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The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: early April 1999
Vol. 6, No. 79

09 Apr 1999

Intellectual Property Rights in China, May 1999
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), US
Supplied note: "The NBR [and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS)] are holding an international conference in Shanghai on May 11-12, 1999 to highlight the issue of intellectual property rights and the growth of information technology industries. At the conference, entitled 'Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Development in Shanghai and the Lower Yangzi Region,' leading experts from China and North America will assess intellectual property protection and its role in economic development.
To register for the conference and for more information, please visit the NBR website at [the URL below]."
URL http://www.nbr.org/
Link suggested by: (ipr@nbr.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

09 Apr 1999

SAWNET: South Asian Women's NETwork
SAWNET, University of Maryland, US
Supplied note: "Sawnet is a forum for those interested in South Asian women's issues. `South Asia' is taken to include Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Sawnet consists of a mailing list and an associated web site."
Site contents: Who's Who; The Mailing List; Announcements; South Asian women's organizations; Articles; Books by and for South Asian women; Cinema: films and reviews; Legal Issues; Children's books; News about South Asian Women; Domestic Violence; Weddings; Charities and political organizations; Health information; Careers, grants and funding; Electronic resources; Home pages of Sawnet members; About SawNet;
URL http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/sawweb/sawnet/
Link suggested by: Susan Chacko (susanc@chisos.cit.nih.gov)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

08 Apr 1999

Center for Justice, Equality and Peace in South Asia
www.egroups.com, USA
Supplied note: "CJEP-SA strives to achieve Justice, Peace and Equality to the indigenous and minority groups in South Asia by bringing diverse interest groups together to facilitate communications, action items, and propagation of pertinent information using the mass media. [...]
Keywords: Human Rights, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Burma (Myanmar), Afghanistan, Dalits, Religious Persecution, Minority Rights, Language Rights, Gender Inequality, Indigenous, Tribal, Civil Strife."
[A web-based discussion forum. The messages are archived - ed.]
URL http://www.egroups.com/list/cjesa
Link suggested by: Tirupati Sutharshana Reddy (suesa12@aol.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

07 Apr 1999

Social Monitoring and Early Response Unit - SMERU
World Bank, Indonesia
Supplied note: "The Social Monitoring and Early Response Unit, or SMERU, is a collaborative multi-donor effort led by the World Bank, with contributions and technical support from AusAID, the European Unit ASEM Fund, and the U.S. Agency for International Development"
URL http://www.smeru.or.id
Link suggested by: SMERU mail (smeru@smeru.or.id)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

06 Apr 1999

Astrakhan Fund of International Development - AFID
Dept for International and Foreign Economic Relation of Astrakhan Region Administration, Russia
Self-description: "AFID invites to the cooperation the representatives of the Russian business circles, foreign countries, interested in the development of the business and the informational-marketing infrastructure of the pre-Caspian region."
Site contents: Your partner in business; Astrakhan Region - the south fortpost of Russia; Investment climate of the Astrakhan Region.
URL http://found.astrakhan.su
Link suggested by: Yevgeny S. Tsitman (centre@mail.astrakhan.ru)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

06 Apr 1999

Nation-Online/The New Nation - Bangladeshi Newspapers
www.nation-online.com, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Self-description: "The mission [is] to become the preferred Bangladeshi news source by delivering the most accurate and impartial, news and analysis to the world community."
[Other Bangladeshi newspapers' links available at the site: The Daily Ittefaq (http://www.daily-ittefaq.com); The Weekly Robbar (http://www.robbar.com) - ed.]
URL http://www.nation-online.com
Link suggested by: Javed Hosein (jh101@cornell.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

04 Apr 1999

Nepalese Buddhist Dharma Supplies
www.vwire.net, USA
Supplied note: "We can provide Dharma supplies such as statues, dharma ornaments, thangkas and wooden crafts for a very reasonable price and unique quality. [...] All our items are crafted by talented craftsmen in Nepal."
Site contents: Jewelry (Bracelets, Earrings, Pendants, Rings, Misc.); Statues (Solid Gold; Plated - Gold/Silver/Copper); Finishing; Woodwork; Thangkas; Paintings.
[A commercial site - ed.]
URL http://www.vwire.net/NepalArt/
Link suggested by: (NepaleseArt@iname.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

