Asia   Asia/Central Journal on Mongolian Affairs gate1.zedat.fu berlin.de/11/mongolei The Net-based Journal on Mongolian Affairs offers this FTP site for visitors. Scholars can submit papers and Amnesty International reports on the region are archived, plus links to films, music and pictures. In German, English, Turkish and Mongolian. Mongolia www.bluemarble.net/~mitch/mongolia.html The Mongolia page is a study of laws that affect trade and democracy in Mongolia. An overall picture of the country's political and economic structure, including its constitution, is available along with information on the country's people, culture and history.   Asia/East Active Map for WWW Servers in Korea firefox.postech.ac.kr/map/korea_map.html The interactive map and database at this site allows visitors to find Web servers in cities all over Korea. The Web servers are primarily located at universities, companies and government institutions. The Anti-Japanophile Home Page www.sas.upenn.edu/~stevenso/japan.html Access to "almost anything and everything Japanese" is what this server promises to provide. Start with the "latest news" from Japan, then jump to official government pages, from consulates and embassies to the Prime Minister. Cultural info includes links to Sumo pages, as well as Kabuki and "Outrageous Tokyo." China -- World Wide Web Virtual Library coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLAsian/China.html The Asian Studies -- China branch of the World Wide Web Virtual Library contains China-related links. The Web sites listed discuss everything about China from the democracy movement to ancient astrology and divinations techniques. The Center for Global Communications www.glocom.ac.jp/index.html The Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM), located in Tokyo, Japan, has set up this site to provide information about Japanese society, politics and industry. Links to GLOCOM's text archives, research, news and projects are included. Pages are available in English and Japanese, with Japanese predominating. China Guide Web Page groupweb.com/chinagc/index.htm The China Guide Web page touts itself as "the gateway to Chinese culture." It contains links to information about various Chinese medicines and medicinal methods as well as import and export details for the country. China Home Page www.ihep.ac.cn/china.html Infused by the spirit of cross-cultural exchange, this site seeks to educate visitors about China's cultural, commercial and scientific resources. Published by Bejing's Institute of High Energy Physics. China/Chinese-Related Home Page Index www.cnd.org/Other/Chinese.html The China/Chinese Related Home Pages Index links users to pages from or about China. Guests can link to information on the country, Chinese newsgroups, Chinese associations, servers from China and more from the mysterious East. ChinaNet www.bta.net.cn/ Visit China and its people through ChinaNet, the service which offers an introduction to the country as well as details about selected cities. Users who can read Chinese can also check the Chinese Information Supermarket for the links they need. In English and Chinese. Chinascape harmony.wit.com/chinascape/ If you don't leave this page with a better than fair understanding of China and her people, you didn't take the time. It's all here -- culture, travel, government, society -- including a special section for Chinese living overseas. East Asian Libraries Cooperative WWW pears.lib.ohio-state.edu/ The East Asian Libraries Cooperative World Wide Web promotes access to research materials on East Asia and the sharing of those materials. The site breaks down the subject areas into Asian, Chinese, Japanese and Korean studies. Gateway to Japan condor.stcloud.msus.edu:20020/tojpn.html The St. Cloud State University Gateway to Japan site offers links to Japanese home pages and servers from governmental bodies, universities and other groups with Eastern interests. Visitors can also download Kanji-capable Web browsers here. Hong Kong Terminal zero.com.hk/ Hong Kong Central serves up a mix of cultural information about the city and the whole of China, from Hong Kong stock reports and the China News Digest to a restaurant database and virtual dim sum. One page provides links to Internet sources of political, social and economic news about China. In English. Hong Kong Trade Development Council www.tdc.org.hk/ For more than thirty years the Hong Kong Trade Development Council has promoted Hong Kong and Asian businesses, and this home page allows visitors to enter the HKTDC site and access the wealth of information and news on business and the business market in both Hong Kong and China. Japan: City.Net www.city.net/countries/japan/ City.Net lists the major cities of Japan and their characteristics. For example, the city guide for Sapporo, a city to the North known for good skiing, provides a history of the city and tourist information. Information on Japan as a whole is also included. Japan - What's New www.ntt.jp/WHATSNEW/ What's New in Japan is a collection of various links to Web sites covering Japanese business, culture and