SECTION 1 NEWS AND FEATURES 4
1.A hunger for English lessons 6
2.Have foreign MBA,will travel in Chinese business 10
3.As smoke clears,tobacco maker opens lounge 14
4.Secret wealth vs.'for richer,for poorer' 18
SECTION 2 OPINION 22
5.Nuclear power industry feels the wind at its back 24
6.Women's work/The wages of equality:A world of unfinished business 28
7.Managing globalization:If it's here to stay,what do we do now? 32
8.Chances a low-fat diet will help?Slim and none 36
SECTION 3 BUSINESS 40
9.Music business finds little to sing about 42
10.Spotlight:A wedding planner for a new Japan 46
11.Cross-cultural training:How much difference does it really make? 50
12.The beauty premium:Why good looks pay 54
SECTION 4 LIFESTYLE 58
13.Retiring to cheaper climes?Caveat emptor 60
14.Cityscape:Street chef in a city that loves its food 64
15.The name game:Can anyone famous be a designer? 68
16.Stressed executives flee the pressure 72
SECTION 5 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT 76
17.Portrait:A rising star in Chinese cinema 78
18.Swedes step ahead on ethnic harmony 82
19.Film:The audience speaks Spanish but not at the multiplex 86
20.A British invasion for the digital age 90
SECTION 6 TECHNOLOGY,SCIENCE,AND HEALTH 94
21.Is Internet auctioneer an arena for criminals? 96
22.Global warming:Adapting to a new reality 100
23.Fake malaria pills haunt Asians 104
24.Keeping in touch the blogger way 108
INSTRUCTOR'S MANUAL 113
GLOSSARY 175