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The Asian Studies WWW Monitor ISSN 1329-9778
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The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: early Nov 2001
Vol. 8, No. 24 (156)

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THIS ISSUE
Entries accepted for publication: 27
Entries rejected: 8

09 Nov 2001
3star
Information Technology, Communications and Development, Nov 2001
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Kathmandu, Nepal
Supplied note:"International Conference on Information Technology, Communications and Development 29th -30th November, 2001. Kathmandu, Nepal Hotel Yak and Yeti. [...] The conference will have five main topics [...]: Information Communication Technology; Communication, Media and Internet; Using ICT in Development; Web and society; Policy and Legislation [...] The conference will be attended by development and media practitioners as well as ICT experts from Nepal and other countries."
URL http://fesnepal.org/itcd/
Link reported by: Dr. Alfred Diebold (alfred.diebold@fesnepal.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

09 Nov 2001
4star
Asian Studies Online Journals from the Project Muse
Project Muse, The Johns Hopkins University Press, JHU, Baltimore, MD, USA.
The full-text online access to Asian Perspectives, Asian Theatre Journal, China Review International, Contemporary Pacific, Journal of Asian American Studies, Korean Studies, Late Imperial China, Manoa, Oceanic Linguistics, and Positions: East Asia Cultures Critique is available from over 1180 (in Nov 2001) subscribing institutions worldwide.
URL http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: over 3,000

09 Nov 2001
3star
The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP)
The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Self-description: "Promoting social and economic co-operation in the Asia-Pacific region by working collaboratively with business, the public sector and academic bodies to build institutional capacity in the region."
Site contents: Profile; Programs (Areas of Expertise (media, information technology, environment, public administration, human resource development, regional security), Clients, Applied Research, Training, Projects. ; Publications [references to paper materials]; Events; Membership; Contacts; Search.
URL http://www.riap.usyd.edu.au/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 100

09 Nov 2001
3star
The Australia-Asia New Leaders Program 2002
The Asialink Centre, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
Self-description: "Asialink and its partners believe that there is an urgent need for knowledge-based leadership to ensure that Australia maintains a peaceful coexistence with our Asian neighbours in our region into the future. [...] The Australia-Asia New Leaders Program will: (1) Increase participants' knowledge and understanding of the peoples and cultures of Asia within Australia and the Region; (2) Build supportive networks to share and debate new understandings across sectors and geographic boundaries; (3) Provide strategies to apply new knowledge and insights gained through the program to participants' current leadership roles now and into the future."
Site contents: Guiding philosophy; Vision; Program Objectives; About The Program; Who Should Apply?; Fees; Levi Strauss Scholarships; Assessment; How To Apply; Selection; The Delivery Partners [The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP) - U. of Sydney, (www.riap.usyd.edu.au); The Australian National University (ANU) (www.anu.edu.au) - ed.].
URL http://www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/cpp/leadership/detail.html
Link reported by: Jacyl Shaw (j.shaw@asialink.unimelb.edu.au), forwarded by Greg Young (greg@orient.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

08 Nov 2001
5star
Asian Educational Media Service (AEMS)
Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
Supplied note: "The Asian Educational Media Service's website features a searchable database of over 3,500 videos including reviews and distributers online versions of our quarterly newsletters, a list of recommended K- 12 resources, and a page of videos we distribute ourselves. You can also request any information relating to Asia and education."
Site contents: About AEMS; Media Search Tools; AEMS Educational Materials (K-12 Resources List, Videos & Guides, Afghanistan Resources, Guide to Using, Educational Videos); AEMS Newsletter; Resource Library [Asia General, Asia/America, China (incl. Hong Kong and Tibet), Japan, East Asia (Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan), South Asia (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan), Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Burma, Thailand, Singapore)]; On-Campus Screenings; Related Sites (Distributors of Films and Videos, Electronic Mailing Lists, Embassies, Foundations, Kids' Sites, Journals and Newsletters, Libraries of Films and Videos, Museums, News and Newspapers, Non-profit Organizations, Pop Culture and Feature Films, Publishers, University Presses, and Bookstores, University Academic and Outreach Programs, Teaching Resources, University Libraries, World Wide Web Virtual Library--Asian Studies); Contact us!
[A simple and fast-loading system, with a wealth of data, incl. details of139 audio-casettes, CDs, Videos [documentary and feature], DVDs and slides about India, 64 titles dealing with Tibet, 13 titles about Nepal, and 3 titles about Ladakh. An exemplary resource - ed.]
URL http://www.aems.uiuc.edu/index.las
Link reported by: Tshi Ho (tshi@shantikunj.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Documents/Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 300

