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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?

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The Week of September 4, 1998

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C O V E R  S T O R Y
Indonesia The first 100 days of President B.J. Habibie - they have not been all that bad, but they have not been great
Report Card How is Habibie doing?
The Suhartos Living outside the limelight
Interview Asiaweek's complete interview with B.J. Habibie: "I refuse to be called a 'transition president'"
Batam The place that made the man
ASEAN Don't expect Jakarta to lead it into the 21stcentury
E D I T O R I A L
Monica-gate Distracting U.S. attention from the Crisis
Taliban Neighbors worry about Afghanistan's rulers
T H E  N A T I O N S
Myanmar What the new talks mean for Aung San Suu Kyi
Afghanistan The U.S. strikes on extremist camps fail to get Osama bin Laden, but succeed in heightening tension
Stakes Who wants what in Afghanistan
Camps Training ground for terrorists from around the world
A R T S & S C I E N C E S
Crime Who knifed the acerbic Hong Kong radio commentator Albert Cheng? Why? What will he do now?
Technology Scientists scour land and sea for miracle drugs
Cinema Producer Hsu Feng waits for China's nod
Sport Who can save Asia's once-great hockey nations?
Books How Chinese education survived Malaysian politics
People An Ann Heche film upsets Malaysia
Newsmakers Taiwan deputies sail to China
Passage Actress Persis Khambatta, 49, dies
B U S I N E S S
Cars The world's auto makers focus on the still-growing subcontinental market as the rest of Asia slows down
Organic India's first home-grown passenger vehicle
Entertainment Raymond Chow and his Golden touch
Investing Some Japanese companies are turning the corner
Stocks Looking for the juice in Malaysia's utilities
L E T T E R S  &  C O M M E N T
Letters & Comment The Malaysia-Singapore dispute
Monitor Real interest rates fall in Asia
N E W S M A P
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Cover photograph by Poriaman Sitanggang for Asiaweek

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