Asia's Overscheduled Kids (Cover Story)
Forget about playtime. Children today are caught up in an endless race of extra tuition sessions, tennis classes, piano lessons, late-night homework and much, much more. Are we preparing them for success or overloading them with stress?

The Price of Excellence (Cover Story)
Raising the leaders of tomorrow can be a costly proposition


A Backlash Against Globalization?
Trade and cross-border investment are back in the political arena amid worries about job losses and economic sovereignty

A Brief History of Globalization
The tides of trade and investment between nations have ebbed and flowed for centuries. Is the world about to enter a period when borders are closed?

Mind The Gap
Tension between Washington and Beijing is rising as the U.S. trade deficit soars

Solar Flare
Shares of Taiwanese solar-cell makers are hot, for now


Plucked in Their Prime (Curtain Raiser)
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain takes the quirky four-string mainstream

Stairway to Heaven (Day Tripper)
High-altitude hikes in the Alps

Stars of the Sun Screen (On Show)
Ghana's Environmental Film Festival kicks off in Accra

Do Calcium Pills Work? (Your Health)
Separating fact from fiction on the benefits of calcium and vitamin D supplements

A Spring in Belgrade (Essay)
Lou Reed draws more crowds than the body of Slobodan Milosevic


Lost in Transition (Books)
A rediscovered classic by Nobuo Kojima captures Japan's confusion as it lurched toward modernity

The Spice of Life (Books)
An irresistible new book about curry reveals the surprising mix of cultures that has lent it flavor


Ready To Explode
The causes of recent violence in Indonesia's remote Papua go beyond the province's contentious gold mine

Bad Fences, Bad Neighbors
A war of words escalates between Afghanistan and Pakistan

Brother, Where Art Thou?
Thailand and Italy's leaders in crisis could have been separated at birth

Milestones

Letters
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