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Edited by: Dr T.Matthew Ciolek

The "What's New in WWW Asian Studies" Online Newsletter (ISSN 1323-9368) was established in April 1994. Resources listed in this Newsletter are inspected and rated in terms of the quality, overall reliability and usefulness of their content to the social sciences' research in Asia-Pacific region. All ratings are carried out on a 5 point scale [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]. The ratings are correct for the date a resource is listed in this Newsletter, reflect the Editor's judgment without 'fear or favour', and are not subject to pleas or negotiations.

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WWW Asian Studies Announcements: Dec 1996

The
Coombs Computing Unit

Sean Batt, T.Matthew Ciolek, Karen Ewens, Karen Hall, Yvonne Pittelkow, Helen Walker, Douglas Whaite

would like to wish all their Australian and overseas friends, colleagues and associates

Merry Christmas and Very Happy New Year

This online newsletter will recommence its activities on the 2 January 1997.
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23 Dec 1996
1997: Countdown to History
South China Morning Post (SCMP), Hong Kong
After 155 years of British Colonial rule, Hong Kong will become a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on July 1, 1997. For the next 50 years, Hong Kong will maintain its promised "high degree of autonomy", under the "one country, two systems" principle China espoused in the Joint Declaration it signed with Britain and China on December 19, 1984. For all the information you need to understand this historic event, explore the following sections: Timeline, Changes, The Sino-British Joint Declaration, Business Issues, The Basic Law, Views and Opinions. Also included are over 170 SCMP articles
URL http://www.scmp.com/1997
Information supplied by: Lee S. Kaplan (lskaplan@postnet.scmp.com)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Essential

23 Dec 1996
Chechen Republic Home Page
www.geocities.com, USA
A number of image files, links to the online news about Chechnia. [Site under construction - ed.]
URL http://www.geocities.com/Paris/9771
Information supplied by: Albert Digaev (albert77@grove.ufl.edu)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Feeble

22 Dec 1996
Buddhist Yogi C. M. Chen's Homepage
www.netcom.ca, Canada
A site dedicated to the Vajrayana, Mahayana, and Hinayana teachings of the late Buddhist Yogi C. M. Chen (1906-1987) and his disciple Dr. Yutang Lin.
URL http://www.netcom.ca/~sslam/
Information supplied by: Stanley Lam (sslam@netcom.ca)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Interesting

20 Dec 1996
Full Moon - Online Palau Journal
virtual.guam.net, Guam
A new magazine published by Belau Congressman Del. Alan Seid. There have already been published two or three issues, and they have launched their website.
URL http://virtual.guam.net/fullmoon
Information supplied by: Richard Salvador (salvador@nfs3.uhcc.hawaii.edu)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Feeble

20 Dec 1996
Tourism Indonesia (Official Site)
Department of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication, Indonesia
The official site of the Directorate, General Tourism in the Department of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication of Indonesia. [Site uses the frames technology - ed.]
URL http://www.tourismindonesia.com/
Information supplied by: Mark Nearhos (Mark.Nearhos@anu.edu.au)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Interesting

18 Dec 1996
Philippine Health Resources Register
Philippine Society of Otolaryngology, Philippines
An un-annotated list web sites dealing with health issues in the Philippines - from academic, government, NGOs, hospitals and other sites. Also, the site offers a schedule of medical conferences.
URL http://www.sequel.net/~villarta/health.htm
Information supplied by: Romeo Villarta (villarta@mnl.sequel.net)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Useful

18 Dec 1996
Nihao - China InfoWeb
www.nihao.com, USA
Yahoo style site with information organised into 16 categories: Art and Culture, Business and Economy, Computer and Internet, Entertainment, Education and Research, Government, Health, News and Media, Overseas Chinese, Reference, Regions, Society, Sports, Science and Technology, Travel, and World Resources on China. [Site under development - ed.]
URL http://www.nihao.com
Information supplied by: Wu Leshui (webmaster@nihao.com)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Useful

18 Dec 1996
Monthly of Socioeconomy in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou
AMIS - Asian Market Information Services, USA
The source of economic information China's Key Economic Zones - Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou. Contents: Official Briefings Economic Reviews, Policy Changes, Statistical Data, Over 200 Indicators, Insight & Analysis. [Access via user password - ed.]
URL http://www.asian-facts.com/
Information supplied by: Mark Nearhos (Mark.Nearhos@anu.edu.au)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: not available

