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Editor:
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Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au),
Coombs Computing Unit, Research Schools
of Social Sciences & Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National
University, Canberra.
The "What's New in WWW Asian Studies" online newsletter (ISSN
1323-9368) is a part of the Asian Studies
WWW Virtual Library. This facility is provided by the
Australian National University (ANU) as a service to the World Wide
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What's New in WWW Asian Studies Online Newsletter ISSN 1323-9368
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/WhatsNewWWW/asian-www-news.html
Details of new or significantly improved networked resources are
added to
this newsletter on a request basis.
WWW Asian Studies Announcements: August 1995
31 Aug 1995
Tourism and business in the United Arab Emirates
Intersect Consulting, Canada
Contents: Emirates - Facts and Figures, Business information, Internet
& Business, Tourist attractions, Emirates forum/notice board, News headlines
URL http://www.nresults.com/uae/uae.html
30 Aug 1995
The Dae Jang Gyong Research Institute of Haein-sa Monastery
Haein-sa Monastery, YongSan-Gu Hannam1-Dong 683-139, Seoul (post num.140-212), Korea.
Information mainly in Korean. It also offers a few English resources:
'Guide to Haein-sa Monastery', and a translation of 'The Diamond
Sutra'. Forthcoming features: conversion of all resources to English,
and a 'Guide to Buddhism of Korea'.
URL http://sol.nuri.net/~hederein/indexeng.html
Information supplied by: Yi Jong Bok (hederein@nuri.net,
buddhi@nownuri.nowcom.co.kr)
30 Aug 1995
Regional Security Dialogue: A Calendar of Asia Pacific Events (Jul 95 - Jun 96)
Australian National Univ., Canberra, Australia
This calendar (ISSN 1322-7572) has been prepared jointly by the
Regional Security Section, Department of Foreign
Affairs and Trade, Australia and the Strategic and Defence Studies
Centre, ANU. This is the fifth edition of the Calendar which is
produced on a bi-annual basis. Please send information regarding
upcoming security conferences and seminars to: stephen.bates@anu.edu.au
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/Depts/RSPAS/SDSC/APSecur95-96.html
Information supplied by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
30 Aug 1995
Japan-NIS Cooperation Committee Home Page
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Japan
Cooperation Committe is an international
organization, based on an agreement among governments
of Japan and 12 New Independent States (Former Soviet
Union). It describes Japan's official assistance to
NIS mainly through the Cooperation Committee in three
languages, Russian(koi8), English and Japanese.
URL http://www.infoweb.or.jp/scc/
Information supplied by: Hiroyuki Yamamoto (nisasst1@ns.tokyo.web.ad.jp)
29 Aug 1995
University of Chicago Library Middle East Department
Univ. of Chicago, USA
This site has information about the Middle East collection of the University of Chicago Library [serials holdings, manuscripts on microformat]; information on University programs in Middle East studies; and information on the projects of the Middle East Documentation Center including links to the MEDOC Catalogue of Microforms Projects and the searchable Mamluk Bibliography. There are also links to other Web sites of interest to Middle East specialsits.
URL http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/LibInfo/SourcesBySubject/MiddleEast
Information supplied by: Mark Stein (mideast-library@uchicago.edu)
29 Aug 1995
Faculty of Asian and International Studies
Griffith Univ., Australia
About postgraduate courses and research activities in the
Faculty of Asian and International Studies at Griffith University.
Includes staff publications and a newsletter for postgraduate
students. Also connects to global Asian resources and other
information about the Faculty and Griffith University.
URL http://www.gu.edu.au/gwis/ais/pg/Postgrad-info.html
Information supplied by: Karen Perkins (K.Perkins@ais.gu.edu.au)
29 Aug 1995
Armenian Reference Books
www.earthlink.net, USA
Publishers and distributors of books about Armenian history and culture.
The
site contains inf. about Online Catalog of Publications, Placing Orders,
Armenian Yellow Pages 1996, Armenian Mailing Lists USA, Armenians In
Cyberspace
URL http://www.earthlink.net/~hamoarb/
29 Aug 1995
The Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA)
Univ., Buffalo, USA
FAPA (est.1982) is a non-profit public research and education
organization dedicated to promoting the rights and interests of all
native and overseas Taiwanese. With HQs in Washington, D.C. and also
incorporation in the State of New York, FAPA exerts influence through
its members in major metropolitan chapters around the world, e.g.,
North America, Western Europe, Japan, Brazil, Argentina and Taiwan
itself.
