Get Moving! (Cover Story)
It's not just a matter of looking svelte. Exercise does remarkable things for your health. So what are you waiting for?

Couch Potatoes, Arise! (Cover Story)
You have nothing to lose—except your bulges. But how do you get started?

Steps in the Right Direction (Cover Story)
How Asians exercise, by the numbers


The Troubled South
Tensions simmer in the country's south as both Muslims and Buddhists lead troubled lives, afraid of being caught between insurgents and the security forces

A Real Fix or Just Hot Air?
The U.S., Australia and four Asian nations broker a new global-warming deal to complement the Kyoto Protocol. Environmentalists say the plan is hot air

The Light That Came from Darkness
The tsunami was a catastrophe, but it helped peace to arrive in Aceh


Web of Knowledge (Time Global Adviser)
Some of the most informative travel guides are now online

Curtain Raiser (Time Global Adviser)
Guest Stars from The Deep

Amuse Bouche (Time Global Adviser)
"I'll Have Soya On The Rocks"

Bangkok's Chic Street (Time Global Adviser)
A once obscure back street is becoming the Thai capital's mecca of hip

Check In (Time Global Adviser)
Designs on Seoul

Bombay's Rain Check
Deadly monsoon rains bring India's business capital to a standstill

Back to The Table
Six-party talks with North Korea continue

Japan's Nervous Neighbors
Sixty years after the end of World War II, some Asians are still uneasy about Japan's global role

Milestones

Verbatim

Letters (Letters)
Turmoil in the Philippines