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Editor:
Dr T.Matthew
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) was established in April 1994. The newsletter is a part of the Asian Studies
WWW Virtual Library and is provided by the
Australian National University (ANU) as a service to the World Wide
Web community. Announcements published in this Newsletter are also
disseminated on the network via an electronic
mailing list
"asia-www-gopher-news-l@coombs.anu.edu.au".
The complete set of the news is also available from the
ANU-Asia-WWW-Gopher-News-L dbase.
Past issues of the Newsletter are kept in the
Archives of What's New - WWW Asian Studies
Number of accesses made to this issue since 1 Aug 96:
(plus the times when this graphics file
was not loaded by a browser)
What's New in WWW Asian Studies Online Newsletter ISSN 1323-9368
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/WhatsNewWWW/asian-www-news.html.
Direct email delivery to subscribers of the asia-www-gopher-news-l@coombs.anu.edu.au.
Details of new or significantly improved networked resources are
added to
this newsletter on a request basis via URL
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/WhatsNewWWW/regasia.html
WWW Asian Studies Announcements: Aug 1996
30 Aug 1996
Centre of Non-Western Studies (CNWS)
Leiden Univ., Netherlands
The Centre comprises the Research School of Asian, African, and
Amerindian Studies. Site contents: General Information; Index; Staff
and Organisation; CNWS Research Clusters; CNWS Members; Research
Assistants; CNWS Newsletter; CNWS Publications; Teaching Programme;
CNWS Agenda; Admission.
URL http://oasis.leidenuniv.nl/interfac/cnws/
Information supplied by: Willem Vogelsang (vogelsang@rullet.leidenuniv.nl)
30 Aug 1996
Alternative Gateway to Malaysia
Malaysian Students Association, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Links to Malaysian publications, sports news, gossip, weather,
business, landscape photos, Net links to Malaysians around the world,
and more.
URL http://www.umich.edu/~umimsa/Malaysia
Information supplied by: Nasir Sobri (nasiaq@cyberspace.org)
30 Aug 1996
Centre for Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies
Australian National Univ., Australia
The Centre, established in Feb 1994, in addition to covering the
Middle East (Iran, Turkey, Israel, and the Arab world, including North
Africa), carries out the research on the newly independent Muslim states of Central
Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan),
as well as Afghanistan and Pakistan.
URL http://online.anu.edu.au/cmecas/index.html
Information supplied by: Chris Kertesz (Christine.Kertesz@anu.edu.au)
29 Aug 1996
Nights in Ulaan Baatar
Peter Cheung, Taiwan
The first Homepage about Mongolia in Taipei.
Links to other Mongolia (incl. Inner Mongolia) Kalmyk-Oirat and Tuva
sites. Links to Mongolian & Tibetan Cultural Center, Taipei &
The Mongolian Culture Association R.O.C.
URL http://wwwhome.fancy.com.tw/~delger
Information supplied by: Peter Cheung (delger@ms2.hinet.net)
29 Aug 1996
Networking in Vietnam
National Library of Australia, Australia
Article by Tien Dao about his trip to Vietnam in March 1996 to assist
with the installation of a computer network - published in 'National
Library of Australia News', 7 (10), July 1996, pp 13-16. Contents:
Information Technology Infrastructure; Current Internet Services;
Current Difficulties in Internet Development; Future of Internet
Services
URL http://www.nla.gov.au/nla/staffpaper/tdao.html
Information supplied by: Andrew Gosling (agosling@nla.gov.au)
28 Aug 1996
Windows 95 CD-ROM CJK-English Dictionary
Toyo Gakuen Univ., Japan
Information regarding the content and ordering of recently released CD-ROM Windows Dictionary of CJK characters.
