A S I A
INDONESIA: A Great Experiment
The country prepares to embark on its first free election campaign--and its grandest test of democracy--in years
• Man of the People:
A sultan could be the next president
• Viewpoint:
The coming months are a minefield
HONG KONG: Cracks in the Wall
A landmark court ruling opens the door to thousands of mainland children, prompting widespread alarm
• Test Case:
Beijing grumbles about the territory's courts
CHINA: My Dinner With Jiang
Time Inc.'s editor-in-chief sees a new, less fearsome nation during an evening spent with President Jiang Zemin
INDIA: Coming Home
Salman Rushdie's planned visit may spark a new fury
SOCIETY: Smoke and Mirrors
In India, magicians gather to lament their fading craft
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T H E A R T S
CINEMA:
Amid some wide-open nominations, the Oscars are shaping up as a battle between love and war
E N D P A G E S
SPOTLIGHT
MILESTONES
TRAVEL WATCH:
New Depths: Taking the Plunge in Asia
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