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Edition: Asia
Vol. 160 No. 8

COVER
An Asian Journey (Cover Story)
Riding the Iron Horse from Pakistan to the Pacific. A TIME Special Report


ASIA
Light from the North?
Encouraging signs of economic reform in North Korea


NOTEBOOK
Constitutionally a Winner
The world's third largest democracy took a great leap forward

Branded!
All eyes are watching Japan's new ID system

Getting an "F" in Ethics
An Internet loophole allows rampant cheating on grad school tests

Person of the Week
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian kicks off a week of sound-bites and fury

Milestones
For the Week of August 19 - August 26, 2002

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ARTS
A Touch Familiar
It's set in a desert and stars Michelle Yeoh, but The Touch is more Indiana Jones than Crouching Tiger

Playing Against Type
A promising new novelist fuses political allegory with mystical realism to get under Singapore's skin

All Shook-Up
In After the Quake, life never returns to normal


TRAVEL
Land That Time Forgot
Savor East Timor's Natural Charm

Detour
A white pure Virgin Mary statue


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