The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: Jul 2003
Vol. 10, No. 13 (197)

31 Jul 2003

Nagarjuna & Santideva : a (provisional) 'BibTeX' bibliographical database
www.comnet.co.nz, New Zealand.
Supplied note: "Nagarjuna & Santideva : a (provisional) 'BibTeX' bibliographical database Includes: a.) Nagarjuna, a (provisional) bibliography : * Manuscripts * Editions & translations * Secondary literature b.) Santideva, a (provisional) bibliography : * Manuscripts & editions * Translations * Secondary literature
Much of the initial data for these 'BibTeX' databases stems from the on-line version of Volume I of The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, Gomez & Tsukamoto et al.. The databases are now under review. It is hoped that they might form the basis for an accurate, up to date source of materials concerning Santideva & Nagarjuna. The 'BibTeX' format should facilitate the incorporation of material into the work of others. - rm."
[The site is based on information collected while preparing 'Of the progresse of the bodhisattva : the bodhisattvama¯rga in the S´ik?a¯samuccaya' : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Canterbury, NZ, by Richard Mahoney - ed.]
URL http://homepages.comnet.co.nz/~r-mahoney/biblio/biblio.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Richard Mahoney(rbm49@ext.canterbury.ac.nz)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Other
* 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

28 Jul 2003

Antique Maps of China Database
Library, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong, China.
Self-description: "The maps included in this database are from the Special Collections of the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Library. The Antique Maps of China collection includes more than 230 maps, charts, pictures, books and atlases. It represents almost all samples of China maps produced by European cartographers from the 16th to 19th centuries. This cartographic archive vividly records the long history of cross-cultural exchanges between China and the West."
Site contents: WORLD; PACIFIC OCEAN; ASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA: * Burma; * Philippines; * Vietnam; EAST ASIA: * China Anhui, Beijing, Dongbei Diqu, Fujian (Fuzhou, Xiamen), Gansu, Guangdong (Guangzhou, Shangchuan Dao, Zhujiang Kou), Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hong Kong, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jilin, Liaoning, Macau, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan (Chin-men hsien, Peng-hu hsien, Zeelandia), Xinjiang, Xizang [Tibet], Yunnan, Zhejiang (Hangzhou, Zhoushan Qundao); * Japan; * Korea; * Mongolia; * Siberia; * Russia (Lake Baikal Region, Russian Far East, Sakhalin).
URL http://lbxml.ust.hk/mp/main.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link suggested by: Steven Leibo (sleibo@sage.edu), forwarded by h-asia@h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Library
* 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

27 Jul 2003

Korean Book Services, Germany
Korean Book Services, Regensburg, Germany
Supplied note: "As a bookseller located in Germany, we specialise in books on Korea. We supply books published in Korea to libraries, bookstores and private customers in Europe and worldwide. - hh."
Site contents: English Titles; Deutsche Ausgaben; Koreanische Ausgaben; Libros en Espanol; Bestellung; Impressum - Kontakt; Links (Verschiedenes, Reise, Koreanistik in Deutschland und Oesterreich, Koreanische Zeichen im Internet).
URL http://www.koreanbook.de
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.koreanbook.de
Link reported by: Helmut Hetzer (koreanbook@aol.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* 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

21 Jul 2003

China Bibliography: Collections of Resources
Dept of Psychology, University of Maine at Farmington, ME, USA
Site contents: *Search [Author, Keyword,, Fuzzy Search, Exact Search]; *General References (Bibliography of China Sources, General History, Chinese/English English/Chinese Dictionaries, Chinese Dictionaries of Various Languages, Chinese Specialized Dictionaries, Publisher ADdresses, Chinese Map - Pronunciation, Chinese Dynasties - Pronunciation);
*Selected Topics (About Buddhism in China, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Cities and Urbanization, the Cultural Revolution, Economics in Chinese History, Economics in Modern China, Economics - China in the WTO, East/West, Gangs, Triads, and Criminals, Hong Kong, For Kids, Law, Near Neighbors [Japan, Russia, Korea, Indonesia, India], Out of China, Political Movements and Philosophy, Politics -- Modernization and the International Stage, Rural China, Social Forces, Science, Silk Road, Tibet [most citations since 1990], Women in Chinese History, the Dynasties -- From Prehistory to The People's Republic, Ancient China, The Republic 1911 - 1949 AD, The Qing Dynasty 1644 - 1911 AD, the Ming Dynasty 1368 - 1644 AD, The Yuan Dynasty 1271-1368 AD, The Northern Song 960 - 1126 and the Southern Song 1127 - 1279 AD, The Tang Dynasty 618 - 906 AD, The Han Dynasty 202-206 Bc - 220 AD).
URL http://hua.umf.maine.edu/China/bibtxt2.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/hua.umf.maine.edu/China/bibtxt2.html
Link reported by: Marilyn Shea (mshea@maine.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide/Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