08 Nov 2001
4star
Bibliography of 'Handicraft Regulations' in Chinese and International Collections
Christine Moll-Murata and Song Jianze, Univ. of Tuebingen, Germany
Union List of Handicraft Regulations (jiangzuo zeli) in Chinese and International Collections: Draft Version.
Self-description: "[... This] catalogue [in PDF format, 400 KB, currently123 titles - ed.] has been devised in the framework of the DFG Project on 'State and Handicrafts in Peking, 1700-1900' and in cooperation with the Qinghua University Institute for the History of Science and Technology and Ancient Documents. It is based on Wang Shixiang's list first published in Yanjing xuebao in 1995 which has been reprinted and expanded in the first two volumes of Qingdai jiangzuo zeli. [...] Since those lists were published, further bibliographical research has brought more texts to light, so that our knowledge about handicraft regulations is constantly increasing. [...] Our main criterion for classification is the text type as designated in the book titles. Below that level, the list is arranged topically and chronologically. An alphabetic pinyin title index is appended."
Site contents: (1) Regulations and precedents (zeli); (2) Measurement inventories (qingce); (3) Technical instructions (zuofa); (4) Handbooks of calculation for construction (fenfa); (5) Prices of materials and wages (wujia he gongjia); (6) Appendices (List of printed catalogues; list of online catalogues; Pinyin title index; statistics)
URL http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/sinologie/shp/
Link reported by: Christine Moll-Murata, Univ. of Tuebingen, Germany; forwarded by Hanno Lecher (lecher@gw.sino.uni-heidelberg.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

07 Nov 2001
5star
Middle East Virtual Library - MENALIB
Martin-Luther-Universitaet Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Supplied note: "A tool for the co-operative compilation of relevant internet resources for Middle East and Islamic studies in the database ALMISBAH. The database currently provides links and metadata to 1,600 online resources. [...] For submission of new URLs and metadata please use our partner form [marked 'Your Suggestions''] at [the URL below]."
[A site in DE and En - ed.]
URL http://ssgdoc.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/
Link reported by: Dr. Lutz Wiederhold (wiederhold@bibliothek.uni-halle.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents/Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

07 Nov 2001
3star
Romantic Orientalism, Jul 2002
Department of English, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK
Supplied note: "a conference on Romantic Orientalism to be held at Gregynog, Powys, Wales, 12-15 July 2002. The aim of this conference is to focus a post-Saidian scrutiny upon the cultural, political, commercial, and aesthetic dimensions of the synchronous growth of Romanticism and Orientalism. [...] We shall consider how Western notions of cultural hegemony were bolstered by imperial rhetoric and challenged by intercultural translation."
URL http://www.aber.ac.uk/english/
Link reported by: Michael Franklin (mjf@aber.ac.uk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

07 Nov 2001
999star
Exin.Net - Chinese National Law and Regulations
Beijing Government Legal Affairs Office; Beijing Goverment Economic Information Center, Beijing, China.
[An extremely rich site [in CN - ed.] on Beijing and Chinese national law and regulations, jointly provided by the Beijing Government Legal Affairs Office and the Beijing Goverment Economic Information Center. The site also includes a powerful search engine - H.L.]
Site contents: (1) Database of Laws and Regulations; (2) New Developments in Legislation; (3) Service Packs on Laws and Regulations; (4) Database of Lawyers; (5) Case Collection; (6) Ask a Lawyer
URL http://www.exin.net/law
Link reported by: Hanno Lecher (lecher@gw.sino.uni-heidelberg.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Rating not available
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

06 Nov 2001
3star
TEFL/TESL Teacher Training Certificate Program, Thailand
Text and Talk Academy, Thailand
Supplied note: "Our academy offers an intensive, affordable and recognized, 6-week (120 hour) teacher training course in Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket or Chiengmai, Thailand. We also offer an intensive Thai language grammar course, Thai homestays, travel to Thailand assistance and assistance with accommodations. Please visit [URL below] for more information."
URL http://www.teflteachthai.com/
Link reported by: James Parmelee (james@langserv.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

06 Nov 2001
4star
Asian Comment on the 9/11 Attack
UCLA Center for East Asian Studies, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Self-description: "A Small Sampling of Asian Comment on the Sept. 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack on the United States prepared September 13, 2001. NEW: Sept. 16, 2001 update."
Site content: Hyperlinked official statements and newspaper reports from China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan.
URL http://www.isop.ucla.edu/eas/web/sept112001.htm
Link reported by: Clayton Dube (cdube@isop.ucla.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