URL http://www2.gol.com/users/acmuller/ccdinfo.htm
Information supplied by: Charles Muller (acmuller@gol.com)
28 Aug 1996
Kroch Asian Library
Cornell Univ., USA
Description of the three Asian collections: Echols S.E. Asia; Wason
E. Asia; South Asia.
URL http://www.library.cornell.edu/Asia/AsiaKroch/asia_homepage.html
Information supplied by: Charles J. Wivell (cjw2@cornell.edu)
27 Aug 1996
South Pacific
Centre for Communication & Information in Development (SPCenCIID)
Univ. of Technology Sydney, Australia
The centre is located at University of Papua New Guinea, PNG. The site
provides links to Uni
Tavur (http://acij.uts.edu.au/UniT_Home.html) newspaper published
by students at SPCenCIID. It also provides links to Papua Niugini Nius
(http://www.pactok.net/docs/nius) with information about the media and
some other news sources covering the Pacific
URL http://acij.uts.edu.au/UniTavur/UniT_SPCenCIID.html
Information supplied by: David Robie (david.robie@uts.edu.au)
27 Aug 1996
Pacific Journalism Review
Univ. of Technology Sydney, Australia
Available information includes
covers for current, back and forthcoming issues and an index by author.
Contents and full text articles for back issues are still under development
and should be on line in October 1996.
URL http://acij.uts.edu.au/PJR/index.html
Information supplied by: David Robie (david.robie@uts.edu.au)
24 Aug 1996
Bengal Studies Conference: Papers, 1995
Univ. of Chicago, USA
Bengal Studies Conference (April 28-30, 1995) Papers. Section
Titles: Issues of Gender; Language and Linguistics; Visual Culture;
Pre-Modern Muslim Bengal; The Economics of Religion: Money and;
Nineteenth-Century Religious Movements in Bengal; At Home in the
World: Bengali Identity; Bangladesh Political Reality and Party
Politics; Cooperation and Conflict.
URL http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/LibInfo/SourcesBySubject/SouthAsia/BengalStudiesHomePage.html
Information supplied by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
24 Aug 1996
The China Site
Elwood College, Australia
A series of www pages on China for Australian
school students. The site is maintained by
students and staff at Elwood College in Melbourne
for students in the Access Asia group of schools
across Australia.
URL http://www.peg.apc.org/~elwoodsc/china2.htm
Information supplied by: Robert Baker (joroma@axis.jeack.com.au)
24 Aug 1996
Securities Company
Sigma Batara, Indonesia
Indonesia's leading capital market specialist.
Your partner to explore indonesian financial markets
URL http://www.wp.com/sigmabtr
Information supplied by: Andre (sigmabtr@indosat.net.id)
23 Aug 1996
Pacific Internet Services
Pacific Internet Services, Western Samoa
Pacific Internet Services is now providing full Internet access from
our office in the Lotemau Centre Apia Western Samoa. Latest additions
include a sample of modern Samoan music, WS Business Directory and
English/Samoan travellers dictionary.
URL http://www.talofa.net/
Information supplied by: Bruce Edwards (beA@world.net)
23 Aug 1996
Regional Security : East Asia and the Pacific
Australian Defence Force Academy, Australia
A bibliography (41Kb) of monographs published since 1992. To be maintained on regular basis.
URL http://www.lib.adfa.oz.au/web/military/infogd16.htm
Information supplied by: Christopher Dawkins (cdawkins@libnw1.lib.adfa.oz.au)
23 Aug 1996
Southeast Asia, ASEAN and the ASEAN Regional Forum: Defence and Security Issues
Australian Defence Force Academy, Australia
A bibliography (22Kb) of monographs, monograph chapters, conference papers,
and journal articles: (from 1992- ). To be maintained on regular basis.
URL http://www.lib.adfa.oz.au/web/military/infogd17.htm
Information supplied by: Christopher Dawkins (cdawkins@libnw1.lib.adfa.oz.au)
22 Aug 1996
Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees
Dansk Flygtningehjaelp, Denmark
The 1995 annual report of The Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan
Refugees (one of the largest NGOs providing assistance to Afghanistan,
budget 1995: approx. 9 mln US$, staff: approx. 3000). [Warning: the
report is published online as a one continuous (82Kb) document -
ed.]