tourism. Visitors can link directly to these sites and find announcements about events in Japan. In English and Japanese. Japan Information www.nttls.co.jp/japan/japan.html With a focus on economic information and Japan-U.S. and Japan-European Union trade negotiations, the Japan Information Web page connects users to Japan info. General facts from Japan are also here with a special section on Tokyo. In English and Japanese. Japan Information Network jin.jcic.or.jp/ Maintained by the Japan Center for Intercultural Communications, the Japan Information Network presents a wealth of up-to-date info on all aspects of Japan. Current events, regional and statistical data, plus a Japan Web navigator are featured. Japan International Cooperation Agency - Institue For International Cooperation Home Page jica.ific.or.jp/ Visitors will learn about the history and future prospects of the Japanese economic juggernaut at this page from the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Institute for International Cooperation. Links to the World Bank and other economic development resources are provided. Japan Server Gopher gan.ncc.go.jp/11/OTHER/Japan Link to a variety of Japanese gopher servers from this list provided by the National Cancer Center in Tokyo. Servers from Japanese universities and medical centers make up the bulk of links here. In English. Japan World Wide Web Server List www.ntt.jp/SQUARE/www-in-JP-j.html A catalog of Japanese Web information servers is available here, as well as details about the major links available at each site. In Japanese and English. Japan WWW Server Map www.ntt.jp/japan/map/index.html Visitors to this site will find a clickable map pinpointing all the Web servers in Japan. Click the background areas and general tourism information is provided. Japanese Information www.ntt.jp/japan/ Explore the cultural, physical and political landscape of Japan with this online travel guide provided by Nippon Telephone and Telegraph. Emphasizing general knowledge about a broad range of social and governmental insitutions, this site offers tourist-friendly information in English and Japanese. Japanese Open Yellowpage www.st.rim.or.jp/~saito/JOY/JOY.html Let your fingers do the walking through the Japanese Open Yellowpage Web site, which boasts a directory of links that showcase music, the Internet, graphics, games and computers. In Japanese and English. Japanese Window jw.nttam.com/ Stanford University hosts the Japanese Window project, a large collection of information about Japanese technology, government, business, travel, culture and children's entertainment. Check out the project's Japan Directory and Events Calendar, or search the entire site for specific info. The Kaleidoscope of Japan www.aist.go.jp/Htmls/JPIHome.html Learn a bit about the geography, trade and economy of Japan at this site, with links to brief and kinda odd English-language summaries obviously translated from Japanese. An example: "Doyo is a general term for Japanese traditional songs for children. It is as the Mother Goose's Melodies such as Old King Cole." Kochi Guide Book, Tourism Information www.kochi ct.ac.jp/tourism/ The International Affairs division of the Japanese government offers this Web site with extensive information and resources on Japanese history, geography, fisheries, forestries, art and industry. In English and Japanese. Korea cair archive.kaist.ac.kr/korea/index.html The Republic of Korea page offers links to Korea at a Glance, information useful for the virtual or actual tourist and useful software for reading Korean text. The Land of Beauty www.cnd.org/Scenery/ The scenic beauty of China comes to life on this page. Included are high resolution photos of scenic sites in the country, ancient buildings and natural landscapes. My China Home Page bronze.ucs.indiana.edu/~hyuan/ Created by a student at Indiana University, this page presents China as a native might reveal the country's way of life to a foreign guest. Site features include maps, photos, reproductions and even a beginner's lesson in Chinese. National Pages info.fuw.edu.pl/national.html This reference page contains links to the home pages of selected European nations and Japan. Visitors can just click a flag and go. NTT Virtual Tourist Northeast Asia Index www.ntt.jp/AP/asia NE.html Nippon Telephone and Telegraph maintains this Asia guide for resource maps and lists, as well as information about specific countries. Links to other virtual tourist information centers are available. The Republic of China peacock.tnjc.edu.tw/ROC.HTML The Republic of China (Taiwan) provides information about the branches of its government here. The site includes an audio file of the country's national anthem, details about political parties and information about unification with mainland China. ROC Online www.roc.com/ ROC Online is an information resource about Taiwan containing databases, information about trade associations, commercial and business opportunities. Includes links to tourism info, cultural events and history. SunSITE Japan sunsite.sut.ac.jp/ The Science University of Tokyo offers this SunSITE