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What's New in WWW Asian Studies Newsletter

http://coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-news.html

This Newsletter is a part of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library

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 - marginal]. The ratings are correct for the date a resource is listed in this Newsletter. They reflect the Editor's judgment without 'fear or favour', and are not negotiable.

The newsletter is provided by the Internet Publications Bureau, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University (ANU), Canberra as a service to the World Wide Web community.

Its mission is to bring to readers summaries and evaluations of the latest worthwile developments in web sites and other online information systems relevant to the Asia and the Pacific region. The publication is designed as a current awareness bulletin for a broad range of readers, including academics, journalists, business people, politicians, public servants and the broader community. It is also designed to cater for upper secondary college and first-year undergraduate students and teachers.
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WWW Asian Studies Announcements: July 1997

For earlier materials see the Past Issues - Archive.

28 Jul 1997
1star
Taiwan Yellow Pages
Gigan Computer Co. Ltd., Taiwan, ROC
"A bulletin board system for people all over the world to post and inquire trading information. It is free to use it. Yet, we reserve the right to remove any message inappropriate in order to insure that all messages are real."
[An elegant and crisp interface - ed.]
URL http://yellowpage.com.tw/trade/main.htm
Information supplied by: Tom Chien (tom@mail.yellowpage.com.tw)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

28 Jul 1997
- rating not available -
Gio Dong - Quarterly Literary Magazine (Vietnamese)
Gio Dong - Literary Magazine, Germany
"Gio Dong (Eastwind) is a quarterly literary magazine, published in Germany. The first issue, in print format, appeared in spring 1997. GD supplies contributions in a new manner to the Vietnamese Literature. Its contributors come from many places: Europe, America, Vietnam etc. GD introduces also international writers to Vietnamese readership."
[A publication in vietnamese - ed.]
URL http://members.aol.com/tdxanh/giodong.htm
Information supplied by: Phuong Le-Trong (letrong@gmx.de)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: rating not available

24 Jul 1997
- rating not available -
Viet Poetry Forum
www.geocities.com, USA
"A place for all the Viet Poetry lovers to meet. Please come join us."
[A site in Vietnamese. Provides chat rooms. Frames technology used with mindless abandon - ed.]
URL http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Flats/5609/index.html
Information supplied by: Huy Kiet (ldu2@aol.com)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: rating not available

24 Jul 1997
4star
Pacific Islands Report
East-West Center, Hawaii, USA
"A collaborative project of the East-West Center's Pacific Islands Development Program in Honolulu and the University of Hawaii's Center for Pacific Islands Studies. Each edition of the new PACIFIC ISLANDS REPORT will include eight to twelve current news items from Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia. News sources include PACNEWS in Port Vila, Vanuatu, the Samoa News in Pago Pago, and reports from special correspondents. The web service also provides Internet links to other Pacific newspapers, magazines, and radio news services."
URL http://166.122.161.83/pireport.htm
Information supplied by: Letitia Hickson (ctisha@hawaii.edu)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

22 Jul 1997
1star
Doing Business in the East - Books By Mail
Phoenix Books/Publishers, USA
"Brief descriptions of books on China, Japan and Korea that cover the role of culture in business and social behavior; based on key words in the languages concerned."
[Adverts and an order form for "how to.." books by B.L. De Mente - ed.]
URL http://www.dancris.com/~phxbooks/
Information supplied by: Boye Lafayette De Mente (phxbooks@dancris.com)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

19 Jul 1997
2star
Indonesian Universities
Diponegoro University, Indonesia
"Dipnegoro University is located in Semarang, Central Jawa, Indonesia"
URL http://www.undip.ac.id
Information supplied by: Brahmana Adhie (z2189083@student.unsw.edu.au)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

18 Jul 1997
3star
West Siberian Trade Point
West Siberian Trade Point, Novosibirsk, Russia
"West Siberian Trade Point - the interregional node of Global Trade Point Network. This network is a program of the United Nations Conference On Trade And Development (UNCTAD)"
[A graphics-intensive, slow loading site - ed.]
URL http://www.wstp.nsc.ru
Information supplied by: Alexey Kalmykov (kalmykov@usa.net)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