URL http://www.drc.dk/eng/drc/dacaar/dacaar.htm
Information supplied by: Thomas Thomsen (Thomas.Thomsen@drc.dk)
22 Aug 1996
A Canadian's
Perspective of Vanuatu
www.silk.net, Canada
The site was formerly known as 'Life In Vanuatu'. The original URL has
been changed; please update your links accordingly. Sorry for the
trouble.
URL http://www.silk.net/personal/scombs/vanuatu.html
Information supplied by: Stan Combs (scombs@silk.net)
22 Aug 1996
New England Asian Studies Conference Website
Middlebury College, USA
The New England Conference of the Association for Asian Studies will
take place on October 19, 1996 at the University of Vermont, in
Burlington, Vermont. The conference website contains the conference
program and the name, address (US and Email), paper title, and
abstract for the 80 program participants. It also has an annotated
list of Internet links on Asian Studies and information about
registration and hotel reservations.
URL http://www.middlebury.edu/~NEC-AAS/
Information supplied by: Neil Waters (nwaters@panther.middlebury.edu)
22 Aug 1996
Rato - Tibetan Publications
Stanford Univ., USA
Rato Publications is a source of rare and authentic information on
Tibetan culture that's written by one of Tibet's leading historians
(the 10th incarnate Khyongla Rato, born 1923), now living in exile in
the USA.
URL http://havefun.stanford.edu/~meng/RATO/oldfirst.html
Information supplied by: Cate Hunter (cbhunter@best.com)
21 Aug 1996
Vietnamese Buddhist Writings
TL Soft, USA
A collection of contemporary Vietnamese Buddhist writings, incl. texts
by Binh Anson, Du Li, Nguyen Hoai Van, Thich Nhat Hanh, Thich Thanh
Tu. All materials are in Vietnamese language (VPS-Times font is
required).
URL http://www.saigon.com/religion/buddhism/
Information supplied by: Binh Anson (anson@saigon.com)
21 Aug 1996
AUS-CSCAP Newsletter
Australian National Univ., Australia
The first issue of the AUS-CSCAP Newsletter 'Australia and Security
Cooperation in the Asia Pacific' appeared in Aug 1995. A major purpose
of the newsletter, which appears at 6 monthly intervals, is to provide
a means by which government agencies and non-governmental
institutes can report on their activities with respect to security
cooperation in the Asia Pacific region
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/Depts/RSPAS/AUSCSCAP/Auscscap.html#Newsl
Information supplied by: Steve Bates (sbates@coombs.anu.edu.au)
21 Aug 1996
Xiamen Vista
www.chinavista.com, China
Xiamen Vista is the official online gateway to investment, travel, and
education in China's cleanest and most liveable city. Xiamen, of
China's four original Special Economic Zones, offers excellent
opportunities for international investment and trade and is an
increasingly tour destination.
URL http://www.chinavista.com/chinavista/xiamen/contents.html
Information supplied by: Kenneth Farrall (kfarrall@xindeco.com)
21 Aug 1996
Indian Parliament Home Page
National Informatics Centre, India
Site contents: The 11th Lok Sabha; India Budget 1996-97; The Indian
Parliament, The Constitution of India; Lok Sabha; Rajya Sabha;
Parliamentary Debates; Constituent Assembly Debates; links to Web
Sites on National Parliaments.
There are a few obvious spelling mistakes, but otherwise the site is
quite useful.
URL http://alfa.nic.in/
Information supplied by: Vidyasankar Sundaresan (vidya@cco.caltech.edu)
20 Aug 1996
Asian Resources Directory
ALIA, Australia
The Asia and Pacific Special Interest Group (APSIG) of the Australian
Library and Information Association (ALIA) is updating its database,
"Asian
resources: A select directory of databases on Asia accessible in Australia"
(http://www.alia.org.au/~apsig/directory.html).
You are invited to update your current database details and/or to provide
details of new databases for inclusion. A questionnaire offered at the web
site provides guidelines for the in-depth information which we are
requesting.