17 Dec 1996
Pacific Neighborhood Consortium (PNC) 1997 Meeting
Academica Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Full information (meeting agenda, hotel and residence information and information about registration) about the 1997 PNC meeting oto be held at the Academica Sinica, Taiwan (http://www.sinica.edu.tw/), February 17-19, can now be found on the web. Also available is a variety of information about Taiwan.
URL http://www.sinica.edu.tw/info/event/pnc/
Information supplied by: Curtis Hardyck (hardyck@violet.berkeley.edu)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Interesting

17 Dec 1996
Asian Language Collections - National Library of Australia
National Library of Australia, Australia
New or revised pages for collections of Asian materials held by the NLA with selected links to related key Internet resources. Contents: Introduction; Guide to the Collections; History of the NLA Asian Collections; Who to Contact; The Language Collections [ Asian Languages, Burmese Collection, Cambodian Collection, Chinese Collection, East Asia, Indonesian Collection, Japanese Collection, Korean Collection, Thai Collection, Vietnamese Collection]; Regional Collections [Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia (including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka)]; Special/Formed Collections [ Australian Buddhist Library Collection, Braga Collection (Portuguese in Asia), Claasz Collection (Sri Lanka), Coedes Collection (Indo-China), London Missionary Society Collection (China), Luce Collection (Burma), McLaren-Human Collection (Korea), Otley Beyer Collection (Philippines), Sakakibara Collection (Japan), Sang Ye Collection (China), Simon Collection (East Asia), Harold S. Williams Collection (Japan) ]; Other [National CJK System, South Asia / DNC Office, 3rd National Roundtable on Libraries & Asia, Korean Collections Meeting / DNC Office, Regional Officer, Asia; Publications by Asian Collections Staff]
URL http://www.nla.gov.au/1/asian/
Information supplied by: Andrew Gosling (agosling@nla.gov.au)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Essential

11 Dec 1996
East Timor Images: 1942 to 1996
Univ. of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Fifty years of Photojournalism on East Timor. Selections from an exhibition titled "Betrayed, But Not Beaten" put together by Dr Andrew McNaughton and recently shown at Univ. of Technology, Sydney (UTS). Photographers whose work was displayed included: Damian Parer, Elaine Briere, Penny Tweedie, Oliver Strewe, Mike Richardson, Peter Rodgers, Jenny Groves, Ross Bird, Steve Cox and Max Stahl, as well as organisations such as Reuters (NY), 'Sydney Morning Herald' and the Melbourne 'Age'.
URL http://acij.uts.edu.au/gallery/index.html
Information supplied by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Interesting

11 Dec 1996
Japan Information Access Project
Japan Information Access Project, USA
Nonprofit research center studying Japanese science, technology, industry, security, and public policy. Directory of Japanese information resources, selected papers, links, and annoucements.
URL http://www.nmjc.org/jiap
Information supplied by: Mindy Kotler (mkotler@nmjc.org)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Essential

11 Dec 1996
Sunraysia Vietnam Veterans Association
Sunraysia Vietnam Veterans Association, Australia
Information about the Australian involvement in the Vietnam conflict. This page was put together by Ern Marshall because of the lack of information about the Australian Involvement in Vietnam and for the benefit of all Veterans, and maybe for the education of some of the younger generation.
URL http://users.mildura.net.au/users/marshall
Information supplied by: Ern Marshall (marshall@mildura.net.au)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Useful

11 Dec 1996
Nordic Newsletter of Asian Studies (NIASnytt)
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Denmark
These pages contain main articles which have been published in the paper version of NIASnytt since no. 2/94. Site contents: Colophon; Editorials; Dissertation Abstracts; Nordic Events; Regions (Central Asia East Asia South Asia Southeast Asia); Themes (China and Tibet, Democracy in Asia, Orientalism, Human rights, Getting Published); Asia Diary; Other european newsletters (ASEASUK News, CNWS Newsletter, EACS Newsletter, IDP News, IIAS Newsletter, ISIR Newsletter, Memoria de Asia, Oceania Newsletter)
URL http://nias.ku.dk/Nytt/default.rtml
Information supplied by: Jens-Chr. Sorensen (jcs@nias.ku.dk)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: V.Useful