18 Jul 2003

H-Buddhism Guide to Graduate Studies Programs in Asian Religions
The Buddhist Scholars Information Network (H-Buddhism), H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences Online, Michigan State University, USA.
Supplied note: "We would like to remind those of you who teach in graduate studies programs that have tracks in Asian Philosophy/Religion [i.e. Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism or Hinduism - ed.] to do an occasional check of the Graduate Studies Guide hosted at the H-Buddhism site, to ensure that the information regarding your institution is complete and up-to-date. See [the URL below]. Updates and new listings can be forwarded to the H-Buddhism web editor, Bill Kirtz, at (kirtz@beld.net). - cm."
Site contents: Details (i. e. Institution, Country, Department/Program, Main Contact Address, Graduate Studies Tracks, Primary &anp; Affiliated Instructors and their Fields [Name, degrees, areas of expertise], Department/Program Website, Comments, Descriptions) of 51 institutions, including: Academy of Korean Studies (Korea); Arizona State U. (USA); Australian National U. (Australia); Bath Spa U. College (U.K.); California Institute of Integral Studies (USA); Chinese U. of Hong Kong (China); Columbia U. (USA); Concordia U. (Canada); Cornell U. (USA); Dongguk/Tongkuk U. (Korea); Emory U. (USA); Florida International U. (USA); Florida State U. (USA); Graduate Theological Union (USA); Harvard U. (USA); Indiana U. (USA); Kyoto U. (Japan); McGill U. (Canada); Memorial U. (Canada); Ohio State U. (USA); Princeton U. (USA); Rice U. (USA); Seoul National U. (Korea); State U. of New York at Stony Brook (USA); St. John's College (USA); Stanford U. (USA); Temple U. (USA); U. of Arizona (USA); U. of Calgary (Canada); U. of California at Berkeley (USA); U. of California at Los Angeles (USA); U. of California at Santa Barbara (USA); U. of Chicago (USA); U. of Colorado at Boulder (USA); U. of Copenhagen (Denmark); U. of Hawaii (USA); U. of Hong Kong(China); U. of Iowa (USA); U. of LaUSnne (Switzerland); U. of Michigan (USA); U. of Pittsburgh (USA); U. of Queensland (Australia); U. of Sunderland (UK); U. of Tasmania (Australia); U. of Tokyo (Japan); U. of Toronto (Canada); U. of Virginia (USA); U. of Washington (USA); U. of Wisconsin (USA); Western Michigan U. (USA); Yale U. (USA).
URL http://www.h-net.org/~buddhism/GradStudies.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link suggested by: Charles Muller (acmuller@gol.com), forwarded by h-asia@h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

