THE GREEN CENTURY (Asia)
As leaders gather for an earth summit, we bring you a special report on ways to transform the environment


Water World
China struggles to quell flooding and counter the disastrous effects of Maoist agro-policies

Shame
Asia's child-sex industry flourishes despite new efforts to choke the lucrative trade

Can Your Friend's Enemy Be Your Friend?
The U.S. gets stuck in the middle between Kabul and a local warlord

A Code of Their Own
A Malaysian state wants to enforce Taliban-style punishments, defying the nation's secular leaders

Pyongyang on the Line
A smuggled phone book sheds rare light on North Korea's secret workings

Ascent of the Fireflies
The sacrifices of the country's kamikaze pilots are at last being honored


The General's Power Play
With a series of controversial amendments, President Musharraf cements his rule

Dumb and Dumber Advertising
Indian consumers are used to bombardment by splashy, sometimes cheeky advertisements, but tolerance has its limits

Starting Time
For the Week of September 2, 2002

Milestones
Swami Satchidananda, Indian guru who opened the 1969 Woodstock festival

The New Long Mosh
Lijiangstock China's rockers come together at a muddy music festival

A Bittersweet Meat
Fruit Chan's Hollywood Hong Kong finds redemption for fat butchers and an unhappy Shanghai hooker

'My Style Is Very Unusual'
Q & A with Fruit Chan

Castaway With Karma
Yann Martel's novel Life of Pi strands a religious Indian boy and a Bengal tiger together in the middle of the Pacific

Hawaiian Jihadi
Aukai Collins tells the tale of his journey from a Californian jail to the front lines of holy war


In Nanjing, It's Art for Art's Sake
The Avant-Garde Fields of China's Ancient Capital

Hot Spot
Nanjing snacks

Detour
The longest city wall in China

Short Cut
Western-style food in Nanjing

Web Crawling
A comprehensive at-a-glance guide to the world's countries