10 Dec 1996
Maori Organizations in New Zealand
www.maori.org.nz, New Zealand
A site that focuses on Maori. Whakairo (carving pages) with examples of work and brief explanations. The Aotearoa Traditional Maori Performing Arts Festival (kapahaka at it's best) Places to find whakapapa, iwi history, myths and legends hui dates and much more. [Site uses the frames technology - ed.]
URL http://www.maori.org.nz/index.html
Information supplied by: Kamera Raharaha (kamera@ihug.co.nz)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Feeble

10 Dec 1996
The Gospel of Buddha (Dr Paul Carus 1894)
Mountain Man Graphics, Australia
"The Gospel of Buddha", compiled from ancient records by Dr. Paul Carus, USA, 1894 is now available in HTML format. It consists of 100 chapters, an index, a credits and a draft editorial commentary page.
URL http://magna.com.au/~prfbrown/buddha
Information supplied by: PRF Brown (prfbrown@magna.com.au)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Interesting

10 Dec 1996
News from Bangladesh
Academy of Media and Information Technology, Bangladesh
The daily news (top stories, national, politics, business & economy, sports, news in brief, regional news, south asian news, weather) from Bangladesh and the region. This site is the first of this type maintained directly from Bangladesh. Forthcoming access to statistics on housing, education, agriculture, industry, etc. compiled by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Also, forthcoming catalogue of web sites specialising in Bangladesh affairs. [Site under construction - ed.]
URL http://www.bangla.net/bd_news
Information supplied by: Susan Klopfer (sklopfer@vanatech.com)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: V.Useful

10 Dec 1996
Latitudes, The McGill Journal of Developing Areas Studies
McGill Univ., Canada
"The journal increases awareness and stimulates more informed opinions regarding the interdependency of developing and developed worlds by opening discourse on issues related to developing areas. It also provides a valuable research tool for students. The journal maintains an independent posture and does not advocate any particular interest or ideology."
URL http://www.vub.mcgill.ca/journals/latitudes
Information supplied by: Boris Kester (bkester@alcazar.com)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Useful

10 Dec 1996
New Asia-Pacific Review: Online Edition
Australian National Univ., Australia
A quarterly (print/electronic editions) published by the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU to provide high quality analysis and cultural information of contemporary relevance to non-specialist readers. The online edition provides free-of-charge full text of articles which have appeared in previous issues. Also, readers will find there advice for contributors, subscribers and advertisers, as well as hypertext links to further information about the authors who write for New Asia-Pacific Review.
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/new-asia-pacific-review
Information supplied by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Useful

09 Dec 1996
Supplement Chinese Character Set for Buddhist Text
National Taiwan Univ., Taiwan
The problem of missing character ("gaiji" in Japanese) is always a severe one in the process of electronizing Chinese Buddhist texts. Understanding the need for a set of missing Chinese characters, The Center for Buddhist Studies (http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/), National Taiwan University, called a meeting last year to promote the making of Chinese missing characters for Buddhist Texts. During the conference Dr. Hsueh and his staff in Academia Sinica took the full responsibility to produce a set of "Supplement Character Set for Buddhist Text" with the cooperation of many other organizations, such as Fo-kung-san, Si-lien Monastery, Electronic Buddhadharma Society (EBS), Taipei Youth Buddhist Association, etc. After nearly 2 years' work, the "Supplement Character Set for Chinese Buddhist Text" with 2037 missing Chinese characters (or gaiji in Japanese) finally comes out. It contents a glyph data base that implements in IBM compatible PC with Windows 3.1 operating system and with Chinese Extension (Taiwan Version). Moreover, it is specially designed for the majority-use Big-5 Code.
URL http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/CODE/e-code.htm
Information supplied by: Center for Buddhist Studies (cbs@ccms.ntu.edu.tw)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: V.Useful

09 Dec 1996
China Bibliography - Collections of Resources
Univ. of Maine at Farmington, USA
Bibliography of Chinese history and culture (most references from 1983 onwards); Chinese/English & English/Chinese Dictionaries; Chinese Dictionaries of Various Languages; Chinese Specialized Dictionaries (science, idioms, library, medicine, social science, agriculture etc.); Publisher Addresses (addresses of selected, mainly US publishers). Forthcoming: materials on social-, political science & calligraphy. [Some pages are large, continuous documents, 60 Kb strong - ed.]
URL http://zinnia.umfacad.maine.edu/~mshea/China/bibtxt2.html
Information supplied by: Marilyn Shea (mshea@maine.maine.edu)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Essential