18 Jul 1997
2star
Third Chung-Hwa International Conference on Buddhism
Center for Buddhist Studies, NTU, Taiwan
"This is to announce that the Third Chung-Hwa Buddhist Conference co-sponsored by the Center for Buddhist Studies, National Taiwan University will be held at National Central Library, Taipei on July 19 to 21, 1997. At the same time, the conference will be held on the Net also, all the necessary information will be provided on the WWW, including list of participating scholars, article titles and abstracts, time and place, information about the conference, information about previous conferences etc.
There are 166 well-known scholars, representing over ten countries from Europe, the United States, Asia, and the pacific region, including Netherlands' Erik Zurche and Sri Lanka's Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda, Japan's Tairyo Makita and Akira Hirakawa will be the guests of honor in the conference."
URL http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/CONFERENCE/3CICOB.HTM
Information supplied by: Aming Tu (aming@ccbs.ntu.edu.tw)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

18 Jul 1997
2star
Essence of India - a database of Indian resources
CyberIndia Foundation, India
A user-fed database of over 13000+ Indian WWW resources. It also offers 58 browsable sections covering: news & reference; arts & culture; business; investing; government; non-government; health; education; travel: sports.
[An elegant and fast search engine with knowledge of links to: Bombay, Deccan, Kashmir, Nehru, Pakistan, Sikkim, Taj Mahal, and Kathakali dance. However, it does know (yet) anything about: Bhutan, Dharamsala, Kali, Kamasutra, Mother Theresa, Tibet, Tibetans, or Varanasi - ed.]
URL http://www.cyberindian.com/india/index.htm
Information supplied by: Kiran Pal (info@cyberindian.com)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

17 Jul 1997
3star
Asia-Pacific Online News - Radio Australia
Radio Australia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia
Radio Australia, the international service of the ABC, has recently added World News in Indonesian to the existing range of online news: Weekly Summary of Australian News & Information in Mandarin Chinese; Weekly Summary of Asia Pacific Region News in Tok Pisin; This is Radio Australia - Sound File Archive in Cantonese.
URL http://www.abc.net.au/ra/
Information supplied by: Russell Naughton (naughton.russell@a2.abc.net.au)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

17 Jul 1997
3star
Vietnamese Economics Network (VECON)
Dept of Economics, Univ. of Waterloo, Canada
VECON was created in 1997 to further communications among economists doing research on Vietnam. The vecon-l@watarts.uwaterloo.ca mailing list is open to anyone with a serious interest on the economics of Vietnam. The main language of communication is English. Web site contents: Journal Articles; Books, Reports & Proceedings; Chapters in Books; Working Papers; Dissertations & Theses; Surveys, Data, & Statistics; Internet Postings
URL http://www.arts.uwaterloo.ca/~vecon/index.html
Information supplied by: Frank Conlon (conlon@u.washington.edu)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

16 Jul 1997
5star
Taiwan Security Research
National Taiwan Univ., Taiwan
A comprehensive site for studying Taiwan security issue. Site contents: Taiwan (general information, documents, speeches, foreign policy); PRC (general information, security issue, PLA); Cross Strait Relations (mainland policy, speeches, economic relations); U.S. & Japan (documents, treaties, Asia-Pacific policy, security issues); Asia-Pacific (regional confidence-building measures, security issues; Security Web Sites (international & regional security, peace & conflict); Papers & Publications; News & Magazines
[A slow loading site, however the patience is amply rewarded - ed.]
URL http://politics.law.ntu.edu.tw/TSR.html
Information supplied by: Philip Y. M. Yang (pyang@ccms.ntu.edu.tw)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

