Web Links

Asia Dragons
http://www.asiadragons.com/
Includes Asia Country Guide:
http://www.asiadragons.com/asia/home.shtml
And the Kids Zone:
http://www.asiadragons.com/kids/

Asia Society
http://www.asiasociety.org/index.html
Links to many Asian websites.

Asian Studies WWW Virtual library
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html
Extensive links to websites on all Asian countries.

CIA World Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Includes detailed economic, political, demographic and social information for all the countries in the world.

The Library of Congress Country Studies

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html#toc
Online versions of the Country Studies series of publications, with detailed cultural, historical, economic and political information for most countries of the world. Some of the publications are a little out-of-date.

SAWNET (South Asian Women's NETwork)
http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/sawweb/sawnet/

Your Mining Co. Guide to Women's Issues - 3rd World
http://women3rdworld.miningco.com/cs/thirdworld/index.htm
Women's issues in developing countries - Asia and elsewhere.

General Asian History

Exploring Ancient World Cultures
http://eawc.evansville.edu/
Includes Ancient India, Ancient China and the Early Islamic World.
Also includes Index of Internet Resources:
http://eawc.evansville.edu/eawcindex.htm

World Art Treasures
http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/
Includes ancient art work from China, Japan, India, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar/Burma. Also special focus on Borobodur, Indonesia and Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

Your Mining Co. Guide to Ancient/Classical History
http://ancienthistory.miningco.com/cs/places/
Including Asia and topics relevant to Asian Studies

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Online Newspapers and Magazines

Asiaweek.com Archive
http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/features/
Extensive archive of special features and articles from Asiaweek magazine.

Associated Press: Asia
http://wire.ap.org/APnews/main.html?FRONTID=ASIA

Far Eastern Economic Review Interactive Edition
http://www.feer.com/

South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
http://www.scmp.com/

Straits Times Interactive (Singapore)
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/home/0,1869,,00.html

Time Asia
http://www.time.com/time/asia/
A collection of all the Asia-related articles from Time magazine.

China

Chinese Culture
http://qi-journal.com/culture.asp
A rich source of information about Chinese culture and language.

China the Beautiful: Chinese Art and Literature
http://www.chinapage.com/china.html
Information about a wide variety of topics on Chinese culture, including literature, language and history - in English and Chinese.

Chinese Culture: Texts
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts.html
An extensive collection of summaries or extracts from major Chinese and Buddhist texts in English. Also includes many useful websites on Chinese culture in general.

Transnational China Project
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~tnchina/index.html
From Baker Institute Rice University--articles and other information on contemporary Chinese communities. Contemporary commentary and analysis and curriculum materials.

Transpacific Depot: Asian Culture
http://transpacificdepot.american-data.net/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=TD&Category_Code=CLTR
Links to websites on Chinese culture, with subjects such as jade, acupuncture, Chinese opera and dance.

India

The Hindu Universe
http://www.hindunet.org/home.shtml
Hindu information arts culture, beliefs and literature. Including:
Hindu Beliefs and Folklore--Pralaya, Kalki, Satyuga and Kaliyuga...
http://www.hindubooks.org/sudheer_birodkar/hindu_history/satyuga.html
Shree Rama
http://www.hindunet.org/god/Gods/rama/

Indolink
http://www.indolink.com/index.php
Everything from news to classical poetry, movies to jokes and business information.

The Ramayana: An Enduring Tradition
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/maxpages/special/ramayana/index.htm
Syracuse University Ramayana website with a variety of teaching and learning materials including long and short versions of the Ramayana and a Ramayana Glossary:
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/maxpages/special/ramayana/glossary.htm

The Ramayana Story
http://www.askasia.org/image/photos/tabi234.htm
Images from the Ramayana with links to related lesson plans on 'Rama and the Ramayana' and 'Understanding Karma, Dharma and Samsara'.

Indonesia

Bali: Paradise Online
http://www.bali-paradise.com/
A travel site about Bali which also includes information about language, history, religion, geography, climate, flora & fauna, government, economy, population, music & dance, culture & customs, Balinese language and Bahasa Indonesia.

Indonesian Times and Calendars
http://hastu.com/calendar/timedate/
Indonesian time, calendars and public holidays arranged by month.

The Ultimate Indonesian Homepage
http://indonesia.elga.net.id/

Wayang Golek
http://wayang.i_2.co.id/link.htm
The Wayang puppet tradtion of Java - with other cultural links to other Indonesian traditions - in Indonesian and English.

Japan

asahi.com: English News [online newspaper]
http://www.asahi.com/english/english.html

Horagai Literary Homepage
http://www.horagai.com/english.html
Online magazine with reviews, discussion and news on contemporary Japanese literature.