18 Jul 2003

Documents about Taiwan's Democratic Consolidation, 2000-2001
Digital Archive for Chinese Studies (DACHS), University of Heidelberg, Germany
Self-description: "This small collection [approx. 1,000 Internet documents -collected by Christan Goebel (M.A.) and grouped into 37 folders and sub-folders - ed.] is the result of my [i.e. CG's] online-harvest of newspaper articles and documents I deemed useful for my Master's thesis. The aim of the thesis was to trace the process of Taiwan's democratic consolidation - cg."
Site contents: (1) Access the collection; (2) Introduction by C. Goebel; (3) Contents of the collection (3-in-one Elections; 4th Nuclear Power Plant; Banking Reforms; Black Gold Counter Measures; Black Gold; Business - Politics - Corruption; Working Papers of the Conference Group on Taiwan Studies (CGOTS); Civil Society; Constitutional Reform; Day-to-day Politics; Economic Indicators; Elections; Farmer's Associations; Freedom House 2002; Impeachment of Chen Shuibian; Institutional Reforms; Legislative Yuan Elections 2001; Legislative Yuan Elections: Resources; Laws; Lee Teng-hui; Legal Reforms; Lo Fu-chu; Local Elections 2001; Local Factions; Mini Three Links; National Assembly; Organized Crime; Parties; Regime Change; Relations with China; Small Construction Budget; Surveys Att. Change; TI (Transparency International) Source Book 2000; Vote Buying; Web Archives; Yunlin Commissioner Elections; Others).
[A part of the fast growing Digital Archive for Chinese Studies (DACHS) (www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/dachs/) project - ed. ]
URL http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/dachs/goebel030214.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link suggested by Hanno Lecher - Internet Guide for Chinese Studies (http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

15 Jul 2003

Vietnam Studies Association of Australia (VSAA)
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Self-description: "The VSAA is a non-political, autonomous organisation which: * serves as a nationwide association of scholars interested in Vietnam, representing all academic disciplines. * promotes the advancement of scholarship on Vietnam in Australia. * facilitates communications between the various programs and individuals in Australia involved in Vietnam studies. [...]. "
Site contents: VSAA's register of Australia-based Vietnam expertise; Organisation - contacts, memberships, organisational information; Activities - conferences and workshops; Information - links, picture gallery; VSAANet - the electronic discussion list [vsaanet@cairo.anu.edu.au - ed.] for Vietnam Studies in Australia.
URL http://vsaa.anu.edu.au/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Philip Taylor (philip.taylor@anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

11 Jul 2003

Chinese Taipei Film Archive
Chinese Taipei Film Archive, Taipei, Taiwan
Self-description "The Chinese Taipei Film Archive (CTFA) is devoted to collect, restore and preserve moving image heritage of our country. CTFA was upgraded as film archive in 1992. The collection of CTFA has over 10,700 film prints including newsreels, documentaries, features, shorts, 8,000 videos, and film-related collections."
Supplied note: "CTFA is one of the most important sites [with materials], both written and audio-visual, on Chinese film from the pre-45 time as well as Taiwan film since then. - mg."
Site contents: Activities of the CTFA; The catalogue of books; The 'Cinema Yearbook of the Republic of China' and the 'Film Appreciation Journal' [both in Chinese]; Links (International Federation of Film Archives; Organizations - Film Branch, Government Information Office, Executive Yuan, R. O. C., Council for Cultural Affairs, Executive Yuan, R. O. C., National Culture and Arts Foundation R. O. C., Broadcasting Development Fund; Other Links - Taiwan Cinema Notes).
URL http://www.ctfa.org.tw
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.ctfa.org.tw
Link suggested by Martin Gieselmann / Internet Guide for Chinese Studies (http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info./Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Library/Museum
* 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

10 Jul 2003

Graduate Studies in Sustainable Heritage Development, The Australian National University
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, National Institute for Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "Sustainable Heritage Development programs are for those people who are working in the arts, culture, heritage, environmental and developmental fields and wish to pursue further studies, professional development or research from the workplace. They are also offered for those who wish to enter these sectors of work. These programs are interdisciplinary focussing on the protection and promotion of movable and immovable, tangible and intangible heritage resources as well as creative and culture in development industries within the framework of sustainable development.
These new programs are unique in the world as they bring together leading international educators, trainers and professionals to participate in the flexible delivery of the courses using both on-line tuition and face-to-face intensives. There is no requirement for on-campus study and learning plans are tailored for individual students. The intensives are case study driven and applied with both Australian and overseas options in the Asia Pacific Region, especially Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka and Vanuatu."
Site contents: Contact details; Staff; Program information for students; Seminars & conferences.
URL http://rspas.anu.edu.au/heritage
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Amareswar Galla (a.galla@anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