12 Jul 1997
4star
Japanese American National Museum (JANM)
JANM, Los Angeles, USA
"The first museum in the US dedicated to sharing the experience of Americans of Japanese ancestry. Through building a comprehensive collection of Japanese American objects, images and documents and through a multi-faceted program of exhibitions, educational programs, films and publications, the museum tells the story of Japanese Americans around the country to a national and international audience." Site contents: What's New, General, Events, Store, National Resource Center (List of Public Services, History of the Japanese American National Museum, Directory of Japanese American Resources, Japanese American Internment Facts and Chronology, Japanese Americans In America's Wars: A Chronology), National School Project, Phase II.
[Clear, coherent and factual resource - ed.]
URL http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/janm/
Information supplied by: Alan E. Hersh (cyberwiz@web-site.com)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

12 Jul 1997
3star
HH Penor Rinpoche & the Palyul Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism
Palyul Changchub Dargyeling, California, USA
The Nyingma School; The Palyul Lineage; Biography of Penor Rinpoche; Palyul Monastery (Tibet); Namdroling Monastery (India); Ngagyur Nyingma Institute; Teachings [soon to be placed online - ed]: Penor Rinpoche - on guru yoga, meditation and Dzogchen. Khenpo Tsewang Gyatso - on kyerim and dzogrim teachings; excerpts from Kalsang Rinpoche's "The Essentials of Being and the Path to Liberation."; Palyul Centers in Canada, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Nepal, Phillipines, Singapore, Taiwan, USA; Links to Nyingma Resources on the Web.
[Several digitised original paintings and decorative graphics by Khenpo Nyima and Tenzin Jinpa - ed.]
URL http://www.palyul.org/index.html
Information supplied by: Christopher Fynn (cfynn@dircon.co.uk)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

12 Jul 1997
1star
Project X (Vasco da Gama's voyage in 1497)
Project X, Canada
"A poetry-multimedia installation exploring discovery, technology, and colonialism, starting with a revisioning of Vasco da Gama's first voyage in 1497 from Portugal, around Africa, to India."
[An elegant, visually delightful site which plays havoc with typography, downolading-times, browser configurations and web navigation [dreaded frames strike again!] conventions - ed.]
URL http://www.interlog.com/~vasco/
Information supplied by: Damian Lopes (vasco@interlog.com)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

10 Jul 1997
5star
Harvard Forum for Central Asian Studies (HFCAS)
Harvard Univ, USA
Site contents: Focus and Goals of the Forum; Central Asian Studies at Harvard; Programs of the HFCAS: The Central Asia Workshop; Working Group: "Central Asian Society, Politics and Culture"; Courses on CA; Courses in CA Languages; Support for Collaborative Research; Visiting Scholars; Publications and Guides to Scholars; List Servers: CentralAsia-L & Central-Asia-Harvard-List and List Servers Archives (http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~centasia/ca_lists.html) [archive sections: Conferences and Lecture Series; Program Information; Publications; Job Opportunities; Internships; Fellowships & Grants; Publication Opportunities; Commercial; Miscellaneous]); Communicating with the Forum; Links to Harvard Departments, Centers, and Programs which Support CA Studies; Links to CA Studies Resources on the Internet.
[A well organised, rich, no-nonsense online research tool - ed.]
URL http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~centasia
Information supplied by: John Schoeberlein-Engel (schoeber@husc.harvard.edu)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

09 Jul 1997
2star
The Kingdom of Bhutan
Bhutan Tourism Corporation Ltd/Far Fung Places, USA
According to the supplied blurb: "The most complete and informative site on Bhutan. For anyone who wishes to travel to or simply to know more about this magical country."
[An online tourist brochure - ed.]
URL http://www.kingdomofbhutan.com
Information supplied by: J. D. Keser (jdkez@hooked.net)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

