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Edition: Asia
Edition: Asia
Vol. 165, No. 21
COVER
Out Of The XBox
(Cover Story)
Microsoft's new video-game console is a thing of beauty that could revolutionize home entertainment
ASIA
See No Evil
As Pyongyang makes noise about its nuclear intentions and Washington rattles the saber, Seoul is caught in the middle
GLOBAL ADVISER
Foxy Little Number
(TIME Global Adviser)
A Copenhagen hotel facelift results in some pleasant—and wildly original—surprises
Take Me to the River (TIME Global Adviser)
Looking for a 2,850-km jogging trail? Then try the banks of the Danube
Spirit of the South (TIME Global Adviser)
India's spicy southern cuisine isn't for weak stomachs
The Eco-Friendly Home (TIME Global Adviser)
Popular new ways to make your house safer, healthier and easier on the planet
Picture This (TIME Global Adviser)
Flickr.com puts a new spin on online photo-sharing
ARTS
The Deadly Dictator
A new book says Kim Jong Il should be held accountable for the suffering of North Koreans
NOTEBOOK
Standing his Ground
After weeks of losing ground on China, Chen Shui-bian's party scores an unexpected victory
Sticks and Stones (and Plutonium)
An escalation in the war of words between North Korea and the U.S.
Speed Read: Yuan Revaluation
The Fight over China's Currency
Milestones
Events of the Week
Verbatim
Quotes of the Week
Letters
Days of Rage

Cartoons of the Week
Asterix at 50: The Comic Hero Conquers the World
Photos: Silvio Berlusconi and the Politics of Sex
Pictures of the Week
Short List: TIME's Weekly Critics' Picks
Piecing Together Nabokov's Last Novel
Photos: Peru's Sacred Glacier Is Melting
New Moon Review: Team Jacob Ascending
Are You Ready? TIME.com's Holiday Gift Guide 2009
Broken Embraces: Death Becomes Almodóvar and Cruz