10 Jul 2003

Forum for Culture and Human Development (FCHD), Bangladesh
Forum for Culture and Human Development, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Supplied note: "Considering culture the the key of sustainable development th[is] organisation [is] promoting culture and humanity from very begining. Different issuse related to culture are discussed through its [online] newsletters 'Krishti Katha' and 'Culture University'. - smr."
Self-description: "Cultural Empowerment is the Key of Sustainable Development [...] Welcome to FCHD, our primary purpose is bring positive cultural changes for the people in Bangladesh giving special emphasis to the children, considering them as the potential for the future."
Site contents: Programs; Publications; Join/Donate; Press Releases; Contact FCHD; Message Board.
URL http://culturalforum.virtualactivism.net
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Prof. Dr Sultan Muhammad Razzak (anupam@bdmail.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* 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 Jul 2003

Southeast Asian Studies, University of Bonn, Germany
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitaet Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Supplied note: "The Department of Southeast Asian Studies offers undergraduate and graduate courses on Southeast Asia including intensive language training in Indonesian, Vietnamese and Chinese. The Southeast Asia Documentation Centre contains over 2000 papers and manuscripts. The research programme deals with multicultural societies, knowlege societies and urbanisation in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand - hde."
Site contents: Information; Library; Staff; Courses; Research; Publications [publications of the Department of Southeast Asian Studies and recent publications of staff members - ed.]; Course Papers; Links.
[A bi-lingual (DE, EN) site - ed.]
URL http://www.suedostasien.uni-bonn.de/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.suedostasien.uni-bonn.de/
Link reported by: Hans-Dieter Evers (hdevers@uni-bonn.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Iinfo.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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 Jul 2003

Asian Studies Online - a Timeline of Major Developments
Internet Publications Bureau, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "This section of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library (coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html) tracks the history of Asian Studies' computer and online resources. The page offers an chronological list [currently over 320 items - ed.] documenting the earliest Asian Studies' experiments with computerised files and networking, the pioneering online publications, as well as subsequent key transformations and developments. Information about the Asian Studies' online projects is placed within the context of major developments in the world of computers, networks and telecommunications since the early 1970s till the present day. ... Please mail tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au if you know details (e.g. the date of establishment, names of the editors, scope of the resource etc.) of additional pioneering, influential, most useful, etc. online Asian Studies facilities. I am interested in all types of resources regardless of whether they are currently active or not. I am especially interested in data dealing with the early (i.e. pre-WWW) developments; and with online materials from countries other than the US or Australia, and/or in languages other than English. Your factual input is warmly invited, and your addenda and/or corrections will be fully acknowledged."
Site contents: 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; References; Acknowledgments.
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/asian-studies-timeline.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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 Jul 2003

Proposed Closure of the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Durham, Jul 2003
www.btinternet.com, UK.
Supplied note: "Durham University has, without consultation or due cause decided to close this eminent department in the UK. Academics from the UK have protested about this short-sighted move. Other supporters of the campaign to prevent the closure of the department include the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the Government. However, the campaign needs global support.
[...W]ould it be possible to [...] ask people to write to the Vice-Chancellor [i.e. Sir Kenneth Calman, Vice-Chancellor and Warden, University of Durham, University Office, Durham DH1 3HP, UK, email: Vice.Chancellor@durham.ac.uk; with a copy to: e.a.studies@durham.ac.uk - ed.] of the University? The crucial date at this juncture is July 15 [2003] - ch."
Site contents: New; Questions & Answers; DEAS staff; DEAS students; Your Response; Photos.
[The U. of Durham claims (www.dur.ac.uk) to be "One of Britain's leading centres of learning." Should the 50 years of DEAS' history (www.dur.ac.uk/EastAsianStudies) be terminated, it is doubtful whether the University can remain such a leading center for much longer. - tmciolek]
URL http://www.btinternet.com/~deas.support/firstclass.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Dr Caroline Hoy, University of Glasgow (c.s.hoy@socsci.gla.ac.uk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Other
* 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

