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Asian Studies WWW Announcements: early December 1997

15 Dec 1997

China's Public Relations Strategy on Tibet:
Classified Documents from the Beijing Propaganda Conference in March 1993
International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), Washington, USA
Self-description: "The documents were prepared for a March, 1993 meeting of [Chinese - ed.] government officials to review an external propaganda strategy regarding Tibet [...] The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) obtained these classified documents from an anonymous source in China. The translation has been done faithfully from the Chinese, and the Chinese language documents, while not reproduced here, are available from ICT."
Site contents: * Introduction; * International Implications (Portrayal of the United States; Implications for Most Favored Nation Status; Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government in Exile; Sino-Tibetan Negotiations; United Nations; Tibetans in Exile; Media Strategy Inside Tibet; Tibet and Taiwan; Conclusion); * Excerpts of the Documents on Key Issues (Importance of Tibet for China's World Image; Strategy Towards the Dalai Lama; Criticism of the United States; The United Nations and Non-Governmental; Organizations; 'Eradicating' the Tibetan Opposition; Suppressing Negative Domestic News; West is 'Main Target'; Overall Strategy on foreign Media; Role of Academics and Research; Manipulation of foreign Media; Policy of Dividing Tibetans in Exile; Attitude Toward Negotiations over Tibet; News only for foreign Consumption; Political Use of Cultural Exchanges; On Preparing Effective Propaganda Materials); * The Documents: 1. Speech by Zeng Jian-Hui; 2. Organization of External Propaganda 3. Speech by Tenzin; 4. Summary Speech by Zeng Jian-Hui; * Notes.
URL http://www.afn.org/~afn20372/pol/bp.html
Link submitted by: Jack Churchward (trinley@churchward.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

15 Dec 1997

Centre for Cross-Cultural Research (CCR)
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: The CCR "aims: to enrich scholarly and public understandings of cross-cultural relations and histories, particularly but not exclusively in Australia and in the immediate region; to take a leading role in research on visual culture, and research using visual method."
Site contents: The Centre; The People; Outline of Activities (Program in Cultural History, Program in Visual Research, Program in Contemporary Art and Culture, Other Activities); Conferences & Exhibitions; Journals; Articles; Graduate Programs; Oceanic Art & Culture; Publications; The CCR Register; Positions Available; Contacting the CCR.
URL http://www.anu.edu.au/culture/
Link submitted by: Lissant Bolton (lissant.bolton@anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

15 Dec 1997

History of Chinese Medicine Colloqium, Jan 1998
Center for Chinese Studies, UCLA, USA
Supplied note: "The China Center at UCLA in conjunction with the Southern California China Colloquium presents a day-long conference at UCLA, Saturday, January 24, 1998, starting at 9:30 A.M. in 6275 Bunche Hall (subject to change), on: 'The Case History in Chinese Medicine: History, Science, & Narrative', organized by Francesca Bray, UCSB, and Charlotte Furth, USC."
URL http://www.isop.ucla.edu/ccs/seminar.htm
Link submitted by: Benjamin A. Elman (elman@history.ucla.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

12 Dec 1997

Focus on Central Asia - Languages and Culture, Spring 1998
Dept of Turkish Language, History and Culture, University of Bamberg, Germany
Supplied note:"Intensive elementary language courses in Tajik, Uyghur and Uzbek - March 16 to April 9, 1998 - 5 hours of instruction daily (including grammar, language lab and exercises) - 2 teachers each course (native speaker and German-speaker) - Proficiency-based teaching materials - Audio-visual aids - Experienced faculty - 2 hours tutorship daily with native speakers - Diploma of participation will be issued at the end of the courses - Free participation for students - 4 one-day seminars during the weekends - Sponsored by the FORAREA-program of the State of Bavaria, Germany."
[For course information and registration, contact: Dr. Michael Friederich (michael.friederich@split.uni-bamberg.de) - ed.]
URL http://www.uni-bamberg.de/~ba4ts1/home.html
Link submitted by: Angela Parvanta (lskreiser@split.uni-bamberg.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

