In this issue
Edition: Asia
Vol. 174, No. 3


COVER
The Men Who Went to the Moon, 40 Years Later (Space / Apollo)

By JEFFREY KLUGER
A lunar journey is hard ・but not as hard as coming home when the mission
is done. Forty years after the first moon landing, the nature of the men
who made the trips may be the deepest mystery of all



ASIA
The Hard-Liner

By JYOTI THOTTAM / COLOMBO
Mahinda Rajapaksa achieved what no previous Sri Lankan leader could:
eliminating the separatist Tamil Tigers. Now his task is to heal a
divided nation. Is he up to it?

Q&A with Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa (Interview)

Postcard: Ulan Bator

By MITCH MOXLEY
A current of anti-Chinese xenophobia has fueled the rise of an unlikely
neo-Nazi movement. Why swastikas and racist dogma have taken hold in Mongolia



GLOBAL BUSINESS
Rebooting the Dragon (Taiwan Special)

By MICHAEL SCHUMAN / TAIPEI
Mauled by recession, Taiwan looks to diversify through innovation and greater
links with China

The Name Game (Manufacturing)

By NATALIE TSO / TAIPEI
Taiwan’s once obscure contract manufacturers are breaking out their own brands



ARTS
A Dose of the Delta Blues (Music)

By EMILY RAUHALA
The Mekong Delta, not the Mississippi

Gulag Kingdom (Movies)

By JOHN KRICH
Is it truth ・or docutainment?

Girl Power (Theater)

By COCO MASTERS
After 95 years, Japan’s all-female Takarazuka Revue still wows with song,
dance and plenty of glitter



ESSAY
Growing Up

By HANNAH BEECH
Indonesia’s recent presidential election reflects the country’s new maturity



GLOBAL ADVISER
The Rooms Are Heavenly (Check In)

By GAVIN BELL
Five stars? The Pic du Midi can offer millions

Ebb and Flow (TIME Traveler)

By TIM KINDSETH
Borneo’s Dayak culture is being rapidly erodeda

The Secret’s Out (Amuse-Bouche)

By JOHN KRICH
Take a tongue’s tour of Taiwan at James Kitchen Big Secret

A Perfect Day in ... Brussels (Global Advisor)

By CINDY-LOU DALE
Three locals describe their perfect day in Brussels



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