03 Nov 2001
4star
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
UCLA Center for East Asian Studies, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Self-description: "APEC began in November 1989 with 12 members. Today, the organization has 21 member states or regions. The 2001 summit meeting is being held in Shanghai, China October 17-21. Below are a variety of websites with information about the organization and this year's meeting."
Site contents: [annotated links to:] APEC Secretariat; APEC China 2001; Asia Daily.com; Asia Wall Street Journal; AsiaWeek; Business Week Asia; CNN.com Asia; Far Eastern Economic Review; New York Times Asia Pacific; Asia via the Web; Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Brunei - APEC 2000; Canada Department of Foreign Affairs andInternational Trade; Chile - Action Plan for 2001; Hong Kong Government Information Centre; Indonesia Department of Foreign Affairs; Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs - APEC 2001; Malaysia Ministry of Foreign Affairs - APEC; Mexico Ministry of Foreign Affairs - ¿Que esAPEC?; New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs - APEC; Peru Ministry of Economics and Finance; Philippines Ministry of Finance; Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs; Russian Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Singapore Ministry of Finance; South Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs - 13th APEC Ministerial Meeting; Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) APEC Study Center; US Department of State: The United States andAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; APEC Competition Policy and Law Database; APEC Infectious Disease Network; APEC Tariff Database; APEC Telecommunications Working Group; APEC Virtual Center for Environmental Technology; US-ASEAN Business Council; CEAS homepage; Search the CEAS website.
URL http://www.isop.ucla.edu/eas/web/2001apec.htm
Link reported by: Clayton Dube (cdube@isop.ucla.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

03 Nov 2001
3star
Maps of India
Mapience India Ltd, Mumbai, India
Site contents: Interactive Maps (India Road Network, Rail Network, Tourism Map, History Maps); India (Overview, Education, Infrastructure &, Transport, Tourism, Census, Air Network, Universities, Geological Map, Mineral Map, Stock Exchanges, Five Star Hotels, Clickable Rivers Map, Overview Links, Sectoral Maps, Major Seaports, Beach Resorts, Languages, Topographic); India - States and Territories; India - Cities (incl. Agra, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai,....); School Children's Maps of India (Outline Maps, Political, States and their Capitals, Topographic); New (Konkan Railway, Inland Waterways, Oil and Gas); Search (Distance Search, Highway Search, Pin-code Search, Site search, STD search).
[The interface displays inconsistent/erratic behaviour - ed.]
URL http://www.mapsofindia.com/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: over 3,000

03 Nov 2001
3star
Hindi-Urdu Program, NCSU
NC Center for South Asia Studies, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Site contents: Courses; Faculty; Study Abroad; A Door Into Hindi; Film Festival; Events; Outreach; Class Photos!; Consortium; Hindi-Urdu; Telecourses [a case study by Afroz Taj]; Organizations; Other Useful Links.
URL http://sasw.chass.ncsu.edu/fl/faculty/taj/hindi/
Link reported by: Afroz Taj (taj@server.sasw.ncsu.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

03 Nov 2001
4star
The Digital Indexed Zuozhuan (DIZ)
El Colegio de Mexico, Conacyt, Mexico
Supplied note: The project by John Page and Isabel Garcia Hidalgo "is designed to facilitate [online] reading and analysis of the Zuozhuan text [...]. The project offers two means of access to the Chinese text: 1) Insertion of the desired Chinese characters from Twinbridge Chinese Partner into the bar provided initiates a search throughout the whole text in Chinese. 2) Under a separate heading, the text may be read in Chinese and the English equivalent of unrecognized characters made to appear at the foot of the monitor. 3) Under another heading the English index may also be consulted by Chinese character solicited. 4) There are, in addition, subject indices."
URL http://mezcal.colmex.mx/zuozhuan
Link reported by: John Page (jpage@colmex.mx)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

03 Nov 2001
4star
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Canada
Supplied note: "The website of Canada's only national think-tank on Asia and Canada-Asia relations. The site provides one-stop access to a wide range of resources on all aspects of Canada-Asia relations, including a daily news service, datasets, original economic and political analysis, and a window on current research. The Canada-Asia Pacific Research Network (CAPRN) is an integral part of the website. It contains a database of Canadian experts on Asian issues and serves as a virtual forum for dialogue and exchange on Canada-Asia relations. "
URL http://www.asiapacific.ca
Link reported by: Yuen Pau WOO (yuenpau.woo@apfc.apfnet.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./News/Study/Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 300