12 Dec 1997

Institute of SouthEast Asian Studies (ISEAS) Online Bookstore
AsiaOne Commerce, Singapore
Self-description: "We publish about 40 new publications each year. These include scholarly books and journals on politics, economics and social issues -- all pertaining to Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific region. ISEAS has published over 700 titles since 1970."
Site contents: Asia Pacific, Indochina, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia
[Secure online commercial services modelled on the Amazon.com (http://amazon.com) online bookstore - ed.]
URL http://www.ecomz.com/acd/mall/400024/welcome.html
Link submitted by: David Lim (davelim@cyberway.com.sg)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

11 Dec 1997

Dumont d'Urville, le dernier des 'marins-savants'
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Site contents: 1.Introduction; 2. L'arriere-plan des voyages de decouvertes; 3. Portrait de Dumont d'Urville; 4. Premiers embarquements de Dumont d'Urville; 5. Premier commandement de Dumont d'Urville: le voyage de l'Astrolabe 1826-1829; 6. Second commandement de Dumont d'Urville: le voyage de l'Astrolabe et la Zelee 1837-1840; 7. Les collections d'histoire naturelle; 8. Les voyages de Dumont d'Urville; 9.Conclusion; 10.Annexes; 11.Bibliographie;
[A single, 353Kb strong (downloading time !) research document in French - ed.]
URL http://www.unige.ch/lettres/istge/memoires/gauthey/dududer.html
Link submitted by: Huaras Gauthey (hgauthey@vtx.ch)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

11 Dec 1997

Kuensel - Bhutan's Weekly Newspaper (On-Line Edition)
Kuensel Corp. (formerly Official Bulletin), Bhutan via Singapore
Supplied note: "The online English edition of Bhutan's only weekly newspaper; published weekly at Thimphu Bhutan in three languages (Dzongkha, Nepali & English). Formerly the official bulletin of the government, now privatized."
[Electronic version (incl. archives since March 1997) of a 16-page weekly with a circulation of 10,000. Details of subscription to the hard copy of the newspaper are available from the Buhutan WWW Virtual Library site (http://bhutan.org) - ed.]
URL http://www.kuensel.com
Link submitted by: Leonard Nadybal (lnadybal@bhutan.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

11 Dec 1997

Eco Companion Australasia - environmental resources catalogue
IndexGeo Pty Ltd, Australia
Supplied note: "Catalogue of environmental resources and online document management service. Records are maintained by members using online forms. The catalogue comprises business descriptions and capability, contact details and expertise, geographic dataset descriptions."
[A seed for a future high quality service covering data from Australia, New Zealand, outlying islands and territories, Australian Antarctic Territory. On 11 Dec 97 the site was a largely an empty template, hence the 'marginal' rating - ed.]
URL http://www.indexgeo.com.au/ec/
Link submitted by: David Crossley (crossley@indexgeo.com.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

10 Dec 1997

Swiss Asia Foundation (SAF)
SAF, Zurich, Switzerland
Self-description: The first two of the five "[...] aims of the Swiss Asia Foundation are [...]: * To provide knowledge, experience and networks in respect to Asia for young Swiss professionals to prepare the next generation of leaders; * To assist in attracting to Switzerland young Asian professional elites for education, research and relationship building [...].
The Swiss Asia Foundation is a registered public corporate body with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, and has been founded in October 1995 by representatives of Swiss business, government and academic circles."
Site contents: Aims, Activities, Team, Network, News, Publications, Sponsors, Contact us.
[A clearly structured, fast-loading site with large volumes of online information (reports, research papers, newsletters) and catalogs of links to Asia-related corporate sites world-wide - ed.]
URL http://www.saf.ethz.ch/
Link submitted by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

10 Dec 1997

Modern Asia Research Center (MARC)
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Self-description: "The [...] Center focuses on the international relations of the Asia-Pacific region and the economic, political and social development of the various Asian countries. It organizes public lectures and symposiums aimed at developing a better knowledge of Asia in Switzerland and conducts several research projects."
Site contents: About, Research, Conferences, Publications, Contact.
[A site with few pages of factual information, and with non-standard (= user-unfriendly) colours for hypertext links - ed.]
URL http://heiwww.unige.ch/marc/
Link submitted by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

10 Dec 1997

The Intifada Diary, Palestine
Birzeit University, West Bank, Palestine
Suplied note: "To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Intidafa, on 9 December 1987, 'A Personal Diary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict', which can be found at http://www.birzeit.edu/diary, has launched a new section, entitled 'Intifada Diary'. The Intifada Diary website is part of a work in progress that will take place over the coming year, aiming to provide an oral history resource of the Birzeit community's involvement in the Intifada."
[A fast-loading, well structured site - ed.]
URL http://www.birzeit.edu/diary/intifada
Link submitted by: Nigel Parry (nparry@admin.birzeit.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

