ILLUSTRATION FOR TIME BY ANNIE LEE

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

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When No Choice is a Good One
A girl's guide to finding happiness in Japan
Home Bodies
Japanese women have forfeited public power for household responsibilities

The Wasted Asset
Japanese women are smart and entrepreneurial, so why is so little effort made to harness their talents?
Japan's Me Generation
Marketing to Japan's newly spendthrift single women

Hip Quotient
Measuring Japan's Gross National Cool
[08/11/2003]
China's Women
Few benefits from the economic boom
[07/28/2003]
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FROM THE AUGUST 29, 2005 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2005


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