When Push Comes to Shove (Cover Story)
Tensions between China and Japan worsen as they jockey for dominance of Asia

Textbook Tensions (Cover Story)
History 101: Rewrite the Past

Viewpoint: Gentlemen, Please (Cover Story)
Tokyo and Beijing need to engage in some honest reflection


Gunning for Nepal
Riven by a violent civil war and beset by political repression, Nepal inches toward the brink of chaos

"It's a Question of Survival"
Interview with King Gyanendra

"We Are Trying to Crush Feudal Autocracy"
Interview with the Maoist leader

Dabbling in Democracy
A small town in Zhejiang province is gingerly experimenting with democracy—Chinese-style—and finding it has its uses


Time Traveler (TIME Global Adviser)
Waterworld

Wizards of Oz (TIME Global Adviser)
Asian designers are casting their spell on Australia's fashion scene

Whey to Go (TIME Global Adviser)
New Zealand's cheesemakers have lifted their game

Check In (TIME Global Adviser)
Back at the Ranch

Your Health (TIME Global Adviser)
Vitamin E-Gads

Hyundai Revs Up
A few years ago Hyundai was the laughingstock of the auto industry. But a hard-charging chairman with a passion for quality has forced the company into a turnaround

Korean Turnaround Tales
Can GM Fix Daewoo?

Betting on the Shanghai Boom
Should you buy Shanghai property as the ultimate long-term bet on China's boom?


His Wife is Not on the Next Flight
Exiled PM Benazir Bhutto's husband, Asif Ali Zardari, is detained upon his return to Pakistan

Shaken in Indonesia
First, the tsunami and earthquakes. Now, simmering volcanoes threaten the nation's islands

Milestones
Events of the Week

Verbatim
Quotes of the Week

Letters
The Truth About Women's Brains