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November 30, 2000

From Our Correspondent: Hirohito and the War
A conversation with biographer Herbert Bix

From Our Correspondent: A Rough Road Ahead
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From Our Correspondent: Making Enemies
Indonesia needs friends. So why is it picking fights?

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The Week of December 12, 1997

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C O V E R  S T O R Y
Anniversary At 30, ASEAN stands at a crossroads
Messages Three leaders appraise ASEAN's past and future
Reflection An architect of the Association remembers
Geopolitics Nurturing a new regional security order
Challenges Economic upheaval may encourage closer ties
The Press What's news depends on where you live
Debate Do Asia and the West need each other?
Families Measuring success in a Singaporean family
N E W S M A P
Navigate this week's news by country
E D I T O R I A L
The IMF What it can --and cannot -- do for Asia's economies
Dissidents There is a way for Wei to boost democracy in China
T H E  N A T I O N S
South Korea Talking economic sense during the election
Aid The IMF's medicine could be too bitter for Seoul
Oldtimer Would Kim Dae Jung be a good president?
South Asia Political problems dog India and Pakistan
Taiwan Why the Kuomintang lost the election
Hong Kong Consumer craze: running for products in the SAR
A R T S & S C I E N C E S
Gems The irradiated stones that have Asia buzzing
Health Singapore puts the focus on myopia
Books Korea's camptown women and life in post-war Japan
Newsmakers Arthur C. Clarke at 80
Passage Eddies in the stream of life
B U S I N E S S
Battle Indonesia's Salim Group moves in on San Miguel
Shares The saga of the giant's frozen stake
Euro Are you ready for Europe's new currency?
Campaign Manulife shakes up Asia's mutual fund industry
Investing The prospects for Japan, Korea and the rest of Asia
Stocks Betting on non-life insurers in Seoul
Market Highlights Nickel prices are leaden
Company Monitor Hongkong Telecom
L E T T E R S  &  C O M M E N T
Letters & Comment Bringing tourists back to Hong Kong
Cover Design by Justin Dubber

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