09 Dec 1997

Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICS)
Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, UK
Supplied note: "ICS is the only postgraduate academic institution in the UK devoted to the study of the Commonwealth. Its purpose is to promote inter-disciplinary and inter-regional research on the Commonwealth and its member nations, including those in Asia (Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka), in the fields of history, politics, economics and other social sciences."
Site content: General and practical information, Library and Archives, Seminars and conferences, ICS Newsletter, Sir Robert Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, Research projects at ICS, Courses and Research Degrees, Academic staff, Publications, Awards, grants and prizes, School of Advanced Study,, University of London, Institute of Historical Research: History, Links to other Commonwealth sites, ICS home page.
URL http://www.ihr.sas.ac.uk/ics/mm.html
Link submitted by: David Ward (dward@sas.ac.uk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

08 Dec 1997

Asian Historical Photos
Frank Degen, USA
Self-description: "Antique Photographic and Collector Images: most media, most states, most countries, and most subjects, and ads on other collecting interests. This site has antique images for sale. We have Steroviews, We have Lantern Slides, We have Magic Lanterns, We Have Prints by Thompson, SawyerNutting, Etc."
[A commercial site. No catalog of images is made available online - ed.]
URL http://www.ifu.net/~degen
Link submitted by: Frank Degen (degen@ifu.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

06 Dec 1997

Vietnam National Military Academy
www.mindspring.com, USA
Supplied note: "Recollections, pictures, reunion information and trivia of interest to Vietnamese Army veterans of the VNMA (pre-1975 era)."
[A site in Vietnamese, with a large amount of audio resources - ed.]
URL http://www.mindspring.com/~leha/
Link submitted by: (leha@mindspring.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: rating not available

06 Dec 1997

Nepal - Travel, Trekking and Trafficking
decaf.javanet.com, USA?
Supplied note: "We are targeting the sex trafficking of women and girls from Nepal to the brothels of India as well as rape and sexual harassment of women tourists by tour guides in Nepal, and have created a web site both as a resource and a point of direct action on these issues."
[A site largely under construction - ed.]
URL http://decaf.javanet.com/nepal/
Link submitted by: Helen Brown: (carin@gn.apc.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

06 Dec 1997

Twentieth Century Japanese Prints
Dave McClean, Canada
Supplied note: "An overview of shin hanga, sosaku hanga and contemporary prints. Includes a bibliography and list of relevant links".
[A popular introduction to the field. The source of the photographs of the prints is not stated. The bibliography lists 13 titles - ed.]
URL http://home.iSTAR.ca/~dmcclean/prints.shtml
Link submitted by: Dave McClean (dmcclean@istar.ca)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

05 Dec 1997

East Asian Anthropology Interest Group (EAAIG)
The East Asian Anthropology Interest Group, USA
Self-description: "We hope to promote discussion and share information on diverse topics related to the anthropology of China (PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong); Japan; Korea; other societies/cultures of Asia and the Pacific Basin with historical or contemporary ties to East Asia; transnational linkages among East Asian or between East Asian and other societies/cultures; and diasporic societies/cultures identified with East Asia. EAAIG is an interest group of the American Anthropological Association."
Site contents: EAAIG History and Aims, EAAIG Contacts, EASIANTH Listserver Subscriptions, Associations: Anthropology/Asian Studies, Online Libraries/Information Centers, Usenet Sites, EAAIG Member List, Job and Fellowship Guide, Library Resources, Statistical Data Sources, Booksellers/Book Stores, On-Line Maps.
URL http://www.psc.lsa.umich.edu/~jtrap/index.html
Link submitted by: Theodore C. Bestor (tbestor@stanford-jc.or.jp)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