page with a wealth of info on Asia, multimedia, computers, technology and a collection of archives. Visitors can also link to other SunSITE pages. In English and Japanese. Taiwan: City.Net www.city.net/countries/taiwan/ Find the gateway to Taiwan, its culture and its vital statistics from this page provided by City.Net. Here visitors get the flavor of Asia while perusing information about languages, regions, education and government. Maps and tourism guides are included. Taiwan Government Information Office gio.gov.tw/ You can search documents from the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (Taiwan) at this site. There also is an index of news resources, an electronic magazine and information on Taiwanese culture, environment, mass media and more. Taiwan World Wide Web Master Index peacock.tnjc.edu.tw/ROC_sites.html The Taiwanese index provides listings of over 180 Web servers searchable by alphabetical order, geographical order or date of entry. Includes a form for submitting new listings. Tour in China www.ihep.ac.cn/tour/china_tour.html Travel to the Tour in China home page and take a virtual tour of the country through links to each of its provinces. Tour in China also includes a link to the Hong Kong online guide and a map of China. U.S.-Japan Technology Management Center fuji.stanford.edu/ Stanford University introduces its U.S.-Japan Technology Management Center here. Visitors to the site will find information and course details regarding Japan's unique business and technology culture. A guide to Japanese information resources also is included. Window on China china-window.com/ Go ahead, take a peek. Look into this window to catch a glimpse of modern Chinese culture and life. Business and political news reports from several Chinese news service are gathered here. Visitors can also explore world entertainment and travel. WWW Servers in Korea flower.comeng.chungnam.ac.kr/sharon/www-server-in korea.html Korean Internet resources are highlighted here with links to government, network management, academic, organizational and research institute domains, as well as personal home pages.     Asia/South Andhra Pradesh Home Page www.site.gmu.edu/~sneelam/AP/ap.html The India state of Andhra Pradesh outlines its history and the struggle for independence through this Web site. It includes general information about the state along with sounds clips of local songs and other cultural items. Bangladesh Home Pages www.asel.udel.edu/~kazi/bangladesh/bd.html The encyclopedic Bangladesh Home Pages site features information about the South Asian country whose name means "Land of Bengals." Bursting at the seams with facts, the page points the guest to enough info on the country to transform the ignorant into Bangladesh experts. India www.ic.gov/94fact/country/112.html The vital stats on India, such as population, climate, religions, etc., plus some pretty darned strange stats. Anyone need to know about India's illicit drug trade or how many total kilometers of paved highway have been laid in India? India Home Page mathlab.sunysb.edu/~cpandya/india.html Though under construction at the time of review and with many links inoperable, the India Home Page still connects users to eclectic and interesting info on India. Indians looking for old friends can fill out an online form here to post their name or browse through lists of already registered Indian people. Other highlights include links to immigration info, Indian holidays, currency exchange rates. India Online www.indiaonline.com/ India Online aims to provide current info pertaining to India and countries of the Indian subcontinent. Resources include links to businesses, telecommunication services, politics, travel and more. India World indiaworld.com/open/index.html A world of information on India is available at the IndiaWorld -- India on the Internet page. Browsers can link to daily news from India, company profiles of Indian businesses, film reviews, Indian airline schedules and much more on the country. INDOlink www.genius.net/indolink/ INDOlink is an information server dedicated to India and Indian communities around the globe. A diverse collection of Indian resource pages here include news, film reviews, legal info, travel, poetry and recipes. Maharashtra, India wwwvms.utexas.edu/~savkar/rashtra.html The Western Indian state of Maharashtra is the focus here, with the standard general information on the area plus the finer points of the area's cultural interests, historical perspective and local population. Pakistan www.rpi.edu/~ansars/paksa_locker/pak_mosaic/pakistan.html The Pakistan Student Association at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute provides historical and current information about Pakistan here. Visitors will learn about the country's government, economy and geography. The page includes tourist information, too. Some Indian Stuff www.cs.wisc.edu/~navin/india/india.html Unlike most dry pages meant to electronically explore a country for the benefit of tourists, the maintainer of this page describes it as "a collection of random links" on India. The mostly-entertainment