NEW YORK, October 22, 1999 – AsiaSource (http://www.asiasource.org), a new online resource developed by the Asia Society, has produced a comprehensive special report on AIDS in Asia to correspond with the meeting of the 5th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific in Malaysia, October 23–27.

Access the Society's special report on the AsiaSource homepage or directly at http://www.asiasource.org/news/at_mp_02.cfm?newsid=2861

This special report offers a compilation of analyses, news articles, and links on AIDS in Asia, providing an overview of the medical, economic, political and cultural issues surrounding the epidemic. Find specific HIV/AIDS information on women, the gay movement in Asia, the economics of the disease, and human rights issues.

The report also includes an AsiaSource interview with Dr. Chris Beyrer, Director of the Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program, as well as links to country specific data for numerous Asian countries.

AsiaSource (http://www.asiasource.org) was developed by the Asia Society to meet the need for timely, reliable, unbiased information and assistance regarding the cultural, economic, social, historical, and political dimensions of Asia. The Asia Society is America's leading institution dedicated to fostering understanding of Asia and communication between Americans and the peoples of Asia and the Pacific.