In this issue
Edition: Asia
Edition: Asia
Vol. 162, No. 2
COVER
The Long March
(Cover Story)
Hong Kong's July 1 protest sends a clear message to China: the territory's people want democracy
Will CEPA Make Any Difference? (Cover Story)
Hong Kong's new trade arrangement with the Mainland won't get the city out of the doldrums
ASIA
Making Waves
Talk radio is enabling Asians to air their grievances—and to organize politically—like never before
Arsenal Of The Axis
North Korea already supplies missiles to rogue states. Now it poses a new threat: nuclear proliferation
Top of His Game
Making friends with China and consolidating his power at home, 78-year-old Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has retaken the political center
TRAVEL
Going with the Floe
Antarctica: A hell of a place that's heaven on earth
Antarctica: Travel Desk
Southern Comfort
Antarctica: Tip Off
Wakey Wakey
Antarctica: Web Crawling
Antarctica's pristine wilderness
ARTS
Flavor of the Week
(Books)
Despite all the mouthwatering publicity, Monica Ali's debut novel is a bland stew of Bangladeshi clichés
NOTEBOOK
A Prayer Before Dying
(Notebook | Pakistan)
A massacre at a Quetta mosque raises the specter of sectarianism in Pakistan
Chinese Broadcast Blues (Notebook | Media)
AOL Time Warner bails out of the Mainland's television market
Bomb Scare (Notebook | Terror)
Despite May's arrests, Thai officials say other terror planners are at large and the danger is not over
Verbatim
Quotes of the Week
Milestones
Katharine Hepburn whose record four best-actress Academy Awards highlighted a screen career that spanned more than 60 years

The Must-Have Travel Gadgets of 2009
The Rise of Manny Pacquiao
Cartoons of the Week
10 Questions with Ewan McGregor
Hip Berlin: Europe's Capital of Cool
Pictures of the Week
Are You Getting Scammed by Facebook Games?
Top Ten Non-Emergency 911 Calls
Precious Review: Too Powerful for Tears