Heading South?
Beset by economic trauma, repression and terror, can the region thrive again?

The Lion In Winter (Asia)
The City-state is struggling to stay economically vibrant

Facing Up to China
To compete, Southeast Asia must crank up its domestic economies


Who's Hu? (Viewpoint)
Some see China's new leader as a reformer, but the Party line is hard to cross


Marching in Place
Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers demonstrate against Article 23 and the Tung government. It won't do any good

Plus Ça Change
A new diplomatic dance in South Asia as India and Pakistan trade superpower partners

Save the Whales... For Dinner
Japanese fisheries officials offer an unusual compromise on whaling

Outbreak II?
Despite the lessons of SARS, China keeps mum on an encephalitis scare

Milestones
Denis Thatcher, loyal husband of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, dies at 88

Verbatim
Verbatim: Quotes of the Week

How I Survived The Deadly Tech Crash (Global Technology)
TIME salutes the tech leaders who thrived in the slump


Royale Terror (Movies)
Japan's teenage death-match movie gets a sequel that's just as bloody, but not as misanthropic, as the original

James Bond is a Choirboy (Books)
A neophyte novelist packs Bunker 13 with high explosives

Troublemaker (Books)
A Q&A with Aniruddha Bahal


Australia: Coming Up from Down Under
Forget Mustique, the A-list is going to Noosa

Australia: Detour
A visit to the legendary Eumundi Market beyond Noosa

Australia: Hot Spot
Berardo's Restaurant and Bar

Australia: Web Crawling
The site for all things Noosa