08 Jul 1997
5star
Soviet Nationalities Data: 1926 and 1959 Censuses
Dept of Political Science, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
Silver, Brian. Soviet Nationalities Data: 1926 and 1959 Censuses [computer files]. Madison, WI: Brian Silver [producer], 1977. Madison, WI: Data and Program Library Service [distributor], 1977 and 1997.
A collection of the systematically arranged quantitative data (total of 4,532 logical records; 69 language groups) on Soviet nationalities garnered from published sources. The principal sources were the 1926 and 1959 USSR census reports and other statistical handbooks. Documentation includes a detailed codebook and extensive annotations. Site contents: Study Description, Register and Obtain the Data, View or Obtain the Documentation (File is 3.8 Mb, PDF Format), Using Documentation in PDF Format.
URL http://dpls.dacc.wisc.edu/sovnat/
Information supplied by: Laura Guy (guy@dpls.dacc.wisc.edu)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

08 Jul 1997
5star
The Wars for Viet Nam: 1945-1975
Vassar College, USA
"This site was developed around the course materials for a seminar at Vassar College taught by Professor Robert Brigham, the first American scholar given access to the Vietnamese archives on the war in Hanoi. The site is divided into three areas: an overview of the war, original documents, and links. The overview outlines the political and military progress of the conflict in Vietnam from 1954 to 1975."
URL http://www.vassar.edu/vietnam/index.html
Information supplied by: Dr J A Ballard (john.ballard@anu.edu.au)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

08 Jul 1997
2star
The Asia-Australia Institute
Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
The AAI's vision is for "a political association of East Asian nations [...] hopefully by the beginning of the 2020s, the countries of Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australasia, should come together as sovereign and equal partners to form a regional polity." Site contents: About the Institute, Programs, Corporate Affairs, Newsletter, Current Events, Contact Information, Links to Related Sites. Forthcoming courses: Indonesia & its Business Culture, 12-13 Aug 1997; Business Ethics Issues in Asia, 17-18 Sep 1997.
[The AAI site does not publish, so far, any online materials of substance - ed.]
URL http://www.unsw.edu.au/aai/
Information supplied by: Phillip Beaumont (p.beaumont@unsw.edu.au)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

07 Jul 1997
1star
Asian Art Connection
76-35 113th St. #5a, Forest Hills, NY11375, USA
"Asian Art Connection is an Oriental-related art exhibition network which reflects the mainstream of contemporary Oriental art and culture." Site contents: Artists' Center, Museums, Galleries, Art Books, Articles, Worldwide Art Links, About AAC.
[AAC site has teething problems with its scant Worldwide Art hypertext links - ed.]
URL http://www.asian-art-connection.com
Information supplied by: Gan Yu (info@asian-art-connection.com)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

07 Jul 1997
3star
Bangladesh Landesinformationen
German Foundation for International Development, Germany
An annotated (at the moment only in German) guide to WWW resources dealing with Bangladesh. Site contents: "Allgemeine Informationen, Land und Leute, Geschichte und Geschichten, Kultur/Religion, Medien, Politik, Entwicklung, Ökonomie, Suchmaschinen."
URL http://www.dse.de/banglade.htm
Information supplied by: Martin Peter Houscht (houscht@za.dse.de)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

07 Jul 1997
3star
Zen Buddhism WWW Virtual Library
www.ciolek.com, Australia
An annotated guide (est. Sep 1994) to online resources in the field of Zen (Ch'an, Son, Thien) Buddhism. Site contents: Zen Buddhism - General Resources, Zen Koans, Zen People & Their Lives, 20th c. Zen Buddhism Teachings, Zen Documents & Writings, Zen Electronic Newsletters, Zen Organizations & Institutions, Directories of Practice Centers. The VL is a part of the Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library project (http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html).
URL http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVLPages/BuddhPages/Buddhism-Zen.html
Information supplied by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

07 Jul 1997
2star
SCOLA - Satelite Communications for Learning
www.scola.org, USA
Corporate information about SCOLA, "a non-profit educational organization transmitting international television programs for educational use via satellite. SCOLA digitally transmits three channels from the Galaxy IV satellite: Channel One: News; Channel Two: Documentaries & Entertainment; and Channel Three: Chinese (PRC) Programming. Channels One & Two include programs from over 40 countries. All programs are shown unedited and in the original language."
URL http://www.scola.org/
Information supplied by: Reiko Miyasaka (rmiyasak@creighton.edu)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

