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Chairman
LIM Geok Khoon
No. 141 • Issue 2/2020
CONTENTS
CULTURE
10 The Wood Element
E DI TOR I A L
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DE S IG N
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Marketing Manager
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Events & Marketing Assistant Manager
Karter LEE • [e-mail]
C I RC U L AT ION
Senior traffic/production Manager
Victor OW • [e-mail]
CON T R I BU TOR S
Bryan CHAN
Sophie IBBOTSON
Marija SAVIC
Alain SCHNEUWLY
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nature
56 Charcoal: A Healing
Wonder from
the Ashes
LITERATURE
54 Celebrating Asian

Women in Literature
TIMELESS
90
Let Me Dream
AG Passport
91 Trailing Alongside

the West Asian Tribes
They’re hidden in the deepest,
most secluded corners of the
Earth; tiny pockets of people
whose customs, dress and
traditions have remained
decidedly anachronistic
AG Passport
102 Trailing Through the
Woods: Stunning
San Francisco
Beyond the Golden Gates,
the San Francisco Bay Area is
home to spectacular woods and
hiking trails
FEATURE
32 Money
No one really takes a good hard
look at money these days. It
is, however, the pride of every
nation. Here we take a look at
the faces of money across Asia,
noting each prominent element
FEATURE
60 A sian Tribes
Where waters run wild and
forests grow free, there are
groups of people who live
alongside Nature in perfect
harmony. Asia’s tribal
people are some of the most
fascinating and diverse
anywhere in the world
FEATURE
14 Reading the Novel
Coronavirus
The new year began with a
shocking start for everyone
as the infectious 2019 novel
coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2,
swallowed China and the rest
of the word. We explore this
unfolding story, assessing the
gravity of this deadly pandemic
ON THE COVER
A Monogolian eagle hunter
PHOTO: MARIJA SAVIC
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