URL http://www.alia.org.au/~apsig/home.html
Information supplied by: Susan MacDougall (susan.macdougall@alianet.alia.org.au)
19 Aug 1996
Calendar of Asia Pacific Library Conferences
Coombs Computing Unit, Australian National Univ., Australia
Details of conferences and similar activities relating to the
Asia-Pacific region which are of interest to librarians and other
information managers. You are welcome to publicise your own forthcoming
conferences on this site by emailing details to
susan.macdougall@alianet.alia.org.au
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/SpecialProj/CAL/APConfTop.html
Information supplied by: Susan MacDougall (susan.macdougall@alianet.alia.org.au)
19 Aug 1996
Pitcairn Island Information
wavefront.wavefront.com, USA
Contents: Pitcairn newsnotes;
Pitcairn Island Virtual Shopping Mall; Who's Who on Pitcairn;
The Pitcairn Photo Album;
Related Sites
URL http://wavefront.wavefront.com/~pjlareau/pitc1.html
Information supplied by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
19 Aug 1996
Coconut
Birdrock Media Corporation, USA
Coconut - the web guide to the tropical world with
the motto "Wherever coconuts grow."
It is part magazine, part directory service,
part museum, part gallery, part marketplace.
URL http://www.coconut.com/
Information supplied by: Mark Nearhos (Mark.Nearhos@anu.edu.au)
19 Aug 1996
Turkish News & Related Homepages
North Carolina State Univ, USA
Links to Turkish Daily News sites in US and Turkey (incl. News From Turkish
Ministry of Foreign Affairs); listings of Magazines & Newspapers;
Turkish Radios (Online) & Music;
URL http://www4.ncsu.edu/~bkoc/www/news.html
Information supplied by: James Porteous (ah688@freenet.toronto.on.ca)
19 Aug 1996
Internet Guide for China Studies
Univ. Vienna, Austria
An annotated list of selected internet sites dealing with "Greater
China" (including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, and Singapore) Net guides;
E-journals; Universities & academic institutions; News & other
mass media; Libraries; Business; Fulltext databases; Politics;
Booksellers & publishers; Miscellaneous
URL http://www.univie.ac.at/Sinologie/netguide.htm
Information supplied by: Hanno Lecher (Hanno.Lecher@univie.ac.at)
19 Aug 1996
Images 1 - Australian Pictorial Collection
National Library of Australia, Australia
The National Library of Australia has recently put a large part of its
Pictorial Collection onto the WWW. The site contains about 13,500
Australian historical images - native flora and fauna, voyages of
Captain Cook, prime ministers, famous and ordinary Australians,
historical events and the Australian way of life. There are also many
contemporary images as well as pictures on the exploration of New
Zealand and the Pacific, all fully indexed. 'Images 1' offers a
gallery of online images from paintings, drawings, objects and
photographs to rare prints. Readers can print the online order
forms and request reproductions by mail.
URL http://www.nla.gov.au/images1/
Information supplied by: Christine Clay (cclay@nla.gov.au)
19 Aug 1996
Hong Kong Stocks Report
InTechTra, HK
InTechTra's Hong Kong Stocks Report has moved to a new URL (see below).
Free chart, complete data, summary and commentary, stock alert, market
news, company news, forum. Please update your bookmark and pointer to
replace the old URL (http://www.ganet.net/~ITTI/index.html)
URL http://www.asiawind.com/
Information supplied by: S. L. Lee (sllee@infinet.com)
19 Aug 1996
Development Magazine 'Orbit' - Maldives edition
Orbit, UK
A number of articles on Maldivian development, the environment, the school
system and women's health, all written by Maldivian people (which must be a
rarity in itself for the Web!)
URL http://www.oneworld.org/vso/orbit_58/ORB58CON.html
Information supplied by: John Hilary (jhilary@vso.org.uk)
18 Aug 1996
English-Vietnamese Translating
TCEM, USA
English-Vietnamese Translation service.
Vietnamese font design.
Personalized (hand writing) font design.
Site provides a number of Vietnamese (in Vietnamese) links.
