In this issue
Edition: Asia
Vol. 174, No. 19


COVER
Hillary’s Moment: Clinton Faces the World (United States)

By JOE KLEIN
She is the star of the Obama Cabinet and an international celebrity ・
and after nine months of staying out of the limelight, Hillary Clinton
has arrived on the global stage. An intimate portrait of the diplomat
and her world



ASIA
Indonesia’s President Promises Huge Annual Growth

By HANNAH BEECH / JAKARTA
In July, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won re-election as Indonesia’s President
in a landslide. What will he do with his big new mandate?

Q&A: ’We Want to Harness the Forces of Moderation.’
The dress code was local batik when Indonesian President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono talked with TIME’s Hannah Beech and Jason Tedjasukmana



GLOBAL BUSINESS
APEC’s Bonding Experience (Trade)

By NEEL CHOWDHURY / SINGAPORE
The recession is rekindling Asian dreams of an E.U.-style trade bloc. Will
the U.S. join?

Run for the Border (Restaurants)

By LING WOO LIU / MEXICO CITY
As U.S. consumers cut back, casual-dining chain P.F. Chang’s bets on selling
”Chinese” food in Mexico



LETTERS
Inbox


ARTS
The Sacrifice Behind China’s Economic Boom (Photography)

By LING WOO LIU
Photographer Andreas Seibert captures the human sacrifices behind China’s
economic boom

The Drama Queen: William Somerset Maugham (Books)

By NEEL MUKHERJEE
William Somerset Maugham’s colorful but less than happy life is the subject
of a new biography

Camcorder Capers in Malaysia (Movies)

By JOHN KRICH
A cheap but supercool crime flick from James Lee



ESSAY
China Woos Africa ・And Not Just For Its Resources

By JOHN LEE
Beijing is looking beyond the continent’s natural resources ・to reaching
its potential consumers



GLOBAL ADVISER
Opening Up (Diversions)

By GARY JONES
Cell phones, fast food and microbrew. Could it be that things are changing
in North Korea?

Rock Star (Check In)

By KRISTA MAHR
L’Hotel in Pietra is an airy boutique property where the rooms feel like
private archaeological museums

Current Affair (Next Time You’re in ... Laos)

By KAYLA WEBLEY
A best-kept Mekong secret is out

Going Strait (TIME Traveler)

By KARI LIPSCHUTZ
Malacca is a no-brainer overnight excursion for those visiting Kuala Lumpur
or Singapore

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