URL http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu:80/~mshih/graphics/index.html
Information provided by: Coenblaauw@aol.com
29 Aug 1995
The Chubu Weekly
April Communications, Inc., Nagoya-City, Japan
The Chubu Weekly is a bi-weekly English language newspaper serving an
ever-increasing foreign population of the central region, mainly Aichi
Prefecture and Nagoya City. If you can create a link to the Chubu
Weekly, please let us know at CWmail@april.co.jp when you have a
chance.
URL http://www.cdc.toppan.co.jp/CW/
Information supplied by: Yoshihide Kitagawa (hide@april.co.jp)
29 Aug 1995
United Arab Emirates Internet Page
Public Telecom, United Arab Emirates
Web site run by the public telecom. It has a few pages
on local culture, and limited information on
the UAE.
URL http://emirates.net.ae
Information supplied by: Dennis Hurd (dhurd@emirates.net.ae)
27 Aug 1995
Hawaii Resource Library
hawaii-shopping.com, USA
Hawaiian History, Culture, Art, Myths, Legal Documents, Photos,
Ethnoarchaeology, Genealogies, Religion, Biology, Biographies, Opinions,
& much more
URL http://hawaii-shopping.com/~sammonet/hrlhome.html
Information supplied by: Sam & Julie Monet (monet@aloha.net)
25 Aug 1995
Japan Policy Research Institute
Univ.of New Mexico, USA
This site provides list of events and workshops, and access to all back publications
and working papers (for this you need a password that comes with
membership). JPRI does not take money from any Japanese or American
corporation, and its staff is unpaid. It does not have offices but
exists on computers in San Diego, Tokyo, Albuquerque, and Washington
DC. It is backed up by a distinguished board of advisers.
URL http://nobunaga.unm.edu/JPRI/
Information supplied by: Chalmers Johnson (cjohnson@ucsd.edu)
24 Aug 1995
Chinese Serials Database
Australian National University, Canberra
A cooperative project between the Australian National University
Library and the National Library of China to create searchable
database of tables of contents of selected Chinese serials accessible
via the Internet. The database provides bilingual access to
information from and about the Chinese world to a wide international
scholarly and business community.
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/SpecialProj/AJC/CHIN/China-jrnls.html
Information supplied by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
24 Aug 1995
Asia Yellow Web - The Internet Yellow Pages
SINGNET, Singapore
Asia Yellow Web lists companies in Singapore, providing information
abouts its businesses and seeking overseas contacts, including
Australia.
URL http://www.singnet.com.sg/customers/tradewatch/index.html
Information supplied by: James Sim (tradweb@singnet.com.sg)
23 Aug 1995
Indonesia Online Business Center
PT Internet Nusa Bhakti, USA
A site for businesses and information related to Indonesia: Jakarta
Stock Exchange, Web Services, What's new, Companies, Products &
Services, News, General information, Bahasa Indonesia section, Travel,
Art & Culture, Other Indonesia sites, ASEAN links for business, Other
interesting sites.
URL http://indonesia.clever.net/
23 Aug 1995
The China News Page
www.hk.net, Hong Kong
Links to sources of political, social and
economic news about mainland China, HK, Taiwan and Tibet available
free of charge on the Internet. Extensive information is provided on how
to view Chinese characters on the Web, how to listen to Chinese, and where
to go to see interesting Chinese language sites on the Web. There are also
links to sources of Asian and world news which might contain information
about recent developments in the Greater China area. The page is the work
of a BBC correspondent living in Hong Kong.
URL http://www.hk.net/~drummond/milesj/china.html
Information supplied by: scout-report@dsm0.ds.internic.net
23 Aug 1995
Voice of America Chinese Radio Scripts
Voice of America, USA
Voice of America Chinese radio scripts are now available on their gopher
server. The Chinese texts are character-encoded according to the Chinese
national standard (Guo Biao) and you must have software that recognizes
Guo Biao characters installed on your browser, word-processor or other
application program in order to read this text. VOA Internet
audio files are available in Sun AU format and Microsoft 8 bit and 16 bit
WAVE format.
URL gopher://gopher.VOA.GOV:70/11/chinese-text
Information supplied by: scout-report@dsm0.ds.internic.net
22 Aug 1995
Gyuto Monks, a Tibetan celebration of spring
Virtual Artists Pty Ltd, Australia
The Dalai Lama's Gyuto Tantric University monks are returning to
Adelaide, Australia from September 6-24, 1995. Led by the Abbot of Gyuto
University, Rinpoche Lozang Tenzin, they will be taking workshops,
creating butter offerings and chanting live onto the Internet on Sep
19, 1995 world peace day.