J Guide: Stanford Guide to Japan Information Resources
http://jguide.stanford.edu/
Listing of Japan-related sites and search engines by Stanford University, USA.

A Reader's Guide to the Arts of Japan
http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/japan_guide/
Japanese arts by period and medium in Japanese and English.

Korea

Eyewitness: A North Korean Remembers
http://www.kimsoft.com/korea/eyewit.htm
An account of the Korean War.

Hollym International
http://www.hollym.com/
Publisher of books in English on Korea-related topics.

The Korea Times [online newspaper]
http://times.hankooki.com/

Korea: Way of Life
http://imperial.park.org/Korea/Pavilions/PublicPavilions/KoreaImage/
e-information/life/life.html

Korean History Project
http://www.koreanhistoryproject.org/KHPIndex.htm
Includes links to news--CNN, Reuters, Washington Post--and to information about other countries in the Asian region.

Life and Culture in Korea
http://imperial.park.org/Korea/Pavilions/PublicPavilions/KoreaImage/
e-index1.html

Laos

Embassy of the Lao People's Democractic Republic [in the US]
http://www.laoembassy.com/
Includes information about Lao culture, government, law and history.

LaoSearch: Lao Community Portal
http://www.laosearch.net
Wide variety of information on Laos.

Laos WWW Virtual Library
http://www.global.lao.net/laoVL.html
Part of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library.

Lonely Planet--Destination Laos
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/south_east_asia/laos/
Information and photographs from travellers to Laos.

Malaysia

Malaysian Information Sources
http://ianchai.50megs.com/malaysia.html
Numerous links to useful sites about Malaysia.

New Malaysia
http://www.newmalaysia.com/
A searchable portal for websites on Malaysia.

The Star Online [online newspaper]
http://www.thestar.com.my/

Myanmar (Burma)

Britain Myanmar Society
http://www.shwepla.net/Myanmar/index.htm
The website of the non-political Britain Myanmar Society. Includes useful websites, photos and an extensive list of festivals and other events.

Burma Daily
http://www.burmadaily.com/
News about Burma. Part of the World News Network.

The Burma Project
http://www.burmaproject.org/
Includes news, articles and information on current issues in Burma.

Philippines

Ang Aming Katha: The Filipino Literary Ezine
http://www.tinig.com/v34/

Likhaan Online
http://www.likhaan.mainpage.net/
Includes literature and poetry from Filipino writers published in the Likhaan literary magazine from the University of the Philippines. Click on the 'Issues' link on the left-hand side of the main page. Also includes useful literary website links.

The Philippine Star [online newspaper]
http://www.philstar.com/

Sri Lanka

Daily News [online newspaper]
http://www.dailynews.lk/

Sri Lanka Explorer: Culture
http://www.infolanka.com/org/srilanka/cult.html
Many links on religion, history, literature and books of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan People and Ethnic Groups
http://www.lankalibrary.com/cul.html
Numerous links to websites on the various peoples of Sri Lanka.

Taiwan

Festivals and Folk Arts, Taiwan Republic of China--Aborigines' Festivals
http://www.houstoncul.org/festival/aborigin.txt

Republic of China Government Information Office
http://www.gio.gov.tw/

Taipei Journal
http://taipeijournal.nat.gov.tw/
Government magazine including articles on Taiwanese culture and society.

Taiwan Online! Arts and Culture
http://www.asiadragons.com/taiwan/arts_and_culture/

Taiwanese Hakka: History of Hakka in Taiwan
http://home.i1.net/~alchu/hakka/toihak2.htm

Traditional Chinese Culture in Taiwan
http://www.taiwaninfo.org/info/culture/culture.html
Furniture, architecture, clothing, tea drinking and other traditional cultural details.

Thailand

Bangkok Post [online newspaper]
http://www.bangkokpost.net/

The Nation [online newspaper]
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/

The Ramakian in Thai Art
http://www.mahidol.ac.th/Thailand/art/ramakien.html
Examines the depiction of the Ramayana Epic in Thai art.

Thailand: The Big Picture
http://www.nectec.or.th/net-search.html
Includes numerous links and a search engine.

Vietnam

The Writers Post
http://www.thewriterspost.net/main_pg.htm
Selections from the US-based The Writers Post, which features writings by Vietnamese writers, both in English and Vietnamese (some translated works are included).

Tran Trung Dao Poems by Hoai Van Tu
http://xuquang.com/trungdao/english.htm

VietGate: Gateway to the Online Vietnamese Community
http://www.vietgate.net/websearch.html
Includes links and search engine for Vietnamese websites.

Vietnam Center
http://www.bvom.com/resource/vnprofile.asp
Information about Vietnamese history, culture, literature and society.