In this issue
Edition: Asia
Vol. 177, No. 16

COVER
Amortality: Why It's No Longer Necessary to Act Your Age (Health)
By CATHERINE MAYER
More people are behaving as if they'll never grow old. Is that such a good idea?

WORLD
The Activist Artist of China
By AUSTIN RAMZY / BEIJING
Ai Weiwei is as famous for his criticism of the authorities as for his provocative
art. Now in detention, he's become the symbol of a worrying crackdown

VIEWPOINT
Battered by Its Obsessions
By HANNAH BEECH
Japan sacrificed nature at the altar of technology, and was punished by both

BUSINESS
The China Effect (Manufacturing)
By NEEL CHOWDHURY / PENANG
As the country's economy matures, multinationals look elsewhere in Asia for
low-cost manufacturing

ESSAY
Face Facts
By ANDREW MARSHALL
To try to make a real difference in Burma, the West needs to look beyond Aung
San Suu Kyi

GLOBAL ADVISER
Five Reasons to Visit Colombo (TIME Traveler)
By CHARUKESI RAMADURAI
With war over, Sri Lanka is back on the map

We All Dive in a Yellow Submarine (Diversions)
By RACHELLE DRAGANI
Even if it's homemade

New Leaf: A Frenchman's Vietnam Teahouse (Amuse-Bouche)
By JOHN KRICH
Love of tea leads to a physician's career change

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