09 Dec 1996
International Rice Research Institute (IRI)
IRRI, Philippines
IRRI is a non-profit agricultural research and training center established in 1960 to improve the well-being of present and future generations of rice farmers and consumers, particularly those with low incomes. Site contents: facts about IRRI; Issues in Rice Research; links to sites of West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA), Cote d'Ivoire, and the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Colombia; the searchable library catalogue; the searchable international Rice bibliography.
URL http://www.cgiar.org/irri/Index.htm
Information supplied by: Margarete Payer (mpayer@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: V.Useful

09 Dec 1996
China Business Vista
Xindeco Business Information Co., Ltd., China
Whether you are just starting to consider entry into the China market or are looking to improve your current position, China Business Vista gives you to the information you need -- daily business news, product and service introductions, investment guides, free ad posting services and more.
URL http://www.chinavista.com/business/home.html
Information supplied by: Frances Leng (cool@xindeco.com)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Interesting

09 Dec 1996
Vedavid - Vedic Website
vedavid.org, USA
Site contents: Links to Indological Resources; Vedic accent in the Shatapatha; Technical resources for IBM, Mac, and WWW Indological work; Links to electronic citation standards, e-texts, and bibliographies; All cross-references between the Shatapatha and the Rig Veda; Instructions for using Van Nooten & Holland's e-text of the RV.
URL http://vedavid.org
Information supplied by: John Robert Gardner (jgardner@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: V.Useful

09 Dec 1996
National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDF)
NDF International Office, Netherlands
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) formed the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDF) in 1971. Site contents: National Democratic Front, Communist Party of the Philippines, New People's Army, Peace Talks, International, National, Arts & Culture, Contact, Links, About the Philippines. [Political activism site - ed.]
URL http://www.geocities.com/~cpp-ndf
Information supplied by: Luis G. Jalandoni (ndf@antenna.nl)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Interesting

07 Dec 1996
The Tibetan Education Support Project
Nitartha International, International
Projects addressed in the site include text preservation and input, translation, software development, and oral teachings preservation. The site also hosts an online Tibetan-English dictionary. To search for entries in the dictionary, enter the Tibetan term you want to look-up using standard Wylie Roman transcription. Entering the first syllable of a word will bring up all entries starting with that syllable. The dictionary was written by Erik Shmidt (aka Erik Padma Kunsang) of Rangjung Yeshe Publications. [Site uses the frames technology - ed.]
URL http://www.nitartha.org
Information supplied by: Lili Tharpa (webmaster@nitartha.org)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Useful

06 Dec 1996
South East Asia WWW Virtual Library
International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), Netherlands
This Virtual Library is a part of the Asian Studies WWW VL (http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html). Site contents: annotated links to online resources dealing with: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the South East Asia region as a whole. Also a link to IIAS pages and publications. [Site under construction - ed.]
URL http://iias.leidenuniv.nl/wwwvl/southeast.html
Information supplied by: Yvonne Sanders (sanders@rulub4.leidenuniv.nl)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: V.Useful

06 Dec 1996
South Asia WWW Virtual Library
Columbia Univ., USA
This Virtual Library, aka South Asia Resource Access on the Internet (SARAI), is a part of the Asian Studies WWW VL (http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html). Site contents: Libraries & Bibliographic Resources on South Asia; Electronic Journals & Newspapers on South Asia; International Directory of South Asia Scholars; South Asia Resources by Country (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tibet, South Asia Regional Resources); South Asia Resources by Organization (Conferences & Events; International & Inter-Governmental Organizations; Scholarly Associations and Academic Organizations & Centers; US Organizations on South Asia); South Asia Resources by Topic (Culture - Past & Present; The South Asian Diaspora; Embassies, Flags, Maps & Geography; Government & Politics; Health Information; Languages & Linguistics; News Services & Sources; Population & Demographics; Religion & Philosophy; Teaching Resources); Other South Asia-related resource collections (gophers and websites). [Site under construction - ed.]
URL http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/sarai
Information supplied by: Dr David Magier (magier@columbia.edu)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Essential

06 Dec 1996
Government of the Federated States of Micronesia Website
FSM Mission to the UN, USA
Homepage of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), its departments, and overseas missions. This site includes country information, statements and press releases.
URL http://fsmgov.org
Information supplied by: M. Maradol (maradol@fsmgov.org)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: V.Useful

05 Dec 1996
The South China Morning Post Internet Edition
SCMP, Hong Kong
Hong Kong's leading English language newspaper, the South China Morning Post is online. Read the SCMP Internet Edition for the latest in Hong Kong and China business news.
URL http://www.scmp.com/news
Information supplied by: Susan Klopfer (sklopfer@vanatech.com)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: not available

