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Asian Websites



Quality WWW-Sites Containing Economic and Political Information On Asia

General Gateways

Site:
The World Wide Web Virtual Library maintained by Australia National Unive=
rsity
Contents:
The best gateway to Asian Web sites.  If you don't know where to go, go =
here first.
Address:
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html

Site:
J. Murrey Atkins Library, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Contents:
The best gateway we found for information and analysis on Asia by organiz=
ations outside of Asia (e.g., the UN, IMF, foreign governments, major =
international media, etc.).
Address:
http://library.uncc.edu/lis/library/using/services/reference/intbus/
and
http://library.uncc.edu/lis/library/using/services/reference/intbus/vibeh=
ome.htm

Site:
Alternatives Information
Contents:
Quality research by groups interested in such issues as the environment, =
women, politics, health, etc.
Address:
http://www.alternatives.com/alt/aboutus.htm


General News Sources

Site:
Electronic Newsstand
Contents:
Links to major international media like the Financial Times, the Economis=
t, the Journal of Commerce, the Far Eastern Economic Review.
Address:
http://www.dc.enews.com/business/pubs/international.html

Site:
Dow Jones
Contents:
Directory of DJ information sources that can be retrieved electronically.
Address:
http://www.wsj.com/wallstreet/dir_of_services/

Site:
Asia, Inc.
Contents:
Probably the best private site within Asia. It acts as a gateway to busin=
ess sites within Asia, provides analysis of its own, and contains links =
to information on the region's stock markets.  Also has links to Knight-R=
idder Financial News.
Address:
http://www.asia-inc.com/textindex.html

Site:
Political & Economic Risk Consultancy, Ltd.
Contents:
PERC's site has country-specific analysis on East and Southeast Asian =
countries, a library containing analysis on various Asia-related topics, =
and a bulletin board for asking questions and receiving answers confident=
ially.
Address:
http://asiarisk.com



Country-Specific Sites

China

Site:
Australian National University
Contents:
Excellent gateway to see what's available on China.
Address:
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLAsian/China.html

Site:
China-Window
Contents:
The best site we found for accessing major China newspapers, including =
economic news published by Xinhua.  Also contains links to several govern=
ment departments and to many foreign companies in China, including Jardin=
e Fleming Securities' Shanghai Office, which gives some stock market info=
rmation.
Address:
http://www.ihep.ac.cn/cw/window.html

Site:
J. Miles' home page
Contents:
Links to China News Service and People's Daily.
Address:
http://www.hk.super.net/~milesj/


Hong Kong

Site:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Contents:
The best overall Internet gateway to the terriotry, containing links to =
all major WWW servers.
Address:
http://www.cuhk.hk/hkwww.htm

Site:
Hong Kong Internet Directory
Contents:
One of several good sources providing gateway links to other Hong Kong =
Web sites, magazines and newspapers that are on-line.
Address:
http://www.internet-directory.com/index.shtml

Site:
Spider Net (HK) Ltd.
Contents:
Good gateway.  Also has links to stock market information and foreign =
exchange information.  Good links to China databases as well.
Address:
http://www.spider.net.hk/china_hk/hk.html

Site:
J. Miles home page
Contents:
Private page containing links to business information sites on China, =
Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Address:
http://www.hk.super.net/~milesj/

Site:
Hongkong Standard home page
Contents:
Local newspaper where you can find current economic, political and financ=
ial news.
Address:
http://www.hkstandard.com/online/news/001/hksnews.htm

Site:
Hong Kong Star Internet Ltd
and
Hong Kong Stock Reports by InTechTra
Contents:
Hong Kong stock market information.
Address:
http://www.hkstar.com/starinfo/stock/home.html
and
http://silkroute.com/silkroute/news/ITTI/index.html

Site:
Doing Business In Hong Kong
Contents:
Regulatory, tax, company, and general business environment information.
Address:
http://www.hk.super.net/~webzone/business/business.html


Indonesia

Site:
Indonesia On-line.  Operated from a server in the US by Nusa Bhakti, an =
Indonesian company
Contents:
Access to local newspapers, exchange rates and general trade data.  Provi=
des list of companies with political connections.
Address:
http://www.indobiz.com

Site:
Jendela Indonesia.  Operated by the Illinois University of Technology
Contents:
Similar to Indonesia On-line.  
Address:
http://www.iit.edu/~syafasya

Site:
Indonesia Today
Contents:
The only English-language Indonesian newspaper freely available on the =
Internet.
Address:
http://www.imn.co.id/today

Site:
Stock market information
Contents:
A page from Asia, Inc. for closing prices updated daily by Lippo Securiti=
es.
Address:
http://www.asia-inc.com/lippo/ind.html

Site:
Central Bureau of Statistics
Contents:
Information given seems to be more up-to-date than in official publicatio=
ns.
Address:
http://www.bps.go.id

Site:
Bimasaki
Contents:
Indonesia-specific search engine.
Address:
http://www.cs.utexas.edu.users/adison.cgi/bimasakti


Malaysia

Site:
Jendela Malaysia.  Operated by the University of Michigan
Contents:
Links to newspapers, stock exchange information and a large number of =
Malaysian web sites.
Address:
http://www_personal.umich.edu/~nasecorp/Malaysia

Site:
Malaysia Home Page.  Semi-official gateway operated by the Malaysian Inst=
itute of Microelectronic Systems
Contents:
Links to newspapers and a good deal of background information about the =
country.
Address:
http://www.jaring.my

Site:
Malaysia On-line
Contents:
Gives good access to information about the previous day's trading on the =
Kuala Lumpur stock exchange.
Address:
http://www.mol.com.my
OR
http://www.mol-usa.com/