07 Jul 1997
4star
Centre for South Pacific Studies
Univ. of NSW, Sydney, Australia
Site contents: Centre Publications, Contact the Director, Centre Activities (Outline Bibliography on the Pacific Islands, Centre Database), Links to other Pacific Sites, Teaching The Pacific Forum Project (TTPF), Organisations Hosted on this Site (Australian Anthropological Society, Australia-Papua New Guinea Friendship Association Inc, International Small Islands Studies Association - ISISA, Hiti Tau, Maui Pacific Center, Pacific History Association Honiara Conference)
URL http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/Centres/SouthPacific/homepage.html
Information supplied by: Grant McCall (G.McCall@unsw.edu.au)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

04 Jul 1997
4star
Inside Indonesia Magazine
www.pactok.net.au, Australia
"An English language quarterly published since 1982. Articles are written for ease of reading and are appropriate for high school age students approximately 15 years and older. Topics include political analysis (by academics and journalists with extensive experience of Indonesia), human rights, the environment, culture and human interest stories."
[A well structured, fast-loading site with free-access online articles - ed.]
URL http://www.pactok.net.au/docs/inside/index.htm
Information supplied by: Gerry van Klinken (g.vanklinken@ais.gu.edu.au)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

04 Jul 1997
4star
Republic of Georgia (Sakartvelo)
www.sakartvelo.com, USA
A guide to online resources related to Georgia: Accessories of the Republic; Art, Films, Theatre; Bibliographical Entries; Business in Georgia; Current Government; Food & Wine; Georgian Politics; Georgian tragedy - Conflicts!; History & Monuments; Human Rights & Violations; Language, Literature, Fonts; Location & Statistical Data; Medicine & Pharmacology; Miscellaneous; Music & Musicians; Nature & Environment; Newsgroup & the Media; Other Georgian Resources; People & Home-pages; Previous Government; Related Resources; Religion in Georgia; Science & Education; Search for Information; Sports & Sportsmen; State of Economy; Tbilisi - the Capital; Technology & the Internet; Travel & Weather; USA - Georgia Connections; Various Organizations.
[A high-tech, elegant site which collates and re-publishes (incl. original typing errors) information from other sources, e.g. a detailed but low-key page Georgia: Networking Information (http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/~zlotchen/maps/georgia.html) - ed.]
URL http://www.sakartvelo.com
Information supplied by: Giorgi Topouria (giorgi@sakartvelo.com)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

04 Jul 1997
2star
Pacific Internet Sites
National Library of Australia, Australia
A register of online resources related to Pacific region: Reference Material, Current Events, News Sources, Pacific Law Sites, Pacific History, Electronic Journals, Booksellers/Publishers, Collecting Institutions.
[Yet another replication of cataloging work already carried out by M.R.Ogden, U.Hawaii, at the Pacific Islands Internet Resources site (http://www2.hawaii.edu/~ogden/piir/index.html) or by Alopi Latukefu, ANU, at his Pacific Studies WWW Virtual Library (http://sunsite.anu.edu.au/region/spin/wwwvl-pacific/index.html) - ed.]
URL http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/pacsites.html
Information supplied by: Elise Edmonds (eedmonds@nla.gov.au)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

03 Jul 1997
4star
Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand, New Zealand
Online and off-line "statistical information about New Zealand, its economy, its culture and its people."
URL http://www.stats.govt.nz
Information supplied by: Patrick Williams (patrick.williams@stats.govt.nz)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

03 Jul 1997
3star
The 1990 Institute - China Issues Think Tank
The 1990 Institute, US
"The 1990 Institute is a U.S.-based, action-oriented, non-political think tank dedicated to independent and policy-oriented studies dealing with issues of major importance to China. Research topics include China's economic reform, environmental protection, social ethics, etc."
URL http://www.dae.com/1990
Information supplied by: Sinian Xiao (sxiao@dae.com)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