02 Nov 2001
2star
USA's Afghan OPs: Critical Analysis III
Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, India
Supplied note:
"The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, A-2/3, Bharathi Dasan Colony, K.K.Nagar, Chennai---600078, India, (Tele.Fax.No. 44-4895235) on the above subject is now available at the Web site of the South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, at [the URL below]."
[A part of the series which includes USA's Afghan OPs: Critical Analysis I (www.saag.org/papers4/paper345.html) and USA's Afghan OPs: Critical Analysis II (www.saag.org/papers4/paper348.html). Part 3 discusses the strategic importance of Tadjiks of Northern Afghanistan - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers4/paper352.html
Link suggested by: B. Raman (corde@vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

02 Nov 2001
3star
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tehran, Iran
Site contents: About us, News & Events, Research Centers, Conferences [in Iran and Abroad]; Speeches, Journals & Publications; Reports; Who is Who?; Links (World News Agencies, Iranian Govermental Sites, Iranian Newspapers); Contact us.
[A bi-lingual site in Persian and English - ed.]
URL http://www.dre-mfa.gov.ir/index_eng.html
Link reported by: Marzieh Saghian (msaghian@hotmail.com)
* Resource type [news -documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

02 Nov 2001
3star
Learning and Authority in Muslim Northern Eurasia, Nov 2001
www.ifrance.com, France
Supplied note: "The Transmission of Learning and Authority in Muslim Northern Eurasia (Eastern Europe, Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, China) through the 20th Century. An International Colloquium held by the ESA 7043 of the CNRS 'Societes et Cultures en Europe' (Strasbourg) with the support of the European Science Foundation, the Islamic Area Studies Project (Tokyo), Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (Paris), Paris, Carre des Sciences, November 12-13, 2001-10-21. [...] Session 1: Oral and Written Culture; Session 2: 'High' and 'Popular' Culture; Session 3: History and Memory; Session 4: A Typology of Authority? [...] most of the communications will be given, and all the discussions will be held in English. [...] For security reasons, the persons who wish to attend the colloquium are kindly requested to declare their identity, address, and institution at least three days in advance.
URL http://www.ifrance.com/eurasienord
Link reported by: Stephane Dudoignon (dudoignon@aol.com)
* Resource type [news -documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

02 Nov 2001
5star
Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst
Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC, USA
Supplied note: "The 24 October 2001 Issue of the Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, a subscription free [bi-weekly] Web journal [...] is now on-line at [the URL below] [...] The 24 October 2001 issue of The Analyst features four Analytical Articles, four Field Reports, and News Bites from the past fortnight. The Analytical Articles feature: The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline: off the drawing-boards and into the field - Robert M. Cutler [...]; Osama Bin Laden and Salafi Islam: more than a mere terrorist threat - Michael Fredholm [...]; Policy planning in the fog of war - Ariel Cohen [...]; Instability in Abkhazia: making Georgia a scapegoat for a misfiring 'War Against Terrorism'? - Khatuna Salukvadze [...]. The Field Reports include: An Afghan woman's story in exile [...]; Foreign trade and economic development of Kazakhstan [...]; Gas scandal between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan [...]; Kazatomprom is lobbying for importing nuclear waste. [...].
The Analyst provides a rigorous, concise and nonpartisan forum where specialists can assess issues and events in the Central Asia-Caucasus region for a broad audience of business people, journalists, policy makers, government officials, diplomats and academics. "
Site contents: Inside CACI; Archives [since 2 Feb 2000]; Major Projects; Forum Summaries, Publications; Fellowships, The Xinjiang Project; Resource Links (Central Asia - Caucasus; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Chechnya/Daghestan; Georgia; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Xinjiang (China)).
URL http://www.cacianalyst.org/
Link reported by: Svante E. Cornell (svante.cornell@pcr.uu.se)
* Resource type [news -documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 100

02 Nov 2001
3star
Revisiting the Asian State, Jun 2002
Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands
Supplied note: "Revisiting the Asian State. [...] The conference will revisit the state in Asia and question the Weberian conception of the Asian state and the growth-oriented conception of the Asian political economy. It will take place on 28-30 June 2002 at Leiden University, the Netherlands. Paper proposals are invited to explore alternative conceptions of the state upon three closely related themes. 1. State traditions [...]; 2. State making projects, the idiosyncrasy of the state [...]; 3. The international construction of the Asian state [...]. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 15 January 2002. "
URL http://130.225.203.37/agenda/Details/General/3435
Link reported by: Tak-Wing Ngo (t.w.ngo@let.leidenuniv.nl)
* Resource type [news -documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 100