04 Dec 1997

EIAS CyberForum on EU-Asia Relations
The European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS), Belgium
Self-description: "The Cyberforum has been designed by the Brussels-based European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) to take advantage of the Intemet to meet the challenges facing the 15-nation European Union (EU), in its relation with Asia. For two months (December [97] - January [98 - ed.]), the EIAS Cyberforum on EU-Asia Relations will give the participants an opportunity to exchange views on such subjects as the meeting between EU and Asian leaders the two-way trade and investment flows between the EU and Asia; relations between the EU and South East Asia (ASEAN)."
Site contents: News (Newly Rated WebSites, Hot News, Weekly Interview, Word from the Editor, Photo Gallery, What's new ?); General Info (About EIAS, Friends, FAQ, Europe & Asia); Debates ('The Magazine', a moderated forum, displays the Considerations made by several representatives of the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council as well as statements made by Asian Officials. The five 'Free Tribunes': municipalities, business, education, media and general EU-Asia relations will allow any web user to freely exchange his views and proposals with decision makers and other interested circles); Search Engine.
URL http://www.net7.net/EIAS/Cyberforum/
Link submitted by: Anindita Sen-Gupta (a.sengupta@planetinternet.be)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

03 Dec 1997

Ancient Sarasvati/Indus River Civilization
www.probys.com, India?
Self-description: "The objective of this research is to promote an understanding of [..] the 'lost' Sarasvati river from Har-ki-dun glacier in the Himalayas, through Siwalik ranges to the Rann of Kutch (sAgara) and to gain deeper insights into an ancient civilization that flourished on the Sarasvati and Indus river valleys circa 3000 BC."
Site contents: History, Projects, Dholavira, Research, BARC, FAQs, Author, The Hindu, FeedBack, Slide-Shows (Legacy, Images).
[The site popularises findings of several multidisciplinary investigations - ed.]
URL http://www.probys.com/sarasvati
Link submitted by: Dr. S. Kalyanaraman (kalyan97@yahoo.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

03 Dec 1997

Jain Commission Report on the 1991 Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi
India Today, India
Self-description: "Interim Report of The Jain Commission of Inquiry Headed by Justice M C Jain Former Chief Justice Delhi High Court on 'The Assassination of Shri Rajiv Gandhi Former Prime Minister of India on 21st May, 1991 at Sriperumbudur'"
Site contents: Commission and its proceedings, Threats to Shri Rajiv Gandhi and his security, Growth of Sri Lankan Tamil Militancy in Tamil Nadu, Indo-Sri Lankan Agreement: Evolution and its Aftermath.
[Sections of the Jain Commission Report have been withheld for security reasons. The site is augmented by a search engine - ed.]
URL http://www.india-today.com/jain/index.html
Link submitted by: Richard White (raw997@aber.ac.uk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

03 Dec 1997

Japanese Network for South Asian Studies (JP-SAS)
Japanese Network for South Asian Studies, Japan
Supplied note: "This Network is established by personal efforts of FUKUNAGA and supported by several South Asian scholars in Japan. Then, JP-SAS is the private site, not connected to the any official Institutions, Associations, and Government Agencies. The primary purpose of JP-SAS is to enable all of the South Asia Scholars whose major language is other than Japanese, to easily communicate the South Asia Research activities in Japan. JP-SAS is the only one site which dispatches the South Asian Research Information of Japan."
Site contents: Profile of the JP-SAS, The Japanese Directory of South Asia Research Institutes, Conferences and Research Meetings in Japan, The List of Publications for South Asian Studies in Japan.
[Site established in late Nov 1997 and under heavy construction, hence the inevitable teething problems, including an announcement (email and WWW) of an incorrect web address - ed.]
URL http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~BS8M-FKNG/e-index.html
Link submitted by: Dr. FUKUNAGA Masaaki (jp-sas@tokyo.email.ne.jp)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

03 Dec 1997

Cambodian Diary - A Day in the Killing Fields
EdWeb Project, USA
Supplied note: "I spent most of November [1997 - ed.] visiting southeast Asia, namely Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. I'll be putting together a website that focuses on Cambodia and Laos over the next couple of months, but for starters, I wanted to post a particular diary entry I wrote in Phnom Penh."
[A 28Kb excerpt from a diary by A. Carvin, the EdTech Editor at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting - ed.]
URL http://edweb.gsn.org/indochina/killingfields.html
Link submitted by: Andy Carvin (acarvin@gsn.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

03 Dec 1997

Paradigm Publications - Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Paradigm Publications, USA
Supplied note: "Our books describe the effective clinical practice of acupuncture, Chinese herbology, Kampo and the philosophical, linquistic and scientific foundations of East Asian traditional medicine."
[The site provides a digital library of research papers (Adobe Acrobat format) on Oriental Medicine and an online chat forum on related topics - ed.]
URL http://www.paradigm-pubs.com
Link submitted by: Joshua Jacobs (jbj@mandala-designs.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