URL http://www.netcom.com/~cao01
Information supplied by: Cao Tuan (cao01@ix.netcom.com)
16 Aug 1996
Australia India - New Horizons
Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia
A major integrated Australia/India trade and cultural promotion
scheduled during Oct-Nov 1996. Site contents: Introduction; Why India?
Opportunities for Australian Organisations; The New Horizons Program;
Media Releases; Speeches; Information; Useful Links; Calendar of
Events
URL http://www.dfat.gov.au/dfat/australia_india/aihome.html
Information supplied by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
16 Aug 1996
Chinese Contemporary Art
Peking Univ., China
Introducing Chinese young artists and their works to the world.
URL http://sunshine.pku.edu.cn/
Information supplied by: Mark Nearhos (Mark.Nearhos@anu.edu.au)
15 Aug 1996
Buddhist Resources
Musee d'Ethnographie, Geneva, Switzerland
Classified links and info on Buddhism. Special interest : Jodo Shinshu
(Shin Buddhism)
URL http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/ethg/ducor/intro.htm
Information supplied by: Jerome Ducor (jerome.ducor@ville-ge.ch)
15 Aug 1996
Chinese Linguistics Page
???, Singapore
Contents: Discourse Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics; Functional Grammar;
Semantics & Lexicon; Historical Linguistics; Phonetics & Phonology;
Dialectology; Formal Syntax; Language Acquisition; Sino-Tibetan; Net
Discussion Individual Pages; Language Reform; Computational
Linguistics; Linguistic Courses; Linguistic Corpus; Journals &
Newsletters; Net Resources; Academic Associations
URL http://137.132.195.189/china/html.doc/linguist.htm
Information supplied by: Hongyin Tao (chstaohy@nus.sg)
15 Aug 1996
Environmental Sustainability & Economic Growth in Vietnam
American Univ., USA
A paper covering: Poverty and Environmental Degradation, Structural
Adjustment, Multilateral Debt, Export Promotion and the Development
Experience in Asia, Trade and the Environment, Internalizing
Environmental Costs
URL http://gurukul.ucc.american.edu/ted/papers/vietnam.htm
Information supplied by: Sandy Buffett (sbuf@aol.com)
14 Aug 1996
Art by Nguyen Phan Chanh
Austalian National Univ., Australia
This page presents a few paintings by the famous
Vietnamese artist who lived 1892-1984.
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~vern/nguyen_phan/chanh.html
Information supplied by: Vern Weitzel (vern@coombs.anu.edu.au)
13 Aug 1996
Buddhism in Freiburg
Buddhistische Union Freiburg, Germany
The BUF is the Cooperation of Groups and Centers at Freiburg and around. Most
pages contains regional topics and some more general, Tibetan information.
URL http://infra.de/eureka/buf/index.html
Information supplied by: Reimond Rombey (rr@eureka.infra.de)
13 Aug 1996
Ulysses: Interactive Tool for Census Data Analysis
Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), USA
A statistical analysis engine for census, demographic, and other tabular data.
Ulysses includes the 1% Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS) from the U. S.
Bureau of the Census, and the 1982 Census from China. Ulysses produces
statistics and cross-tabulations on values in records selected from these
datasets using complex selection criteria, typically in a few seconds on
datasets containing several million records.