Site:
The Star
Contents:
Local newspaper.
Address:
http://www.jaring.my/Star

Site:
Prime Minister's Office
Contents:
Copies of Prime Minister Mahathir's speeches on key economic issues and =
details of the cabinet line-up.
Address:
http://smpke.jpm.my:1025


Philippines

Site:
Philippine Web Gateway
Contents:
Excellent links to business and country background information, stock =
exchange quotes, travel, and education.
Address:
http://iseunet.ch/astarte/pbo/gate.htm

Site:
The Philippines
Contents:
Well presented gateway.  Apart from the usual access to news and company =
information, it has links to a large number of government web pages.
Address:
http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/pinas

Site:
Investing in the Philippines
Contents:
This site includes an exhaustive list of government incentives, technolog=
y parks etc.
Address:
http://www.webquest.com/phil/2000

Site:
Business World
Contents:
Leading local financial newspaper.
Address:
http://bizworld/globe.com.ph

Site:
MarketWire
Contents:
Information on listed companies, economics and industry trend stories.
Address:
http://www.i-way.com.ph/wire/wire.htm

Site:
Malacanang Home Page
Contents:
Cabinet details and background information about government policies and =
programs.
Address:
http://www.malacanang.gov.ph/


Singapore

Site:
AsiaOne.  Operated by a subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings
Contents:
Very good gateway.  Access to local newspapers, stock market information =
(real time prices), airport arrivals and departures, etc.
Address:
http://www.Asia1.com.sg

Site:
Business Times 
Contents:
Local financial daily newspaper.  Also has a directory providing informat=
ion on a surprisingly wide range of local companies.
Address:
http://www.asia1.com.sg/biztimes

Site:
Singapore government web site
Contents:
Good links to the web pages of government departments and statutory board=
s.
Address:
http://www.gov.sg

Site:
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Contents:
Information on Singapore's regionalization drive, data on external trade =
and other macroeconomic numbers.
Address:
http://www.gov.sg.mti/index.html

Site:
Sintercom
Contents:
Reproduces some of the better articles posted to Internet discussion grou=
ps on Singapore.
Address:
http://www_leland.standford.edu/~chongkee/Singapore.html


South Korea

Site:
Korea Web Weekly
Contents:
A gateway to other Korean sites and a library in itself of news and polit=
ical views about Korea from a wide range of sources.
Address:
http://www.kimsoft.com/korea.htm

Site:
NetKorea
Contents:
Comprehensive country information and items of interest to businesses.
Address:
http://www.netkorea.com/gateway.html

Site:
Korea Directory
Contents:
Business news, stock market information, and a directory listing Korean =
companies.
Address:
http://korea.directory.co.kr

Site:
Korea Economic Weekly
Contents:
Korea's only business newspaper in English.
Address:
http://eco.ked.co.kr/h-kew.html

Site:
The Korea Herald
Contents:
Local newspaper where you can find current economic, political and financ=
ial news. 
Address:
http://zec.three.co.kr/koreaherald

Site:
The Korea Times
Contents:
A new site for news, similar to the Herald.
Address:
http://www.korealink.co.kr/times/times.htm

Site:
Wise Database Company
Contents:
Company listings with links to their home pages.
Address:
http://www.wisedb.co.kr

Site:
The Korea Help pages
Contents:
Life in Korea; information and tips for the expat.
Address:
http://soback.kornet.nm.kr/~wharms/rok-help.html


Taiwan

Site:
ROC Yearbook
Contents:
A large factbook on all aspects of Taiwan, including government policies =
and economic data.
Address:
http://www.taipei.org/Yearbook95/index.htm

Site:
China Economy
Contents:
Taiwan business news, economic and stock indexes, and a searchable direct=
ory of local businesses.
Address:
http://www.cens.com/index.html

Site:
China Economic News Service
Contents:
Shortcut to the news stories linked to the China Economy page in a weekly=
 digest.
Address:
http://www.cens.com/info/weeknews.html

Site:
Taiwan Headline News provided by the Central News Agency
Contents:
Daily news, archived for about one week.
Address:
http://ww3.sinanet.com/news


Thailand

Site:
The National Electronics and Computer Technology Center
Contents:
Excellent gateway, containing list to all Internet servers in Thailand.
Address:
http://www.nectec.or.th/nectec.html

Site:
Asian Institute of Technology
Contents:
Best site for business.  Country background information, government organ=
izations, some company information, e-mail addresses, news and business =
information.
Address:
http://emailhost.ait.ac.th/Asia/th.html
and
http://emailhost.ait.ac.th/Asia/business.html

Site:
Business Day
Contents:
Electronic newspaper containing up-to-date news, analysis and stock marke=
t information.
Address:
http://goldsite.com:80/~bday/

Site:
PI-Net On-Line Stock Information
Contents:
List of all Thai stocks, company directors, company information.
Address:
http://www.pinet.co.th/stock/stock.html

Site:
Financial Day by Manager Information Co.
Contents:
Another electronic newspaper containing news, business and financial anal=
ysis, and stock market information.
Address:
http://bkk.w3.net.th/FD-online/start.html


Vietnam

Site:
Australia National University
Contents:
The most comprehensive gateway site.
Address:
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/VietPages/WWWVL-Vietnam.html

Site:
Asia Cyberspace
Contents:
Some alternative gateways to basic information on Vietnam. 
Address:
http://silkroute.com/silkroute/asia/rsrc/country/vietnam.html

Site:
Gopher site maintained at Asian Institute of Technology
Contents:
Basic country data and some useful reports.
Address:
gopher://emailhost.ait.ac.th/11/AsiaInfo/CountryInfo/Vietnam

Site:
Journey to Vietnam
Contents:
List of trading companies and information for doing business in Vietnam. =
 Site still very much in the development stage.
Address:
http://maingate.net:80/vn/