Small World, Big Stakes
China's ascent will change the world. But will it be for better or for worse?

Wal-Mart Nation
Wal-Mart's experience typifies the opportunities—and pitfalls—of doing business in China

Changing the Game
A look at the people who are defining an emerging culture

Power to the People
Civic groups are rallying against dam projects—and winning

The Last Frontier
While the economy races ahead, political freedom lags


Wynn's Big Bet
With his astonishingly expensive new hotel in the U.S. and his aggressive global expansion plan, Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn is raising the stakes once again


Gulag Diplomacy
Bush risked angering Kim Jong Il again by hosting a politically sensitive guest

Facing the Music
Daewoo founder Kim Woo Choong returned home to face charges that could land him in jail for life

Milestones
Events of the Week

Verbatim
Quotes of the Week

Letters
The Class of 9/11

Retreat! (TIME Global Adviser)
Britain's Treasured Islands

Posh Perches (TIME Global Adviser)
Luxury treetop retreats are childhood fantasies for grownups

Grapevine (TIME Global Adviser)
Corking Good Ideas

Self-Expressionism (TIME Global Adviser)
Oslo's Munch Museum reopens with a show of the artist's self-portraits

Food Chain (TIME Global Adviser)
You Go, Grill!

Tech Watch (TIME Global Adviser)
Tech Support