02 Jul 1997
3star
Chinese Calligraphy
InTechTra, Inc, USA
"Chinese calligraphy: introduction, appreciation of styles and history, gallery, bibliography, and other website links. This site will be continuously updated. Currently, the posted works are my own. New links are welcome. Submitted works will be selectively posted in gallery."
[The bibliography is in Chinese, the encoding format is not specified - ed.]
URL http://www.asiawind.com/pub/art/callig/index.htm
Information supplied by: S. L. Lee (sllee@asiawind.com)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

02 Jul 1997
4star
Social Sciences WWW Virtual Library
Univ. of Florida, USA
An annotated guide to Social Sciences resources on the Internet. Site established and maintained March 1994 - June 1997 at the ANU, Australia. Now moved to a new address. The WWW VL comprises, among other specialist materials, What's New in WWW Social Sciences online Newsletter (http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/socsci/news.htm).
[Please note the new URLs - ed.]
URL http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/socsci/index.htm
Information supplied by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

02 Jul 1997
3star
Australasian Federation of Tamil Associations (AFTA)
Australasian Federation of Tamil Associations, Australia
AFTA (est. 1984) is an "umbrella organisation of the Tamil Associations in the region who are genuinely interested in the welfare of the Tamils living all over the globe."
URL http://www.ozemail.com.au/~eelam
Information supplied by: A Rajeevan (eelam@ozemail.com.au)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

01 Jul 1997
-- rating not available --
ITvideoV Network
Matcom GlobalPR, New Zealand
"A RealVideo presentation of New Zealand videonews stories about government, company and institutional subjects - including New Zealand music."
[To view the videonews one needs the RealPlayer or RealPlayer Plus software - ed.]
URL http://www.itvideov.co.nz
Information supplied by: Scott Mathias (scott@matcom.co.nz)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: not available

01 Jul 1997
2star
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam
HoChiMinh City Univ. of Technology, Vietnam
University corporate pages (in English and Vietnamese): Brief History, General Organization, Function, Faculty, Center, Database of Web pages, Other Information.
URL http://168.120.2.227/BachKhoa/Page/Hcmcut1/english.htm
Information supplied by: Le Phu Binh (lpbinh@maia.cl.au.ac.th)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

01 Jul 1997
2star
Tonga's Postal History & Philately
Tonga & Tin Can Mail Study Circle, USA
"Outlines Tonga's unique history of postal communications including Niuafo'ou's famous Tin Can Mail." Also links to other Tonga-related resources.
URL http://members.aol.com/TongaJan/ttcmsc.html
Information supplied by: Janet Klug (TongaJan@aol.com)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

01 Jul 1997
2star
Vietnamese Student Magazines
www.geocities.com, USA
According to the supplied blurb: "a place for those who love Muc Tim and Ao Trang (Vietnamese student) magazines." Also a catalogue of links to Vietnamese media (newspapers and magazines published in VN and the US, radio, TV), Vietnamese software, history, landscapes, chatline, art, people, literature.
URL http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/8814/
Information supplied by: Thuc Duong (thucduong@mailcity.com)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

01 Jun 1997
1star
Organic Cotton Industry in China
Southern Organic Agriculture Development, Inc., USA
SOAD corporate information pages.
URL http://www.inc.com/users/Beijing.html
Information supplied by: Zheng Xiyuan (dunhuan@hotmail.com)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

01 Jul 1997
1star
Hoa Binh Vietnamese Ethnic School
Hoa Binh Vietnamese Ethnic School, Australia
"Vietnamese language software for Windows 95, Vietnamese school, word games, singers and more..."
[A well run web site serving local community interests - ed.]
URL http://www.ozemail.com.au/~mariavu/index.html
Information supplied by: Dung Le (dungle@ozemail.com.au)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal
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