C O V E R S T O R Y
VIEWPOINT
Abandon Yeltsin, but not Russia
WHO'S IN CHARGE
A banker seems to pull the strings
DIARY OF A CRISIS
How an economy fell apart
T H E A R T S
THEATER
Director Zhang Yimou brings an extravagant Turandot to the Forbidden City for the first time
MUSIC
Kuala Lumpur premieres a flashy new orchestra
E N D P A G E S
SPOTLIGHT
MILESTONES
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A S I A
FROM THE SHADOWS
North Korea: As Kim Jong Il prepares to become President, TIME presents an exclusive inside look at the Dear Leader nobody knows
INTERVIEW
North Korea: The North's top defector lifts the veil
STORM BREWING
Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi's standoff with authorities raises tensions
FIGHTING BACK
Pakistan: Beset by charges of corruption from inside the country and abroad, Benazir Bhutto gives her side of the story
BETTER TO GIVE
China: Private charities are starting to lend a helping hand
BIG SPENDER
Hong Kong: The government goes after "speculators" but may get burned
CUT DOWN
Hong Kong: The brutal knifing of a popular radio host shocks Hong Kong
THE LAST WORD
Hong Kong's final colonial governor, Chris Patten, takes aim at hypocrisy and sycophants in his much-anticipated memoir
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