03 Dec 1997

Rare Oriental Book Co.
Rare Oriental Book Co, USA.
Supplied note: "For the last 30 years, the Rare Oriental Book Co. has been providing old, rare, scarce & choice books on all countries & cultures of the Far East & South East Asia. We issue catalogs of current inventory based on your areas of subject interest. We also issue bibliographies on any given subject as a research tool, free to all. [...] Senior members of the Antiquarian Book Sellers Assn., USA., (ABAA) and Senior member of the International League of Booksellers (ILAB)."
[The company maintains a collection of over 25,000 rare titles on Japan, China, Korea, Tibet, & Southeast Asian countries - ed.]
URL http://www.rareorientbooks.com
Link submitted by: J.G. Stanoff (jgs@rareorientbooks.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

03 Dec 1997

The Coinage of Tibet
AGG Coins, USA
Chapters of an unfinished book on Tibetan numismatics by late Gilbert R. Richardson, based on the 40 years of research and his outstanding collection of Tibetan coins. The book is now edited and placed online by Adam Green.
Site contents: [Chapters are added to the site as they become available in complete or partial form - ed.] Introduction: Background, ("The Tibetan Heritage" and "Early forms of Money"), Chapter III: Tibetan Trade (The development of international trade in Eurasia since AD.600), Chapter VI: Nepalese Coins, Chapter X: Patterns, Chapter XI: Medals, Chapter XIII: Fantasies
[The online book currently publishes 18 colour, detailed 4x4" photographs of coins - ed.]
URL http://www.mindspring.com/~output/Coins%20of%20Tibet.html
Link submitted by: Adam Green (a_green@mindspring.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

03 Dec 1997

China and Tibet, Past, Present and Future
www.geocities.com, USA
Supplied note: "The Pitiless Measurement of History: China and Tibet, Past, Present and Future" is a white paper which [...] analyzes the ideological underpinnings of minority policy in the thinking of Marx, Lenin, Stalin and Mao Zedong. [It] discusses the propaganda efforts of Chairman Mao against Tibet, Henry Kissinger's analysis of Mao and Zhou's strategic thinking and the Deng Xiaoping era swing from the assimilationist policies of the Cultural Revolution to an ethnically sensitive Chinese policy in Tibet. The paper contains a history of the Tibetan resistance and a history of the talks between the Dalai Lama and Beijing."
[The document (plus an extensive bibliography) is published as one 126Kb long page - ed.]
URL http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1730/pmh_1.html
Link submitted by: Diane Wolff (wuwolff@aol.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

02 Dec 1997

AIDS in China
US Embassy, Beijing, China
Supplied note: "December 1 was International AIDS Day. A series of seven reports on AIDS written this Spring [1997 - ed.] are on the web page of the U.S. Embassy Beijing Environment, Science and Technology Section."
Site contents: Flying Blind on a Growing Epidemic: AIDS in China, HIV/AIDS in China: A World of Contradictions, AIDS in China: A View From the Ministry of Public Health, HIV/AIDS - What Chinese Experts Say, AIDS and Homosexuality in China, Keeping China's Blood Supply Free of HIV/AIDS, China Responds to HIV/AIDS
URL http://www.redfish.com/USEmbassy-China/sandt/sandt.htm
Link submitted by: David Cowhig (dcowhig@public3.bta.net.cn)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

02 Dec 1997

Kamat's Potpourri
Kamat Family, India
Supplied note: "A variety of topics on Indian history, culture, art history, and photography. Focus on arts, artists, travelogues and pictures."
[Site offers a massive collection of photographs - ed.]
URL http://www.kamat.com/index.html
Link submitted by: Vikas Kamat (vikas@kamat.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

01 Dec 1997

Dong Tien Khon (Viet $Mart Money) Magazine Online
MAT Co, USA
Supplied note: "The only Vietnamese language magazine in the US focused on business, finance, investment, tax, money, international trade, global business development, business law..."
[The publishers are willing to provide the English translation upon request - ed.]
URL http://www.dtkmag.com
Link submitted by: Nam Nguyen (dongtienkhon@hotmail.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