05 Dec 1996
Kazakh-Kirghiz Studies Group's Home Page
Univ. of Washington, USA
The Page contains the information on our Constitution, our schedules, and some information on our members. The Website is not completely developed yet, and some of the topics are still in the proccess of changing. Your comments and suggestions would be highly appreciated!
URL http://weber.u.washington.edu/~talgat/group/
Information supplied by: Talgat Askhat Imangaliev (atyrau@u.washington.edu)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Interesting

05 Dec 1996
Na Mamo: Hawaiian People Today
`Ai Pohaku Press, Hawai`i, USA
Discover a new book that profiles how modern Hawaiians live their traditional culture today through hula, healing, religion, music, surfing, language, and more. [An advertisement of a paper publication - ed.]
URL http://www.lava.net/namamo/
Information supplied by: Jay Hartwell (hartwell@lava.net)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Interesting

03 Dec 1996
FocusAsia
National Computer Systems Pte Ltd., Singapore
Provides access to a wide range of popular-interest information organised into three main categories, Business, Leisure and Government. It also provides access to resources by country from South, East and South-East Asian regions. [Access via (apparently free) user password. The site uses the frames technology - ed.]
URL http://www.focusasia.com/
Information supplied by: Mark Nearhos (Mark.Nearhos@anu.edu.au)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Feeble

03 Dec 1996
BITIG: Journal of Turkish World
SOTA, Netherlands
'Bitig' is a quarterly Journal of the (SOTA) Research centre for Turkestan, Azerbaijan, Crimea, Caucasus and Siberia. It is an independent journal which seeks to provide a forum for discussions on topics related to Turkish people of The World. 'Bitig' is a multilingual publication. The main languages are Turkish and English and Dutch. [The journal pages are incorporated into the main SOTA page - ed.]
URL http://www.euronet.nl/users/sota/
Information supplied by: Mehmet Tutuncu (sota@euronet.nl)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Useful

03 Dec 1996
Focus: The Journal of International Relations
Univ. of Karachi, Pakistan
Focus is a journal focusing on topics of international, regional and domestic politics from South Asian perspective. We are seeking articles for publication in upcoming issues. The forthcoming issues of the journal are planned to be put on internet through world wide web. It will have the distinction of being the first online electronic journal from Pakistan. Please submit articles to: FOCUS: The Journal of International Relations, Dept of International Relations, Univ. of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
or send it through e-mail on fahimz@paknet1.ptc.pk. [New site, it has some problems with formating of the text files - ed.]
URL http://www.indusweb.com/focus
Information supplied by: Mr Fahim-Uz-Zaman (fahimz@paknet1.ptc.pk)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Useful

03 Dec 1996
Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies
Univ. of Bergen, Norway
A publication of the Section of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, Univ. of Bergen, in cooperation with the Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Languages, Charles Univ., Prague. The Journal is devoted primarily to the publication of research in Arabic language and linguistics, medieval and modern Arabic literature, and Islamic culture. Contributions published by the Journal are normally based mainly on materials in Arabic and other Near Eastern languages. [New site, in the process of being established - ed.]
URL http://www.uib.no/jais
Information supplied by: Joseph N. Bell (joseph.bell@msk.uib.no)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: not available