links include sites on films, music, photographs, movies, travel, humor and more. South Asia - Columbia University Gopher gopher.cc.columbia.edu:71/11/clioplus/scholarly/SouthAsia South Asian information fills the Columbia University gopher server, with bibliographic resources, publications, teaching resources and much more. Sri Lanka FAQ www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/sri-lanka faq/faq.html Keep up with monthly changes to the Soc.Culture.Sri-Lanka Usenet newsgroup by checking this home page for the Sri Lanka FAQ. Find out about the country itself or check out info about forums for discussion about Sri Lanka on the Net. Tamil Nadu, India tamil.math.utk.edu/cgi-bin/tamilnadu Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India, is examined and unveiled on this page. It offers images of the region along with information about the Tamil language and the culture of the 55 million people who speak it. A Visit to Nepal enigma.phys.utk.edu/~syost/nepal.html This personal account of a six-week tour of Nepal provides a variety of journal entries, photos and interactive maps. Includes links to other travel and tourism sites. West Bengal Independent Page www.gl.umbc.edu/~achatt1/wbengal.html West Bengal is one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse states of India. Travelers to its home page will find a treasure trove of information, including details about tourism, language and culture. World Wide Web Virtual Library - India webhead.com/WWWVL/India/ The ever-comprehensive World Wide Web Virtual Library dishes up this index of information pertaining to India online. From here visitors can access just about everything, from culture and economics to political updates.     Asia/Southeast Bali www.indo.com/ Watch the beautiful Balinese dancers as you let the waves gently washing ashore lull you into an unbelievable peace. Well, at least you can dream about it when you look at this page full of information about where to go and what to do in Bali. Bali FastFacts www.hk.super.net/~rlowe/bali/bali.html Maps and images of Bali are among the many resources available on the island nation's home page. The site features information on hotels, restaurants, cultural events, tourist attractions and tips on bargaining with local shopkeepers. Bali: The Online Travel Guide werple.mira.net.au/~wreid/bali_p1a.html The Bali Online Travel Guide promises a complete view of the Indonesian island from off the beaten tourist track. Visitors here can find cheap accomodations, cultural attractions and a gourmet restaurant guide. Bimasakti: Indonesian WWW Galaxy www.cs.utexas.edu/users/adison/cgi/bimasakti Bimasakti is a user-maintained Indonesian home page, complete with a database and site navigator, which showcases the Indonesian Internet community. Visitors can start with art and browse straight through to travel on this informative home page. Chiang Mai University and Northern Thailand www.chiangmai.ac.th/Start.html Chiang Mai University (CMA) offers this Web site with a variety of CMU and Northern Thailand information. Visitors can also check out a collection of pages on SEA games. In English and Thai. East Timor amadeus.inesc.pt/~jota/Timor Information about the political and social turmoil in East Timor, a former Portuguese colony under the control of Indonesia since 1975, can be found here. Visitors can read archives of political information and hair-raising accounts of torture. East Timor - TimorNet www.uc.pt/Timor/TimorNet.html Maintained at Portugal's University of Coimbra, the TimorNet archives information about the people of East Timor, a Portuguese colony in Southeast Asia annexed in the mid-1970s by Indonesia. Links to an introductory course on the subject, a guide to Internet resources and an in-depth treatment of the history are featured. Holiday in Cambodia none.coolware.com/entmt/cambodia/cambodia.html "Holiday in Cambodia" is a multimedia CD-ROM conveying in text and images a tourist's eye view of the Southeast Asian country. Visitors can preview elements of BlackBird software's upcoming title at this site. Indonesia FTP Archives ftp.ee.umanitoba.ca/pub/indonesian/ This University of Manitoba FTP archive contains useful and eclectic Indonesian files, including embassy addresses, song lyrics and an English Indonesian dictionary, all downloadable and available for the clicking. Indonesian Home Page www.umanitoba.ca/indonesian/homepage.html University of Manitoba's all-encompassing home page for Indonesia serves up a wealth of information on the Asian country. Visitors will find a travel guide, recipes and details about Indonesian music, arts, publications and businesses here. Internet Shopping Network gopher.nectec.or.th:70/1 This gopher server is maintained by the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) in Bangkok, Thailand, where the center's duty is to harness technology for the Thai populace. The gopher provides visitors with access to NECTEC's Web server, FTP site and mailing list archives along with loads of information about Thailand. Journey to Vietnam maingate.net/vn/ This page offers complete information