A pedestrian (L) walks past a newspaper [Getty Images]

HONG KONG, CHINA: A pedestrian (L) walks past a newspaper stall where London-based news magazine The Economist is on sale in Hong Kong, 17 February 2005. Yet as magazines worldwide sigh about poor circulation and scarce advertising revenue, current affairs bible The Economist is set for a major celebration as figures to be released are widely expected to show that the magazine has exceeded the one million mark for weekly sales worldwide for the very first time, with 110,000 of those sold in Asia. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE LOPEZ (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

AFP PHILIPPE LOPEZ