Obama Promises New Destiny, Work Begins Today (Inauguration)
Barack Obama's Inauguration showed the world a more sober, civil and exuberant America

An Enforcer Named Emanuel (Inauguration)
Barack Obama tapped Rahm Emanuel, a fierce infighter, as his chief of staff. Is he cool enough to manage a high-octane White House team?


Flight Risk
An ordeal at sea spotlights the desperate plight of Asia's forgotten Rohingya people


Stormy Weather
At this year's Davos meeting, world leaders will confront the worst financial crisis in 80 years. Big ideas — and real solutions — are needed if faith in capitalism is to be restored

Rethinking Marx
As we work out how to save capitalism, it's worth studying the system's greatest critic

Potholes On the Path to Prosperity
The forces of globalization that lifted millions out of poverty worldwide may no longer be working as the economic crisis shrinks international trade

Food for Thought (Books)
It's amazing what you can find in a typical English curry

Shaw Thing (Music)
Hong Kong film music gets the trip-hop treatment


Hong Kong, Noble House Style (Sense of Place)
See China's international city through the TV epic of 1980s high finance, Noble House

A Greener Education (Next Time You're in ... Bali)
Stop by the Green School outside Ubud, a private elementary school where the environment is at the head of the class

The New Best Restaurant in Asia (Amuse-Bouche)
The cozy 38-seat Iggy's in Singapore recently won the highest accolade from the new Miele guide, Asia's answer to the Michelin

The Other Ellis Island (Diversions)
The San Francisco Bay's historic Angel Island Immigration Station, where over a million immigrants were processed last century, opens for tourists


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