COVER
AIDS in Africa: The Specter of HIV
The conflagration it set off continues to kill millions. Here's why
ASIA
Litmus Test
Can Hong Kong withstand Beijing's pressure to crack down on Falun Gong?
Positioning Missionaries
Christians working in China are getting by, despite the strains of prosletyzing in a semi-hostile land
A Murder in Wuhan
One family's test of faith
Hard-Line Software
If you need computer talent, North Korea is ready to do business
The Way of the Fists
Gangsters are South Korean folk heroes — but a political scandal is turning off the public
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Yuen Wo-Ping, Martial Master
He made Jackie Chan a star and Ang Lee an action auteur in the multi-Oscar nominated Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
BRIEFING
Spotlight
For the week of February 19, 2001
Milestones
For the week of February 19, 2001
TRAVEL
How to Save a Reef: Send In the Troops
Who in the world would choose to travel to Malaysia's Sipadan Island?