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GENERAL ... AFGHANISTAN ... BANGLADESH ... BHUTAN ... BRUNEI ... CAMBODIA ... FIJI ... INDONESIA ... JAPAN ... KASHMIR ... KIRIBATI ... KOREA, NORTH AND SOUTH ... LAOS ... MALAYSIA ... MALDIVES ... MARSHALL ISLANDS ... MICRONESIA ... MONGOLIA ... NEPAL ... SINGAPORE ... SRI LANKA ... TAIWAN ... THAILAND ... TIBET ... TURKEY ... VIETNAM
GENERAL
Ancient/Classical History
http://ancienthistory.miningco.com/educaton/ancienthistory
All different kinds of subjects and a list of related sites
Asian Historical Architecture
http://www.orientalarchitecture.com
Online photos of historical architecture in many parts of Asia
Ask Asia
http://www.askasia.org
News, maps and statistics, experts, links
East and Southeast Asia
http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept
Annotated directory of internet resources—hot topics or by country
Encyclopedia of the Oriental
http://I-cias.com/e.o/lexic.htm
Information on people, words, and countries
Ethnographica
http://www.ethnographica.com/
Explores tribal arts of Africa and carpets and textiles of the Orient
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
http://eawc.evansville.edu/index.htm
Near East, India , China , Greece , Rome , Islam, Europe
Far Eastern Economic Review
http://www.feer.com
Journal with current economic news of this region
SEAsite
http://www.seasite.niu.edu
Cultural, political, and social information about countries in Southeast Asia
The Straits Times Interactive
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/home
Singapore newspaper that delivers the day’s news of Southeast Asia and the world
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AFGHANISTAN
Academic Info: Afghanistan Studies
http://www.academicinfo.net/afghan.html
Directory of web resources about the country by topics—Taliban, women, Ben Ladan, etc
Afghanistan – A Country Study
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/aftoc.html
All kind of information
Afghanistan Online
http://www.afghan-web.com/
All kinds of information on the current conditions in the country
Hazara.net
www.hazara.net
Information and link topics about this ethnic group
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BANGLADESH
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
http://www.bangladeshgov.org/
Gateway to all of the country’s governmental sites
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BHUTAN
Bhutan
http://www.kingdomofbhutan.com
Excellent introduction to this mountain kingdom
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BRUNEI
Brunei
http://www.brunet.bn/
Information about business, education, and tourism plus the basic facts on this sultanate
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CAMBODIA
Kingdom of Cambodia : Embassy of Cambodia in Washington
http://embassy.org/cambodia
Gateway to the web sites of the country’s governmental agencies and general information on the country.
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FIJI
Fiji Government Online
http://www.fiji.gov.fj/
History, culture, national symbols, sites of Parliament, the president, and most government agencies
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INDONESIA
Indonesia
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/id.html
Straightforward information about the country, its people, geography, government, and more
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JAPAN
Edo
http://www.us-japan.org/edomatsu/
Covers all aspects of life in Japan 200 years ago
Japan Reference page
http://www.japanreference.com/
Links to sites in and/or about Japan covering all kinds of topics
Kyoto National Museum
http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/
Art collection with links to other sites
Schauwecker’s Guide to Japan
http://www.japan-guide.com
A network of sites that cover virtually every aspect of Japan
Viewing Japanese Prints
http://spectacle.berkeley.edu/~fiorillo/
Collection of woodblocks
WWW Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre
http://www.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/NanjingMassacre/NM.html
Information and documents about the massacre
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KASHMIR
Quest for Peace and Diplomacy
http://www.angelfire.com/wy/peacequest
WebQuest on the India and Pakistan conflict over Kashmir
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KIRIBATI
Kiribati
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/kr.html
Geography, people, government, economy, and military
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KOREA, NORTH AND SOUTH
Eyewitness: A North Korean Remembers
http://www.kimsoft.com/korea/eyewit.htm
All kinds of information and topics from 20th century Korean history
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LAOS
Lao PDR Embassy to the USA
http://www.laoembassy.com
Wealth of information about Laos —government, investment, foreign affairs
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MALAYSIA
Malaysia
http://www.interknowledge.com/malaysia
Major cities, points of interest, cuisine, music, and more
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MALDIVES
Maldives
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mv.html
People, geography, government, economy, and more
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MARSHALL ISLANDS
Republic of the Marshall Islands
http://www.rmiembassyus.org/
Geography, climate, history, culture, language, economy, and more
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MICRONESIA
Government of the Federated States of Micronesia
http://www.fsmgov.org/
Government, geography, people, history, culture, language, and more
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MONGOLIA
Land of Genghis Khan
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/genghis
Biography and timeline
Mongolia
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mg.html
Geography, people, government, economy, and transnational affairs
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NEPAL
Nepal
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/np.html
Profiles geography, people, government, economy, infrastructure, military, and more
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SINGAPORE
Singapore Infomap
http://www.sg/
This government web site is a gateway to online resources about this country
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SRI LANKA
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
http://www.priu.gov.lk/
This government site office current news, information about the government, and links
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TAIWAN
Republic of China on Taiwan : Government Information Office
http://www.gio.gov.tw/
This official government site offers a wide array of basic information about the country
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THAILAND
Tourism Authority of Thailand
http://www.tat.or.th/
Basic profile of the geography, climate, population, history, religion, and monarchy
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TIBET
Free Tibet Campaign
http://www.freetibet.org/
British based group that feels Tibetans should choose their own future
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TURKEY
Republic of Turkey : Turkish Embassy.org at Washington , DC
http://www.turkey.org/
Government, politics, business, economy, art, culture, education, travel, and tourism
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VIETNAM
Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the United States of America
http://www.vietnamembassy-usa.org/
Government, culture, geography, history, and other helpful information
Vietnam , an Interactive Tour
http://www2.centenary.edu/vietnam/lairson/
Contemporary Vietnam —videos, photographs, text, graphs, links
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