07 Jul 2003

A_yantra Tibetan Antiques
www.artibet.net, Nepal?
Self-description: "We are a couple of collectors of Himalayan art. The collection includes thang.ka, snuff bottles, lob.shing (book covers), statues, carpets, and various ritual items like very rare Dorje and Dril.bu. All of the objects have been acquired from very well known Oriental Art Galleries and Antique shops at fair market value. We do not approve of, or participate in, the irregular acquisition and exportation of Art objects."
Site contents: Intro.; Us & the Collection; Catalogues (* Ritual Objects, * Thangka, Paintings and Xylographies [e.g. Thang.ka painting in mineral colours on cloth, depicting Begtse - Tibet 1500; Thang.ka painting in water colours on cloth, depicting Ganesh - Nepal XX sec.; Mandala. Painted on board - Tibet 1500 - ed.], * Sculptures, * Furniture and fittings, * Ceramics, * Antique Ethnics Objects, * Tibetan Book Covers, Carpets and Textiles, * Snuff Bottles, * Ancient Blades, * Books, Manuscripts, and Xylographic books); Conditions & Formalities; Suggest this site; Links.
URL http://www.artibet.net
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: yantra (maxdp@hotmail.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* 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

07 Jul 2003

Asia Times Online
Asia Times Online, Hua Hin, Thailand
Supplied note: "Asia Times Online. The Asia News Hub providing the latest news and analysis regarding economics, events and trends in business, economy and politics throughout Asia. - twj."
Site contents: Front Page; China; Southeast Asia; Japan; Korea; Central Asia; Middle East; War and Terror; Business in Brief; Asian Economy; Global Economy; Letters, Search Asia Times.
URL http://www.atimes.com
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.atimes.com
Link reported by: Todd W. John (tjohn@atimes.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* 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

04 Jul 2003

Gandhiana Bookshop
Gandhiana, Dahanu, India.
Supplied note: "Gandhiana is an online multilingual bookshop with a modest collection on books on India and South Asia. Attempting to promote smaller publishers, Gandhiana sources its publications of progressive from obscure corners of India, from resistance movements and local groups. - mc."
URL http://www.gandhiana.org
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.gandhiana.org
Link reported by: Michelle Chawla (michelle@gandhiana.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* 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 Jul 2003

The University of Hawai'i at Manoa Study Abroad Center
University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, USA.
Supplied note: "University students interested in gaining university credit for studying in Asia (and elsewhere outside the U.S.A) while accompanied by University of Hawai'i faculty will find this an easily navigable site.
Programs in Asia includes those in Hainan, China; Kobe, Japan; and Baguio, Philippines.
Website content divides into seven easily noticeable categories. These are as follows: 1) 'Programs; 2) 'Calendar' (deadlines); 3) 'Applications'; 4) 'Funding sources' (scholarships, loans); 5) 'Resources; 6) 'Alumni'; and 7) 'Contact us' (two e-mail addresses, two phone numbers, a fax number, URLs to additional websites, and a snail mail address).
Links to all categories of content are visible on every page at every level.
Application forms are conveniently available as downloadable .pdf files.
Non-UH students desiring to participate in these programs may transfer in for one or two semesters as students-at-large. - vkp."
URL http://www.studyabroad.org/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.studyabroad.org/
Link reported by: Vincent Kelly Pollard (pollard@hawaii.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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 Jul 2003

Search Engine on Bangladesh & Bangla (Bengali)
Search.com.bd, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Supplied note: "A rich site with strong database, remain as the biggest search engine among engines and directories on Bangladesh. Search.com.bd is completely devoted to Bangladesh & Bangla on the net - zh."
[A simple and effective resource - ed.]
URL http://Search.com.bd/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Zahid Hossain (zahid@cxbd.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business?
* 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 Jul 2003

News Central Asia (nCa), Online News Agency
News Central Asia, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
Supplied note: "We are pleased to announce that a news agency - News Central Asia (nCa) - has been launched from Central Asia. - ts."
Self-description: "Our aim is to give you untainted, unbiased and objective account of what is happening in Central Asia. In addition to current news, we shall provide in-depth reports and analysis of important events. For the purpose of our reporting, we consider Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbijan, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan as part of Greater Central Asia. To give perspective to political and economic developments we shall cover Russia also."
[The site formerly operated as "Central Asia Mirror" (www.saeedi.4t.com) - ed.]
URL http://www.newscentralasia.com
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Tariq Saeedi (tariq@online.tm)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Other
* 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

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