COURTESY OF SUNG HAE RANG FROM THE "THE WISTERIA HOUSE"

The Trouble with Thailand
Bombings in Bangkok cap an unhappy year for the Land of Smiles, which has been roiled by a coup, economic-policy miscues and an ongoing Muslim insurgency

Indonesia's Perilous Skies
As rescuers continue the search for a downed Indonesian airliner, some say the country's aviation industry has grown too far, too fast

Can the Afghans Defend Themselves?
As in Iraq, an exit strategy for foreign troops depends on building up the Afghan army. But recruiting new soldiers is growing more difficult



How Dangerous is North Korea?

A threat to the entire world
Only Asia's problem
A danger to itself


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Gangster State
Cash-strapped North Korea stays solvent through its profits from a host of criminal activities
Armed and Dangerous
North Korea admitted possessing at least one nuclear bomb

Secret Lives
For two decades, Sung Hae Rang lived behind closed doors with the world's most dangerous madman
The Women In Kim's Life
Kim Jong Il's cloistered home life has revolved around five women

Narco Korea
Kim Jong IL funds his failing state by counterfeiting, smuggling and slanging drugs
[06/09/2003]
It is a Crisis
North Korea's atomic ambitions are real. So, too, is the prospect of a nuclear arms race in Asia
[02/24/2003]
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FROM THE JUNE 30, 2003 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2003


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