URL http://www.va.com.au/monks/
Information supplied by: Dave Sag (dave@va.com.au)
22 Aug 1995
National Report on Tibetan Women
Australian National Univ., Australia
The report, prepared in August 1995 by the Tibetan
Government-in-Exile, documents (88Kb) the conditions of Tibetan women inside
occupied-Tibet as well as in exile. It touches upon the concerns of
Tibetan women.
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/TibPages/Current/TibetWomen-Report.html
Information supplied by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
22 Aug 1995
New Zealand Networked Information
Lincoln University, New Zealand
A subject guide to internet-accessible information about New Zealand.
Includes an alphabetical list of WWW home-pages on servers within New Zealand.
URL http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/libr/nz/
Information supplied by: Andrew White (a.white@lincoln.ac.nz)
21 Aug 1995
Information about Republic of China on Taiwan
Taipei Economic & Cultural Center, USA
Provides:
What's New, New services available through this WEB site, Government
Inf. Office, Republic of China Chinese Information and Cultural
Center, CNA Online Newswire, News feed from the Central News Agency
(CNA) in both Chinese and English, General Inf. about ROC.
URL http://www.taipei.org/default.htm
21 Aug 1995
Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
imedl.saudi.net, US
Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia Inf. Office provides: Ambassador's
Message, Profile of Saudi Arabia, Government Profile, Travel
Information, Publications, Current News/Press Releases, Multimedia
Presentation, Saudi-U.S. Relations, Contact Information.
URL http://imedl.saudi.net
21 Aug 1995
Spiritual Teachings
ihug.co.nz, New Zealand
These pages summarize the esoteric teachings of Hindu Yoga,
Tibetan Tantra, various Western traditions, and consider some relevant
ideas from science and psychology. Also they provide a synthesis of
ideas common to most mystical traditions.
URL http://ihug.co.nz/cgi-bin/count/~heruka/index.html
Information supplied by: Greg Curtiss (heruka@ihug.co.nz)
18 Aug 1995
Chinese Romanization: Gwoyeu Romatzyh
Univ., of Washington, Seattle, USA
This is to announce that there is a Web page explaining the rules
of Gwoyeu Romatzyh, the system of Chinese Romanization devised by Y.R.Chao
that features tonal spelling. The URL for this page is
URL http://weber.u.washington.edu/~yuenren/Romatzyh.html
Information supplied by: David Prager Branner (charmii@u.washington.edu)
18 Aug 1995
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
ABC, Australia
The first group of ABC on-line services covers: Triple J, Hot Chips,
Radio National, Radio Australia, Behind the News, About the ABC
(history and audience feedback). ABC's interest in multimedia should
be seen in the context of its commitment to Australian content and
culture.
URL http://www.abc.net.au/
Information supplied by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
16 Aug 1995
Pan Asian Publications Inc.
www.panap.com, USA
A distributor of Asian
books, cassettes, audio CD's and computer CD-ROM's in: Japanese,
Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai, Tagalog, Hmong, Khmer, Lao, English, Spanish and
Russian.
URL http://www.panap.com/
16 Aug 1995
Republika Online
www.rad.net.id, Indonesia
On line access to the Indonesian daily newspaper
Republika. At present includes recent main stories
accessable via calendar date.
URL http://www.rad.net.id/republika/
Information supplied by: Michael Laffan (michaell@info.anu.edu.au)
16 Aug 1995
Moonbridge Home Page
Moonbridge, U.S.A.
Moonbridge is a limited edition CD label bridging Japanese, World and New Age genres.
The site offers bi-lingual information on the shakuhachi;
Japanese traditional Zen meditation bamboo flute, and related subjects
such as Japanese Gardens and other topics.
URL http://www.moonbridge.com/~moonbr/
Information supplied by: Larry Tyrrell (mbrinfo@moonbridge.com)
15 Aug 1995
Mahatma Gandhi
Univ., Buffalo, USA
A slowly developing site with information about Gandhi's life and
philosophy, including photos and QuickTime movies.
URL http://www.buffalo.edu/~nkj/g.html
15 Aug 1995
Lebanon On-Line Resources
AIMnet Corp., Boston, MA, US
A dedicated Lebanon business information resource. Covers news,
economics, tourism, hotels, restaurants, construction, real estate,
business, import-export, banking, and commerce.