01 Nov 2001
4star
Asia-Pacific in Figures 2000
Statistics Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Bangkok, Thailand
Self-description: "This is the electronic version of [...] the 2000 edition of Asia-Pacific in Figures [... published by the] ESCAP secretariat. [...] Feedback on the compiled data is welcome, email to stat.unescap@un.org. Data are available for all 57 regional members and associate membersof ESCAP. They were posted on 13 June 2001. "
Site contents: HTML and Excel files with socio-economic statistics for: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Georgia, HK, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, North Korea, South Korea, Russian Federation, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. Also it includes statistics for a number Pacific countries.
URL http://unescap.org/stat/statdata/apinfig.htm
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news -documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 100

01 Nov 2001
999star
US-Japan-China Comparative Policy Research Institute (CPRI)
Comparative Policy Research Institute, San Jose, CA, USA
Self-description: "A revolutionary [i.e. left-wing - ed.] non-profit think tank focusing on comparative social, economical, political, and technological policy issues concerning the US-Japan-China axis. [...] CPRI issues 'Comparative Policy Review' (CPR), an annual collection of published writings. The first, second, third and fourth issues have been published on January 1 of 1998 to 2001."
[A bi-lingual site in CN (B5 and GB) and, occasionaly, in En - ed.]
URL http://cpri.tripod.com
Link reported by: Jing Zhao (jzhao@mail.h-net.msu.edu)
* Resource type [news -documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Studies
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Rating not available
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

01 Nov 2001
1star
Ninongs.Com
www.ninongs.com, London, UK
Supplied note: "Home of UK Filipino community."
Site contents: News [links to: Manilla Bulletin, Manilla Times, National Enquirer, The Daily Tribune]; Travel & tourism, agents, tickets, hotels, reviews; Entertainment films, music, arts and stars; Community events, what's going on, organizations; Dear Ninong advice page.
URL http://www.ninongs.com
Link reported by: NinongJaed (info@ninongs.com)
* Resource type [news -documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide/News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

01 Nov 2001
3star
Vietnamese Advanced Summer Institute (VASI)
GUAVA, c/o Center for Southeast Asia Studies, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA
Supplied note: "VASI 2002: Advanced Vietnamese Abroad June 20-August 16, 2002. Applications for the Vietnamese Advanced Summer Institute (VASI) are now available. VASI is an advanced summer program, held each year in Hanoi and is funded through the US DOE Fulbright-Hays Summer Programs, as well as the Ford and Luce Foundations. At the time of application, applicants must have taken two years of Vietnamese (or the equivalent) or be in their second year. Also, applicants must be enrolled in a degree program (sophomore level or above) or be employed as teachers/education administrators. Applications are due January 28, 2002 VASI Homepage [see URL below] c/o Center for Southeast Asia Studies 1890 East-West Road, Moore 416 University of Hawai'i, Manoa Honolulu, HI 96822 (808) 956-2688/ Fax (808)956-2682"
URL http://www.public.asu.edu/~ickpl/vasi.html
Link reported by: Maggie Bodemer (vasi@hawaii.edu)
* Resource type [news -documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

01 Nov 2001
3star
Tertiary Institutions in Central Asia
Resource Network for Economics and Business Education (RNEBE), Kazakhstan
Contact details (post, phone, fax) and web addresses of 134 tertiary institutions in Kazakhstan, Kygyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The directory was compiled in the early 2001.
Self-description: "The Resource Network for Economics and Business Education (RNEBE) (www.career.kz) was created by the USAID with an objective to improve higher education in business and economics in Central Asia through the establishment of effective regional and country resource centers and through direct support to Central Asian universities."
[A site in English and Russian - ed.]
URL http://www.career.kz/members/members_e.html
Link reported by: Talant Sultanov (tsultanov@career.kz)
* Resource type [news -documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

01 Nov 2001
4star
Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA
Supplied note: "The 'Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal' (APLPJ) [est. Feb 2000] , a publication of the University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law, [...] is the first fully functional web-based legal journal focusing exclusively on Asia and the Pacific Rim. APLPJ provides authors with a global forum, stimulating research and discussion of law and policy issues arising in or impacting Asia and the Pacific."
[An elegant site with free and speedy access to its online issues - ed. ]
URL http://www.hawaii.edu/aplpj
Link reported by: APLPJ (aplpj@hawaii.edu), forwarded by Frank Conlon (conlon@u.washington.edu)
* Resource type [news -documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 100

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