URL http://plue.sedac.ciesin.org/plue/ulysses
Information supplied by: CIESIN Information (announce@ciesin.org)
12 Aug 1996
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
Australian National Univ., Australia
The site recently received "Best Asia Pacific" (Directory &
Search section) nomination and award from Sintercom Best of Asia Pacific
(http://www.sintercom.org/makan/award/ap.html). The Asian Studies WWW VL contents:
(1) Asian countries- and Asian regions-specific resources; (2) What's New in WWW
Asian Studies; (3) Meta-Resources Register; (4) E-Lists Register; (5) E-Journals
Register; (6) Asian Continent Infoservers; (7) Asian Studies WAIS Databases
Register; (8) Other Useful Servers; (9) Clearinghouse for Social Sciences
Subject-Oriented Bibliographies
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html
Information supplied by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
12 Aug 1996
Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library
Australian National Univ., Australia
The site recently received "Best Asia Pacific" (Science &
Religion section) nomination and award from Sintercom Best of Asia Pacific
(http://www.sintercom.org/makan/award/ap.html). The Buddhist Studies WWW VL contents:
(1) Buddhism Internet Resources: Meta-Register; (2) Buddhism Major WWW Sites
(Academic WWW Servers, Buddhism - General, Chinese, Early Buddhism, Korean,
Nichiren, Pure Land, Shingon, Tendai, Theravada, Western Buddhism, Vajrayana,
Yogacara, Zen [Ch'an, Son, Thien]; (3) Buddhist Texts Input/Translations
Projects; (4) Gopher, FTP & Chat-Rooms Resources; (5) Buddhism &
Buddhist Studies databases; (6) Electronic Newsletters & Journals; (7)
Buddhist Organisations (8) Other Religions
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-Buddhism.html
Information supplied by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
12 Aug 1996
Complete Guide to Palestine's Websites
Birzeit Univ., Palestine
There are currently 29 known websites in Palestine, covering the following
subjects: Academic & Research; Educational Institutions; Government &
Services; Human Rights; Internet Service Providers; Media; Personal Homepages;
Travel
URL http://www.birzeit.edu/palarc/iplinks.html
Information supplied by: Nigel Parry (nparry@admin.birzeit.edu)
10 Aug 1996
Asia Pacific Institute for Industrial Leadership
Univ. of Southern California, USA
API is a non-traditional, inter-disciplinary institute focusing on industrial
leadership training, technology transfer, and industrial partnership in the
Pacific Rim. Contents: links to the educational resources from business,
engineering, and public administration. The site requires browsers capable of
reading frames-based information.
URL http://www.usc.edu/dept/api
Information supplied by: Y.J. Bao (yongjian@aludra.usc.edu)
10 Aug 1996
Asiawind
InTechTra, Inc., USA
A new Web site dedicated to Asian culture and business. Hong Kong Stocks Report,
China MediPharm Insights, China Investment, Hakka, Chemical Market, Asian
organizations. Free Forums. Web presence provider particularly for Asian related
business.
URL http://www.asiawind.com
Information supplied by: S. L. Lee (sllee@infinet.com)
09 Aug 1996
Korean Collection of East Asian Library
Univ. California, Berkeley, USA
The site has grown and now claims for 8 web pages, 4 in English and 4
in Korean. There is full list of reference books at the library
(directories, dictionaries, etc.). And, we're add newly acquired books.
In addition, there's a full (web) page of listings of books related to
Tan'gun legend at the library, w/ some pictures (more to be added
soon) and text.
URL http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EAL/ealk2.html
Information supplied by: Soyoung Park (sp007@uclink4.berkeley.edu)
08 Aug 1996
India Web Chakra
Rishi-Shri Inc., USA
Provides Indian Communities world wide with News from
India, "Nukkad" discussion forums (on Web Platform),
"Dulha-Dulhan" matrimonial section and other articles.
URL http://www.indiawebchakra.com/
Information supplied by: Mark Nearhos (Mark.Nearhos@anu.edu.au)
08 Aug 1996
China Sports Express
Spectral Media, USA
Updated daily. The latest sports news you can get
without a Chinese browser. Includes soccer,
basketball, volleyball, Olympics...
URL http://www.geo-mall.com/csexp/express.html
Information supplied by: Mark Nearhos (Mark Nearhos@anu.edu.au)
08 Aug 1996
The National - PNG Newspaper
www.wr.com.au, Australia
The National, Papua New Guinea's daily newspaper (e-mail
sf@wr.com.au). Daily updated PNG news, pictures and graphics. Site
contents: Home news, Opinion/Letters, Business, Sport.