URL http://www.lebanon.com
15 Aug 1995
The Indian Techonomist
www.c2.org, USA
Commercial newsletter with analyses and news on communications,
information technology and broadcasting in India
URL http://www.c2.org/~rishab/techonomist/
15 Aug 1995
Pitcairn Island Home Page
Wavefront Communications Inc., USA
This is a home page for Pitcairn Island, compiled
by international friends of Pitcairn, to describe
the Island, introduce its people, and tell of its
lifestyle. Pitcairn, which has no computers or
Internet access today, depends largely upon ham
radio and the postal service for communication.
URL http://wavefront.wavefront.com/~pjlareau/pitc1.html
Information supplied by: Paul J. Lareau (pjlareau@wavefront.com)
15 Aug 1995
Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre
www.cnd.org, USA
It includes an article on Rev. Magee's footage of the events of
1937-38, when up to 300,000 Chinese civilians were murdered by
Japanese troops, and the film's recent rediscovery - some stills are
featured. For those interested in the issue of Japan and a national
apology there are also plenty of snippets and pointers to further
resources.
URL http://www.cnd.org/mirror/nanjing/NM.html#rm
Information supplied by: Michael Laffan (michaell@info.anu.edu.au)
14 Aug 1995
Media in Japan
www.worldwidemarketplace.com, USA
The results of research conducted in Japan by various organizations on
media in Japan ranging from TV and radio to comic books and
newspapers. The material was compiled by the Dentsu Institute for
Human Studies and published by DataFlow International.
URL http://www.worldwidemarketplace.com/japan/tokyo/media/media.htm
Information supplied by: dfi@worldwidemarketplace.com
12 Aug 1995
Micronesia Zone
Univ., of Oregon, USA
Micronesia Zone is a collection of information resources and links
primarily for the Federated States of Micronesia and more generally
Micronesia as a region. It includes text, graphics, audio, and video.
URL http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~robertsr/micro.htm
Information supplied by: Robert Roberts (robert_roberts@ccmail.uoregon.edu)
11 Aug 1995
The International Campaign for Tibet
www.peacenet.org, USA
Features the 1995 U.S. visit by H.H. the Dalai Lama (September 5 -
13). Also, information about ICT, sending birthday greetings to H.H.
the Dalai Lama, information about Tibet, and actions you can take to
help Tibet.
URL http://www.peacenet.org/ict/
Information supplied by: P.Bogdonoff (pbogdonoff@igc.apc.org)
10 Aug 1995
The American Reporter
www.newshare.com, USA
The American Reporter is a 6-day-per-week general interest daily
newspaper published and owned by a large group of journalists on
several continents. News and analysis from Japan from AR Japan
Correspondent Steven L. Herman is offered intermittently, with
occasional reports from other Asian nations. Correspondents are
sought throughout Asia.
URL http://www.newshare.com/Reporter/today.html
Information supplied by: Joe Shea (joeshea@netcom.com)
09 Aug 1995
Philippines Home Page
www.dlsu.edu.ph, Philippines
Provides information servers (web, gopher, ftp, bbs) in the
Philippines plus (local and foreign) home pages related to the
Philippines. Also provides information on Philippines related mailing
lists/listservs.
URL http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/othersites/pinas/pinas.html
Information supplied by: Tony Barry (tony@info.anu.edu.au)
09 Aug 1995
Pictures from Siberia
Univ.Toronto, Canada
Collection of links to sites with pictures of Siberia (incl.
images of Novosibirsk, Tomsk and Akademgorodok, Baikal forests,
Trans-Siberian Railway)
URL http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~mes/russia/siberia/main.html
Information supplied by: M.Soutchanski (mes@cs.toronto.edu)
08 Aug 1995
Asian Values - Discusssion
Stanford Univ., USA
An on-going panel discussion by Singaporean academics and journalist
on the topic of Asian Values. Questions addressed so far include: 1)
competing interpretation of what Asian values are 2) Asian values and
diplomacy between Asian states 3) Relationship between Asian values
and civil society This is an open forum that welcome readers' input.
Although the panelists are all from Singapore, we would love to hear
different voices. Do drop in and say you piece.
http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~chongkee/sp/discussion.html
Information supplied by: Tan Chong Kee (chongkee@leland.stanford.edu)
07 Aug 1995
Electronic Dictionary of Classical Chinese Characters
Toyo Gakuen University, Japan
An electronically (WWW) accessible dictionary of Classical Chinese
characters. This is a sister project to a dictionary of Buddhist
Classical Chinese Terms.