03 Apr 1999

Siahkal News
Personal web site, Sacramento CA, USA
Supplied note: "Our purpose is to inform you of important events in these turbulent times in Iran and build a community of progressive Iranians in abroad. [...] We don't make up the news. We collect them from reliable sources such as well-known news agencies."
URL http://www.jps.net/akhbar/
Link suggested by: (Akhbar@jps.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

03 Apr 1999

Chinese Contract Law Forum
Babelcom, USA
Supplied note: "This site contains the English version of the Unified Chinese Contract Law adopted by the NPC on March 15, 1999, and serves as a discussion forum for people interested in the development and study of Chinese Contract Law issues."
URL http://www.cclaw.net
Link suggested by: John Jiang (jiangxiansheng@hotmail.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

01 Apr 1999

United States Committee for a Free Lebanon (USCFL)
www.freelebanon.org, USA
Supplied note: "We are the only grassroots advocacy organization in the U.S dedicated to educating the American public about Lebanon's strategic and moral significance as an ally of the United States and an outpost of Western values in the Middle East."
Site contents: USCFL Home; Board of Directors; Membership; Mission Statement Current Views; US Testimonies; Open Letters; Intelligence; Activities; Press Releases; Selected Links; Selected Readings; Guestbook; FAQs; Search.
URL http://www.freelebanon.org/
Link suggested by: Ziad K. Abdelnour (info@freelebanon.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

01 Apr 1999

Taiwan Business News Scan
Pristine Communications, Taiwan
Supplied note: "This [online archive and] database [...] provides access to English news summaries on government policies, legislation, finance, China-Taiwan economic and business developments, industry player activities and consumer attitudes - all from a local media perspective."
URL http://www.pristine.com.tw/news_scan/
Link suggested by: Tammy Turner (tammy@pristine.com.tw) and Steve Leibo (leibo@cnsvax.albany.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

01 Apr 1999

Chinese-English-Pinyin Online Lexicon
Pristine Communications, Taiwan
Supplied note: "A community service project [which] showcase[s] our online development capabilities especially in the area of language and Internet technology. It is our intention to share this resource with E-C/C-E translators and scholars [...]. The Pristine Lexicon currently contains over 120,000 entries [...] concentrated in specialized areas of technology and science, proper nouns, and business."
URL http://www.pristine.com.tw/lexicon/
Link suggested by: Tammy Turner (tammy@pristine.com.tw) and Steve Leibo (leibo@cnsvax.albany.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

01 Apr 1999

The Tibet Map Institute
perso.wanadoo.fr, France
Self-description: "The site has as an objective the mapping of the Tibetan area using = (i) Toponyms given by travellers, cartographers, etc (ii) Landsat satellite photos. The aim is to give a picture of Tibet before establishment of the Chinese Administration.
Presently 32 maps (including more then 5000 place-names) are available from Kyirong Dzong to Pome(between 28 to 31 degree north and 85 to 96 degree east). Each A3 map covers 1 by 1 degree of long/lat. with a scale of 1:310 000 (33x45cm). Each A4 map covers 1 by 1 degree of long/lat. with a scale of 1:500 000 (21x30cm). They are named 2788.5 in Chumbi valley- 2885- 2886- 2887- 2888- 2889- 2890- 2891- 2892- 2893- 2985- 2986- 2987- 2988- 2989- 2990- 2991- 2992- 2993- 2994- 2995- 3085- 3086- 3087- 3088- 3089- 3090- 3091- 3092- 3093- 3094 and 3095. Two series of maps are available with different toponym characters: currents names, wylie transliteration or tibetan. Current names are in the Classical Tibet map. The Wylie and tibetan versions use the tibetan names given in the Tibetan Autonomous Region map."
Site contents: General set of 32 maps; General Map; TAR Map; Map of Lhasa.
URL http://perso.wanadoo.fr/tibetmap/brtext.html
Link suggested 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

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