeping economic change
A R T S  &  S C I E N C E
Viewpoint China and Japan need to talk more
Books A pictorial chronicles a tumultuous century in China
Food Two Chinese farmers try to make a different fowl business fly. Anyone for ostrich sashimi?
Entertainment After years of hardship and scorn, Cobra, China's first all-female rock band, finally hits it big
Health A mysterious illness is explained
People Godzilla goes to Hollywood
Newsmakers Hong Kong's coming bishop?
Passage World Food Prize Winners
B U S I N E S S
Investing Three new unit trusts for volatile markets
Stocks Take another bite out of Philippine food counters
Market Highlights Crude oil prices rise
Company Closeup Chaifa Holdings Limited
L E T T E R S  &  C O M M E N T
Letters & Comment Save multicutural Australia
N E W S M A P
Navigate this Week's News by Country
Cover Photograph by Dermot Tatlow for Asiaweek

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COVER: President Joseph Estrada gives in to the chanting crowds on the streets of Manila and agrees to make room for his Vice President

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