URL http://www2.gol.com/users/acmuller/ccdict.htm
Information supplied by: Charles Muller (acmuller@gol.com)
07 Aug 1995
Worldwide Indian Network (WIN)
Stanford Univ., USA
An action-oriented network which serves the international Indian
community. The backbone of this Network is a group of people with
access to the Internet. WIN promotes social, cultural,
political, and educational causes pertaining to the Indian community's
needs, aspirations, and goals. Currently, the Network spans twenty-one
countries on five continents.
URL http://theory.stanford.edu/people/arjun/WIN.html
Information supplied by: Biswanath Halder (bhalder@lynx.dac.neu.edu)
07 Aug 1995
Asian Studies Network Inf.Center (ASNIC)
Univ. of Texas at Austin, USA
Server for the Center and Dept of Asian Studies at UT, offering BA and
MA Degrees in Asian Studies and Asian languages (Bengali, Chinese,
Hindi, Japanese, Malayalam, Sanskrit, and Urdu), and the PhD Degree in
Asian Literature. Links to Asia and Asian Studies programs and
resources.
URL http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic/index.html
Information supplied by: Kamal R. Adhikary (kamal@asnic.utexas.edu)
07 Aug 1995
Dept of Asian Languages & Literature
Univ. of Iowa, USA
Inf. about programs, people, and resources, as well as a comprehensive list
of other Web resources relating to South and East Asia. Areas:
Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Sanskrit.
URL http://www.uiowa.edu/~asian/index.html
07 Aug 1995
Malaysian Timber Council
MTC,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Forestry Products Marketing Information System: About MTC,
Introduction, Market Prices, Electronic Library, Art Gallery, Press
Release, Statistics, Timber Trade Information, Legislation.
URL http://www.mtc.com.my
07 Aug 1995
Home Page of Tibet
Purdue Univ., USA
America-Tibet Association site, ostensibly non-political
(alas, with dozens of spelling & grammatical errors) information about
Tibet: maps, pro-Chinese outline of Tibetan history, pictures of Tibet, a quick
pro-Chinese Tour of Tibet, pro-Chinese News.
URL http://sage.cc.purdue.edu/~wtv/tibet/Welcome.html
04 Aug 1995
Vipassana Meditation as
taught by S.N. Goenka
Sayagyi U Ba Khin Memorial Trust of Mass., Inc., U.S.A.
Describes the courses offered by the North American organization
which teaches Vipassana Meditation in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin,
as taught by S.N. Goenka. Gives addresses and contact data for each of the
four meditation centers of this tradition located in North America along
with their respective schedules of 10 day courses and an on-line
application form for course registration.
URL http://rampages.onramp.net/~vip/
Information supplied by: Thomas L. Crisman (vip@onramp.net)
03 Aug 1995
Novosibirsk Press
Univ. of New Hampshire, USA
The weekly Russian newspaper "New Siberia". To read the paper you
will need to install KOI-8 Cyrillic fonts.
URL http://gaim.unh.edu/csrc/gaim/siberia/siberia.html
3 Aug 1995
News from Turkey
Ministry for Foreign Affairs,Turkey
The Turkish government has just started a website which includes
daily press summaries and a pointer to the Turkish Daily News, an
English-language paper published in Turkey. The TDN posts several
articles a day on political and economic subjects.
URL http://www.mfa.gov.tr/GRUPH/gruph.htm
Information supplied by: Lucy Komisar (lkomisar@echonyc.com)
2 Aug 1995
Eastern Indonesian Materials Agreement
National Library of Australia, Australia
The text of the "Agreement between the National Library of Australia and the
Northern Territory University Library for the cooperative collecting of
Eastern Indonesian library materials" is now on the National Library's
Information Server at
URL http://www.nla.gov.au/dnc/agree/nlantu.html
Information supplied by: Andrew Gosling (agosling@nla.gov.au)
2 Aug 1995
Turkish-Urdu-English Dictionary
Bilkent Univ, Turkey
I have produced a TURKISH-URDU-ENGLISH comparative dictionary (114kb).
It is based on V.C.Trumalai's previous work. Mr. Mustafa Akgul and
Bilkent Univ. in Ankara, Turkey placed this dictionary into their
archive. I hope this sets a small example for the other efforts to
improve the collective understanding about each other and ourselves.
URL ftp://ftp.bilkent.edu.tr/pub/INFO/Sozluk/turkish-urdu-english.dic
Information supplied by: Ali Riza Saral (sal@kar.eatchip.eurocontrol.be)
This WWW server is provided by the Coombs Computing Unit, Research Schools
of Social Sciences & Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National
University, Canberra.
Copyright 1995 by Coombs Computing Unit, ANU. This Web page may be linked to any
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