URL http://www.wr.com.au/sf/
Information supplied by: Maureen Kattau (maureen@xinfo.anu.edu.au)
07 Aug 1996
Bunsei Shoin Booksellers
Bunsei Shoin Booksellers Co., Ltd., Japan
Dealers in old-books and back issues of Japanese scholarly
publications since 1930. Site contents: About the Bunsei Shoin; About
CD-ROM with British Parliamentary Papers (House of Commons 1801-1945
and House of Lords 1801-1922); Bunsei Shoins Catalogues (over 300 000
books, 25 000 titles of periodicals & collected works [Japanese
mode only]); Bunsei Shoins Publications; New Acquisitions.
URL http://www.bunsei.co.jp/
Information supplied by: Yoshishige Onuma (xe4y-onm@asahi-net.or.jp)
06 Aug 1996
Television Corp. of Singapore (TCS)
TCS, Singapore
Offers English/Chinese news bulletins 6x daily.
Includes video news articles (requires VDO Live plug-in) from the
following broadcasts:
* News 5 Extract * AM Singapore
* Ch 5 News Today * Ch 5 News at Seven
* Ch 8 Good Morning Singapore * Ch 8 Midday News
* Ch 8 Singapore Today * Archived News Specials
URL http://www.mediacity.com.sg/news
Information supplied by: Liz W. Tompkins (liz@kersur.net)
06 Aug 1996
Himalayan Field Studies Program in Nepal
New College of California, USA
On-site intensive 3 week program in Kathmandu from December 2 through
23, 1996 with seminars on Himalayan cultures, visits to sacred sites,
Chitwan and Pokhara.
URL http://www.newcollege.edu/Programs/WorldStudies/
Information supplied by: Jerry Dekker (worldtree@earthlink.net)
05 Aug 1996
Korean Culture - Samsung Pavilion
Samsung Co., Korea
The '96 Internet World Expo site. Contents: Sangseng and Nanjang
pages with information on Korean Life-style; Arts; National
Treasures, Food; Museum of Korean Embroidery; SamulNori; Kim,
Soo-Nam Photo Gallery.
URL http://samsung.expo.or.kr/
Information supplied by: Mijeong Lee (mjlee@samsung.expo.or.kr)
04 Aug 1996
Japan Web Guide
www.gol.com, Japan
Over 700 links to Web items relating to Asia, and in particularly Japan.
Coverage: The Media, Companies in Japan, Music/Culture, Travel/Life, For
Foreigners, Sports, Shopping, Internet Related, Government/Organizations,
Japan/Asia Guides.
URL http://www.gol.com/jguide/
Information supplied by: Rob (gm97604@seinan-gu.ac.jp)
03 Aug 1996
Asian Rare Books - Booklist No.8
Asian Rare Books, USA
Another booklist has been put online at our website. Current booklist on line
is No. 8 but we have very much more unlisted here in New York City. All lists
are searcheable on a keyword. Thanks for keeping us in mind as a resource.
URL http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ccs/cuwl/clients/arb/
Information supplied by: Stephen Feldman (ARB@maestro.com)
03 Aug 1996
SouthEast Asia Section
Univ. of Washington Libraries, Seattle, USA
This library collection supports the teaching programs of the Southeast Asian
Studies Center at the University of Washington, and the Northwest Regional
Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies. Contents:
Introduction and History of the Collection; Guide to the Southeast Asia
Collections; Internet Resources: (1) General Resources and Reference Sources by
Country, (2) Internet News Resources by Country, (3) Electronic Journals and
Newsletters by Country, (4) Other Internet Library Resources, (5) International
Sources for Development Information; Other Resources Available through Library
Consortia and Cooperative Agreements.
URL http://www.indozone.com/
Information supplied by: Judith Henchy (judithh@u.washington.edu)
01 Aug 1996
Indozone
Indozone, India
Indozone is an Indian server with lots of India related information
including breaking news, business news, bollywood interviews, travel, and
sports updates.
URL http://www.indozone.com/
Information supplied by: Mark Nearhos (Mark.Nearhos@anu.edu.au)
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 1996 by Coombs Computing Unit, ANU. This Web page may be linked to any
other Web pages. Contents may not be altered.
URL: http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/WhatsNewWWW/asian-www-news.html
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