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Web-only Exclusives
November 30, 2000

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

From Our Correspondent: A Rough Road Ahead
Bad news for the Philippines - and some others

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

Asiaweek Time Asia Now Asiaweek story

The Week of January 23, 1998

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C O V E R  S T O R Y
Indonesia Reeling markets and restive masses turn up the heat on Suharto. Can he cope?
Parallels More differences than similarities with the Marcos endgame
Cronies The technocrats battle entrenched interests
IMF Is the International Monetary Fund killing Asia?
Contagion Hong Kong, Taiwan and China under pressure
Guide Everything you need to know now about the crisis
Clipped The fall of Peregrine, Asia's top investment bank
Banks Finding a way out of the debt debacle
Specter Global deflation, the ultimate financial nightmare
N E W S M A P
Navigate this week's news by country
E D I T O R I A L
Relations Why ties between China and Taiwan may improve
Birthday Pluses and minuses, as Sri Lanka turns 50
T H E  N A T I O N S
Philippines Riveted by the murder of two brothers
China Mainland judges are going back to school
Execution Syringes replace bullets
Taiwan Why a Hong Kong tycoon is sitting in a Taipei jail
A R T S & S C I E N C E S
Viewpoint Foreign firms can still make money in China
Society It helps to walk tall in China's modeling business
Sport The Bangkok Asian Games finally look set to roll
Health Want to live longer? All it takes is a daily stroll
People A Chinese adventure for cyberstar Laura Croft
Newsmakers Gandhis on the campaign trail
Passage Eddies in the current of life
Millennium A new column looks back and ahead
I N S I D E  S T O R Y
Drugs Is Myanmar Asia's narco-state? Compelling evidence points to that dubious distinction
B U S I N E S S
Investing Cash - and currency plays are king
Stocks Lost your shirt? Malaysian textile and garment exporters may help you win it back
L E T T E R S  &  C O M M E N T
Letters & Comment Should Suharto resign?
Cover Photo By Munshi Ahmed

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