Choking on Growth (Cover Story)
Asia's breakneck growth has blackened its skies, endangering everyone’s health

Indoor Pollution (Cover Story)
So Are You Safe Inside? No Chance

What you can do (Cover Story)
Sorry, That Mask Won't Help


Seeking a Fresh Mandate
Rising nationalism on the island could deliver President Chen Shui-bian the majority he needs in the legislative election

Not Natural
Illegal logging has allowed normal typhoons to become killers

The Threat That Knows No Boundaries
A flu pandemic could kill tens of millions. Why aren't we preparing for it?


Missionary, Explorer, Hero
St. Francis Xavier was a failure, so why do millions of believers flock to see his remains in Goa?


Riskiest Business
Thousands of miners die in China's coal mines every year

The Long Road Home
A band of the Khmer Rouge came out of hiding

Bolly-Bad!
A quick guide to how Bollywood has discovered sex

Milestones
Events of the Week

Verbatim
Quotes of the Week

Letters
Four More Years

The Long Mistake (TIME in Depth)
In a TIME exclusive, American defector Charles Jenkins talks about his life inside North Korea

Waking Up to the Nightmare (TIME in Depth)
Seoul must confront North Korea over its sadistic labor camps


Close to the Bone
Yoichi Sai's Blood and Bones is distressing, violent and the best Japanese film of the year


Sleeping with the Barony (TIME Global Adviser)
Castles were designed to keep people out. These days, they're inviting you in

Next Time You're in... Queensland (TIME Global Adviser)
The Fish are Biting

Diversions (TIME Global Adviser)
A River Runs through it

Toile Gets a Makeover (TIME Global Adviser)
The traditional pattern shakes its fussy image as designers give it a new look

Tech Watch (TIME Global Adviser)
Dead Batteries? Power up with a Solar Jacket

Amuse Bouche (TIME Global Adviser)
Courses in Economics