A S I A
HONG KONG: Feeding Frenzy
Local investors go nuts for a dotcom stock that has little to recommend it other than its billionaire backer's name

THAILAND: Dubious Challenge
A telecom tycoon and failed pol makes another bid for office
• Web-only Interview: Thai telecoms mogul Thaksin Shinawatra, the man who would be Prime Minister

JAPAN: Invisible Menace
The growing problem of stalking is only now coming to light

CHINA: Back to School
The white-hot economy needs an increasing number of M.B.A.s

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