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Edition: Asia
Edition: Asia
Vol. 161, No. 3
COVER
Your Mind, Your Body
Formerly skeptical doctors are finding that the mind and the body work as one
ASIA
The Gathering Storm
TIME Asia, Simon Elegant, K. Baradan, Anthony Davis, Nelly Sindayen, Syed Talat Hussain, Tim McGirk, Donald Macintyre, Mike Meyer, Alex Perry, Jason Tedjasukmana, Michiko Toyama, Izhar Wani, Douglas Wong, Iraq, United States, War, Asia, Muslim
If America Fights, Will Asia Suffer?
A war in Iraq means higher oil prices and plunging Asian exports. That's why the region's best hope is a rapid replay of Gulf War I
Gunning for War
To justify armed conflict, both Islam and democracy are being perverted
Not on the Same Page
In South Korea's eyes, the U.S. approach to the North Korean nuclear crisis is making things worse
NOTEBOOK
Getting Testy
India and Pakistan engage in another war of words. Let's hope it stays at that
Halting At the Altar
Taiwan lawmakers try to combat the country's sky-high divorce rates
Handycams in Space
With its first spy satellites on the way, Japan is keeping a closer eye on its neighbors
Milestones
Lord Jenkins, man of politics and letters, dies; Gary Glitter is kicked out of Cambodia
TRAVEL
The Beluga's Blues
(Travel / Food & Wine)
Facing pollution and rampant overfishing, a rare treat heads to extinction

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