In this issue
Edition: Asia
Vol. 177, No. 4

COVER
The Roar of the Tiger Mom (Society)
By ANNIE MURPHY PAUL
A mother's memoir on tough-love parenting unleashed an international debate. Is
that because she's onto something?

WORLD
Tunisia's Nervous Neighbors Watch the Jasmine Revolution
By VIVIENNE WALT / TUNIS
The Arab world ponders the lessons of its first successful popular uprising

GLOBAL BUSINESS
Kenya's Banking Revolution (Finance)
By ALEX PERRY AND NICK WADHAMS / NAIROBI
The use of mobile technology to reach the unbanked has made Africa an innovation
hot spot

ARTS
Eastern Promise (Music)
By SAMANTHA KUOK LEESE
New bands are shaking up Asia's idol-dominated music scene with originality and
verve

ESSAY
Lions on the Prowl
By ALEX PERRY
By confronting their problems, Africans have earned the right to dream great
dreams

BUSINESS
A Changed Global Reality (World Economy / Davos)
By MICHAEL ELLIOTT AND MICHAEL SCHUMAN
It's all change at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, as economic and
political leaders face a future in which developed nations struggle to limp out
of recession while emerging markets flourish. But those shifting fortunes come
at a cost

GLOBAL ADVISER
Seek Treatment: A Vietnamese Hotel Where the Spa is Free (Check In)
By JENINNE LEE-ST. JOHN
Da Nang's Fusion Maia is the first five-star hotel in Asia with unlimited spa
treatments included in the regular room rate

Aurus Dazzles the Mumbai Food Scene (Amuse-Bouche)
By SIDDHARTH DHANVANT SHANGHVI
This chic restaurant has a lot of fun with food 窶・and a freaky cool clientele

Tarquinia: Visit the Painted Tombs of Etruscan Places (Sense of Place)
By NINA BURLEIGH
Since D.H. Lawrence visited in 1927 this Italalian town has grown from a backward,
malaria-ridden medieval ruin of a town of almost 8,000 souls into a tourist
destination on the seashore an hour from Rome

Green Hong Kong: Take a Guided Tour (Great Outdoors)
By SARAH SIMPSON
An environmental NGO will show you where to swim in rock pools, splash under
churning waterfalls and relax on the beach

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