02 Dec 1996
C.A.Thayer Papers on South East Asia Politics
Australian National Univ., Australia
36 files (2 Mb of data) with unpublished research/conference papers (1987-1994) by Prof. Carl A. Thayer (c-thayer@adfa.oz.au). Contents: Vietnam [australia-vietnam-trade-aid.txt (1992), china-crisis-viet-response.txt (1989), china-vietnam-relations.txt (1993), civil-society-and-soviet-u.txt (1990), indochina-and-soviet-u.txt (1990), vietnam-and-fsu.txt (1992), vietnam-china-strateg-rels.txt (1993), vietnam-doi-moi-renovation.txt (1990), vietnam-foreign-min-interv.txt (1985), vietnam-human-rights (1990), vietnam-institut-change.txt (1992), vietnam-laos-foreign-policy.txt (1991), vietnam-legal-change.txt (1993), vietnam-military-bibl.txt (1994), vietnam-military-doi-moi.txt (1993), vietnam-natl-leadership.txt (1985), vietnam-polit-democratiz.txt (1993), vietnam-polit-devel-75-85.txt (1985), vietnam-polit-reform.txt (1991), vietnam-polit-soc-change.txt -1993), vietnam-polit-update92.txt (1992), vietnam-polit-update93.txt (1993), vietnam-polit-update94abstr.txt (1994), vietnam-regional-power.txt (1988), vietnam-soviet-u-policies.txt (1987), vietnam-the-military.txt (1982), vietnam-the-refugees.txt (1989)]; Cambodia [cambodia-peace-reconstr.txt (1989), kampuchea-natl-reconcil.txt (1988)]; Indonesia [australia-indonesia-rels.txt (1988); SEAsia [asean-force-modernization.txt (1990), australia-and-seasia.txt (1992), seasia-econ-security-coop.txt (1992), seasia-forces-moderniz.txt (1990), seasia-maritime-issues.txt (1990), seasia-security-issues.txt (1987)]. These documents are a part of the Asian Studies section of the Coombspapers - ANU Social Sciences Research Data Bank.
URL ftp://coombs.anu.edu.au/coombspapers/otherarchives/asian-studies-archives/
Information supplied by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: V.Useful

02 Dec 1996
Philippine Dialect - Cebuano (Visayan) Phrase Book
members.aol.com, USA
Cebuano or Visayan is the most popular language spoken in the Philippines. Tagalog is merely the language of the ruling class. Little time has been spent on the study of this language, except for some recent attempts by missionaries working in the Davao area. Both travel and business would benefit from this type of Phrase Book. Site contents: pronunciation; salutation and farewells; interjections & exclamations; beginning conversations; statements; polite phrases; requests; questions; hotels and lodging; foods and eating; travel; shopping and bargaining; body needs; feelings; body parts; traits of people; relations; around the house; antonyms; time and weather; days of the week; months; numbers. [Large (60Kb), continuos page - ed.]
URL http://members.aol.com/ShoniO/ceb.html
Information supplied by: (shoniO@aol.com)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Useful

02 Dec 1996
Asian American Resources
MIT, USA
Several hundreds of links for and by the Asian community in America covering a number of categories: Clubs/Organizations (Universities/Fraternities, Non Commercial Organizations, Commercial Organizations); Media (Art, Bands, Literature and Magazines, Music, Theater, Video/Film, Miscellaneous); Asian American Individual Home Pages; Info/FAQs; Events
URL http://www.mit.edu/activities/aar/aar.html
Information supplied by: Michael Schelling (mschelling@saltmine.radix.net)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Useful

02 Dec 1996
Conflict & Conflict Resolution In The Post Cold War Era: Lessons For South Asia
Univ. of Karachi, Pakistan
The Dept of International Relations in collaboration with Hanns-Seidal Foundation has organized a conference on 1-2 Dec 1996. This conference (details, notes on the speakers, abstracts of papers) has been put online through web. Sessions: Conflict and Conflict Resolution: A Theoretical Perspective; Kashmir Issues: The Implication on Conflict in South Asia; The State System and Problem of Conflict Resolution in South Asian Context; Conflict and Conflict Resolution in South Asia: The Military Dimension; The Non Political Aspect of Conflict Resolution in South Asia; Strategies for Interstate Conflict Resolution in South Asia
URL http://www.indusweb.com/conflict-conference
Information supplied by: Mr Fahim-Uz-Zaman (fahimz@paknet1.ptc.pk)
* Contents' rating [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - feeble]: Useful

02 Dec 1996
Bibliography of Shinshu Texts in Western Translations
Musee d'ethnographie de Geneve, Switzerland
The Jodo-Shinshu site (http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/ethg/ducor/intro.htm) now provides "Genchi", a bibliography of Shinshu Texts in Western Translations. This is a summary of a full bibliography including references to the original sources and editions with chinese and japanese characters, to be published in a near future.
URL http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/ethg/ducor/genchi.htm
Information supplied by: Jerome Ducor (jerome.ducor@ville-ge.ch)
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02 Dec 1996
Welcome to Shambhala
Shambhala International, Canada
Site contents: Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Video Tape, AudioTapes; Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, New Video, Archival Videos, AudioTapes; Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin, AudioTapes; Kalapa Recordings, Recommended Readings; Welcome; The Gates of Shambhala; Shambhala Centers Worldwide; Shambhala Activities & Organizations; Shambhala History and Biographies
URL http://www.shambhala.org/
Information supplied by: Dale E. Hinchey (d.hinchey@connriver.net)
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