on traveling and doing business in Vietnam. Visitors can click cities on an interactive map to obtain historical notes, geography, cultural events, photos and business opportunities. Malaysia www.jaring.my/ The Malaysia home page provides data about information servers and gives background information on the region, with specifics on education and tourism, government, the economy and research and development. Malaysian Information Sources st www.cs.uiuc.edu/users/chai/malaysia.html Malaysian Information Sources is a directory that can link browsers up with nearly everything related to Malaysia. From here, find news services, personal home pages, maps, organizations and more from the Southeast Asian country. Malaysia Online, WWW HomePage www.mol-usa.com/ Malayasia Online is a comprehensive storehouse of information about the Asian country. Job listings, news in several languages, travel information and more are provided. Maps of Singapore www.ncb.gov.sg/sog/maps/maps.html The Maps of Singapore home page serves up online cartographic gems related to the Asian island. Visitors can access an overall map of the country, as well as various street maps and rapid transit service maps. Picturesque Philippines www.europa.com/~ria/pinoy.html The Picturesque Philippines Page offers traditional touristy resources along with 'zines, literary journals and other cultural fare. Experience island life online courtesy of the intimate historical and cultural introduction afforded at this site. Siam.NET Welcome www.siam.net/ Take a virtual tour of Thailand using the links found at Welcome to Siam.NET. Link to information on Thai cities, travel, tourism, business and much more or download Thai video and audio clips. Soc.Culture.Filipino the Philippine Cyberbayan - What's New? www.mozcom.com/SCF/Body.html This colorful site from the Filipino-interest newsgroup is filled with information on the Phillipines, including a business directory, many personal pages with pictures, news and Philippines-related groups. Soc.Culture.Thai Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Archive ftp.nectec.or.th/soc.culture.thai This FTP site contains the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) files for the Usenet newsgroup soc.culture.thai. Visitors can read FAQs covering Thailand's culture, language and travel opportunities. Southeast Asia sunsite.nus.sg/asiasvc.html This information server guides visitors to a wealth of resources relating to the 10 countries within Southeast Asia. Selections here include historical and infrastructure information, as well as travel material and shopping destinations. Statistics Singapore www.ncb.gov.sg/stats/ The Department of Statistics in Singapore offers this site, with a variety of official country statistics. Resources available here include key statistics, publications, the International statistics navigator and press releases. SunSITE Singapore sunsite.nus.sg/ SunSITE Singapore offers information on the country and its various information providers, with an emphasis on Asian Web sites. Links to software and information archives are also available. The Thai Heritage Page www.cs.ait.ac.th/~wutt/wutt.html The Thai Heritage Page offers cultural backgrounders on Thailand and the historical Kingdom of Siam. Visitors will find information on language, music, customs, history, Buddhism and tourism. Thailand - WWW Virtual Library www.nectec.or.th/WWW-VL-Thailand.html Whew! The exhaustive World-Wide Web Virtual Library's Thailand selection piles on the facts on the country, including answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ), an eclectic gathering of links on topics from social sciences to travel and daily reports from the Thai News Agency (in Thai). Want to come for a visit? There's a list of hotels too. Thailand World Wide Web Information www.chiangmai.ac.th/thmap.html From the Chiang Mai University site, this interactive page features a map based interface encouraging visitors to explore Thailand. The cities indicated support their own Web information servers. Traveling to Indonesia www.emp.pdx.edu/htliono/travel.html Maintained by an Indonesian expatriate living in the United States, this guide to the Southeast Asian archipelago offers a variety of cultural, geographic and tourist resources. Visit here for a one-stop shopping list of information for traveling to Indonesia. Vietnam Links www.public.iastate.edu/~sogiti/links1.html Vietnam Links is a comprehensive directory that can put you in touch with Vietnamese information and organizations from throughout the world., with scores of links leading users to Vietnam directories, news, city pages and much more. Vietnam - Vannevar New Media, Inc. vannevar.com/vn/ Texas-based Internet publishing and applications company Vannevar New Media, Inc. presents business home pages for the Vietnam Trading Corporation's generous map of Vietnamese Internet resources. Boasting "over fifteen hundred pages" -- when last we checked -- this in-depth resource covers the national spectrum of this "dynamic economic region," from cultural pondering to banking, travel tips and nifty road maps.