In this issue
Edition: Asia
Vol. 174, No. 22


COVER
The Decade from Hell (United States)

By ANDY SERWER
9/11. Earthquakes. Epidemics. Two stock-market meltdowns. As 2010
approaches, a look back at the past 10 years, awful times that they were



WORLD
The World of China Inc.

By HANNAH BEECH / RAMU
The spreading reach of Chinese companies in poor nations is sparking a
backlash against the way they do business

Power to the ’Princesses’

By COCO MASTERS / TOKYO
A record number of women were voted into parliament in Japan’s historic
Aug. 30 elections, but can they really make a difference?



GLOBAL BUSINESS
Pump It Up (Energy)

By VIVIENNE WALT
Seven years after Saddam Hussein’s downfall, energy companies are finally
lining up to develop Iraq’s vast oil reserves. The country’s fate hangs on
their success



ARTS
China’s Orwell (Books)

By JEFFREY WASSERSTROM
A new anthology could give Lu Xun the international prominence he deserves

Spice Girl (Books)

By JYOTI THOTTAM
The model of Indian femininity is beguiling and complex

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ESSAY
Ties That Bind

By ISHAAN THAROOR
Despite a seemingly waning alliance, India and the U.S. still have a special
relationship



GLOBAL ADVISER
10 Reasons to Visit Hong Kong’s NoHo (TIME Traveler)

By LARA DAY
Just a few minutes away from Hong Kong’s buzzing SoHo district is NoHo, its
hipper, more laid-back younger cousin

See the Asia Pacific Triennial (Curtain Raiser)

By PHIL BROWN
Held in Brisbane, the 6th Asia Pacific Triennial will see participation from
25 countries, many for the first time

Glam It Up at London’s Sanctum Soho (Check In)

By KATE GRAHAM
You can check out any time you like from this London townhouse, but you may
never leave

Monkey Business in Borneo’s Rain Forests (Great Outdoors)

By ROSANNE BARRETT
Malaysia’s Bako National Park, in Sarawak, Borneo, offers a chance to catch
proboscis monkeys and other creatures in their wondrous awkwardness



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