• Merger Mania: The deals will keep on coming
• Viewpoint: Change is not entirely foreign to Japan

A S I A
SPRATLYS: Sneak Attack
Concrete structures built atop a tropical reef look to Filipinos like forward bases for Chinese expansion

SCENE: Picture Imperfect
A Ho Chi Minh portrait angers Vietnamese in California

S O C I E T Y
THE SEXES: Embracing Difference
New research and, more importantly, new ways of thinking have begun to transform the way we look at female biology--and the arguments we use in the gender debate

Health Risks: They're not the same for males and females

T H E   A R T S
CINEMA: Filming in lush Thailand, Leonardo DiCaprio runs into scary fans and equally fierce critics

Homeboy: Fruit Chan holds a mirror to Hong Kong

E N D   P A G E S
SPOTLIGHT

MILESTONES

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