In this issue
Edition: Asia
Edition: Asia
Vol. 174, No. 21
COVER
Keep The Jungle Alive
(Environment)
How the battle to save a remote rain forest in Indonesia can help the planet win the fight against global warming
GLOBAL BUSINESS
Can China's Backwaters Save the Global Economy?
(Economy)
Rapid growth in China's west is bringing new riches to its residents and hope for the global economy
Having It Both Ways (Marketing)
To combat recession, ad agencies are starting to develop and sell their own products
COMMENTARY
Urban Legend
Despite official pledges, India's cities are no better a year after the Mumbai attacks
LETTERS
Inbox
ARTS
The Festival Circuit
(Movies)
Cannes? Venice? No, we're talking about Puri, Pyongyang and other offbeat gems
Burn, Baby, Burn (Music)
Tika's new album smolders with intensity and dark wit
GLOBAL ADVISER
Think Big
(Great Outdoors)
Get up close and personal with an endangered behemoth
Dead Cool (Next Time You're in ... Paris)
Paris' newest arts center began life as a state-run funeral home
Swiss Pleasure Path (Diversions)
The history hike that will have you yodeling with pleasure
The High Life (Check In)
The Park Hyatt Shanghai is so tall that by the time your shirts have been sent from your room to the ground-level laundry and back, they've traveled a distance of nearly a kilometer

Pictures of the Week
New Moon Review: Team Jacob Ascending
Climate Central: Training Pilots to Land on Skis
Are You Ready? TIME.com's Holiday Gift Guide 2009
Broken Embraces: Death Becomes Almodóvar and Cruz
The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting
The Copenhagen Climate Conference
Soccer: France's Sweet Cheat Thierry Henry
A New Indian Travel Fad: "Divorce Tourism"
A Mandarin Grade School in Minneapolis