01 Dec 1997

Focus on Southeast Asia
Asean Focus Group, Australia
Supplied note: "A concise yet comprehensive history of each of the 10 nations of the Southeast Asian region (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR (Laos), Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam). Useful and relevant both for students and business persons wanting a firmer understanding of Southeast Asian issues."
[Each of the succinct history chapters is followed by a short list of recommended books - ed.]
URL http://www.aseanfocus.com/history/index.htm
Link submitted by: Andrew Cheung (webmaster@aseanfocus.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

01 Dec 1997

The Asian Studies WWW Monitor
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU, Australia
Supplied note: "'The Asian Studies WWW Monitor' electronic journal (ISSN 1329-9778) [originally established in June 1994 under a title 'What's New in WWW Asian Studies'] is a part of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library (http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html). This specialist journal regularly monitors new developments in the Asian Studies' cyberspace and compiles summaries and evaluations of the latest networked sites relevant to social sciences research of the Asia and the Pacific region. The 'Monitor' acts as a current awareness bulletin for a broad range of readers: academics, students, librarians, journalists, business people, government administrators and the wider community. All sources of online information listed by the 'Monitor' are inspected and rated in terms of the scholarly/factual quality and usefulness of their content to the Asian Studies' research. Daily announcements and contents' summaries published in the web edition of the journal are disseminated also on the network via a mailing list asia-www-monitor@coombs.anu.edu.au"
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html
Link submitted by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

01 Dec 1997

Institute of Asian Studies (IAS), Madras
Institute of Asian Studies, Madras, India
Site contents: Welcome to the Institute of Asian Studies, The Board of Governors, Growth of the IAS, The new IAS campus at Chemmancheri, Tour the Institutes's Departments (Telugu Dept, Panniru Tirumuraikal Project, Tamil Dept, Lexicography, Buddhism Dept, Folklore Dept, Publications Division, Library Services, Kannada Dept, Japanese Language, Pongal-2000 Project, Manuscriptology, Translation Dept), Journal of the IAS, Ongoing projects of the Institute, Contact the Institute, Pongal-2000, Latest info about IASnet intranet, First International Conference Seminar on Skanda-Murukan (Dec 98), Workshop on Preservation of Archival Heritage (Nov 97), Coming Soon, Other Internet Resources.
[Site established in Oct 97 and under construction - ed.]
URL http://xlweb.com/heritage/asian/index.htm
Link submitted by: Patrick Harrigan (harrigan@xlweb.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

01 Dec 1997

Summer Programs East Asian Concentration (SPEAC)
Dept of East Asian Languages and Literatures and National Foreign Language Resource Center, Ohio State Univ., USA
Supplied note: "Intensive summer programs for teachers of Japanese [7 week program - ed.] and learners of Chinese and Japanese [10 week program - ed.] during the summer of 1998. [...] Applicants who submit their application materials prior to March 13, 1998 will receive priority consideration for admission and fellowships."
URL http://deall.ohio-state.edu/SPEAC/
Link submitted by: Judson Murray (murray.45@osu.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

01 Dec 1997

Living in Indonesia, A Site for Expatriates
Expat Web Site Association, Indonesia
Supplied note: "Planning your move to Indonesia, trying to re-establish your home and resettling your family can be made easier when you know what to expect after your arrival. [..] This rich information resource gives information about life in Indonesia available even before you leave your home country or previous posting."
URL http://www.expat.or.id
Link submitted by: Danielle Surkatty (danimoss@indo.net.id)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

01 Dec 1997

Development and Human Rights in Indonesia
Community Aid Abroad, Australia
Supplied note: "Articles, publications and links related to development and human rights in Indonesia."
The site offers, among other materials, 'Sweating for Nike: a report on labour conditions in the sport shoe industry' - ed.]
URL http://www.caa.org.au/world/asia/indonesia/index.html
Link submitted by: Cameron Tampion (ctampion@www.caa.org.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

01 Dec 1997

Ph.D thesis on Indonesian and South Asian history 1875-1947
stad.dsl.nl, Netherlands
An abstract of a Ph.D thesis "The Politics of Divine Wisdom. Theosophy and labour, national, and women's movements in Indonesia and South Asia, 1875-1947." by Herman de Tollenaere. The thesis was recently published by the Nijmegen University Press.
URL http://stad.dsl.nl/~hermantl
Link submitted by: Herman de Tollenaere (hermantl@stad.dsl.nl)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

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