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Media Information & Communication Centre:
http://www.amic.org.sg/
The Asian Media Information & Communication Centre
(AMIC) is the premier communication centre for information, research and
promotion of mass communication in the Asia-Pacific region. Dedicated
to communication development in the Asia Pacific, AMIC is engaged in communication
documentation, research, training, publishing and media development.
Asia News Network: http://www.asianewsnet.net/
The Asia News Network (ANN) is a network of 14 national daily newspapers
published in Asian cities, organized to provide avenues for cooperation
and to optimize coverage of major news events in the region.
ASEAN Secretariat:
http://www.aseansec.org
The homepage of the ASEAN Secretariat, this site provides information
on the latest ASEAN meetings as well as volumes of documents.
Asia Regional
Information Center: http://aric.adb.org
The role of the ADB's Regional Economic Monitoring Unit is to assist developing
member countries to harness the full benefits of global financial integration
and international capital flows while minimizing any disruptive effects. The
website includes statistics and news on countries in Asia.
Asia-Europe Foundation:
http://www.asef.org
The Asia-Europe Foundation was established by the members of the Asia-Europe
Meetings (ASEM) on 15 February 1997 with the aim of promoting engagement between
the civil societies of Asia and Europe and forging mutual understanding between
the two regions. The web-site provides a listing of the activities and events
of the Foundation as well as some speeches delivered at ASEF events, media
articles, press releases issued by ASEF, and reviews of books with special
interest in Asia and Europe.
The Asia Society:
http://www.asiasociety.org
The Asia Society is an American non-profit, non-partisan educational organisation
dedicated to fostering understanding of Asia and communication between
Americans and the peoples of the Asia and the Pacific. The web-site contains
information on events organised by the Society, details of their publications
and some papers available on-line
BBC
News Asia Pacific:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/default.htm
Part of the BBC Online network this site is updated daily with the top
stories from around the region.
CNN Interactive
- World Regions - Asia Pacific: http://edition.cnn.com/ASIA/
Part of the CNN web-pages this site is updated daily with the top
stories from around the region.
The East-West
Center: http://www.eastwestcenter.org/
The East-West Center is a national and regional source of information
and analysis about the Asia-Pacific Region, including the United States.
Some 2,000 scholars, government and business leaders, educators, journalists
and other professionals from throughout the region annually work with
Center staff to address issues of contemporary significance
European Institute
for Asian Studies: http://www.eias.org
Established in July 1989 with the aim of highlighting the importance of Asia
in the future external relations of the European Community and to develop
a centre of expertise on contemporary Asia affairs. The Institute is particularly
concerned with developing the EC's relations with the countries of South and
Southeast Asia that have grouped themselves into regional associations, the
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and the Association
of South East Asian Nations. The EIAS web site contains information about
the Institute, details of their seminars and research programmes as well as
a list of rated web-sites.
The European Union
Server: http://www.europa.eu.int/
The server of the European Union provides access to the homepages of the EU
institutions, the news and press releases from, and on-line documentation
of EU meetings in several European languages.
Far Eastern Economic
Review: http://www.feer.com
The on-line version of the print edition. It contains some of the stories
and features carried in the magazine.
German Council
on Foreign Relations (DGAP): www.dgap.org
The goals of DGAP are to stimulate interest in international questions, to
promote scholaly cooperation worldwide and thus increase understanding between
nations. DGAP's activities include research, conferences, lectures, documentation
and publication. The website includes important links that concern European
relations and German foreign policy as well as on-line articles.
Institute of
Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) : http://www.iseas.edu.sg
Established in 1968 ISEAS is a regional research centre for scholars and
other specialists concerned with modern South East Asia and its wider
geostrategic and economic environment. The ISEAS web-site provides details
of its research programmes as well as a full catalogue of publications.
International
Press Institute (IPI): http://www.freemedia.at
The International Press Institute (IPI) is a global network of editors,
media executives and leading journalists. It was founded in October 1950
on the belief that a free press would contribute to the creation of a
better world. IPI is dedicated to the promotion and protection of press
freedom and the improvement of the practices of journalism. The website
contains updates for IPI events and publications as well as news related
to press freedom.
Konrad-Adenauer Center for Journalism:
http://acfj.ateneo.edu/
The Konrad-Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila
University, also known as ACfJ, is dedicated to the promotion of excellence
in journalism in Southeast Asia. It aims to foster a free, viable and
responsible press that will nurture the public discourse essential to
an informed practice of citizenship and democracy. ACfJ offers a journalism
Master of Arts online degree as well as online courses designed to enable
practicing journalists to obtain their degrees while staying on the job.
Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): http://www.oecd.org
A club that has an exclusive membership of developed economies it has
been in existence for more than three decades the OECD has moved beyond
a focus on its own members to the embrace the entire global economy. The
Organisation is putting the benefit of its experience to the service of
emerging market economies particularly those in transition from centrally-planned
to market-driven. This web-site contains an on-line bookshop that contains
the policy studies undertaken by the OECD as well as details of the workshops.
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