International Relations of the Pacific: Research Resources News General China/Hong Kong/Taiwan Japan Southeast Asia Miscellaneous Research Centers/Think Tanks Government Organizations Academic Resources Library Resources University Programs Scholarly Associations International Organizations Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Foreign Language Search Engines Resources for Student Projects Economic Cooperation: PTAs and Regional Economic Agreements Energy Security Cross-Border Environmental Issues Emerging Infectious Disease Human Rights Internal Conflict Migration Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism Newspapers General Sources (top) CNN’s Asia Page CNN International’s Asian news page Daily political, cultural, business and sports news Asia Source Reprints English-language articles on Asian countries for the current week Special reports on issues Demographic, social, economic, and military data for individual countries with an alternative comparative approach Asia Times Primary business news but includes politics Special articles and text of other area newspapers Archive is searchable Asia-Pacific Network Portal for on-line news about the Asia-Pacific region BBC News Asia-Pacific Page BizAsia News (English-language news) Updates its "Asian Newsstand" reporting every 15 minutes. Far Eastern Economic Review Analytic reviews of economic and cultural developments in East Asia. Most stories require paid subscription, but has some free stories. China/Hong Kong/Taiwan (top) China News Digest English summary of news around the world about China Issued on daily basis with archives since 1995 Search engine does not cover entire archive but can be useful China Daily English-language version China Today Claims to be "the most comprehensive information base on today's China." Covers a wide range of information, from armed forces to sports. Inside China Today News, business, culture, and travel information News service archived to December 1, 1996 Internet Distributed Chinese Magazines Electronic magazines in seven subject areas (in Chinese): General, Literature, Arts & Humanities, Politics & Economics, Science & Education, Religion, and Others. Some have full-text articles. South China Morning Post Hong Kong based, English-language newspaper Taipei Times English-language news from Taipei Japan (top) Mainichi Shimbun Japanese-language news Asahi Shimbun Japanese-language news Japan Times English-language version South East Asia (top) Bangkok Post English-language news Business Day Thai daily business paper Miscellaneous (top) Eurasia News Current week's news Central Asia since 1999 with special pages on the old Soviet republics Vladivostok News English-language newspaper of the Russian far east Political and business news with candid editorials Archived since December 1995 with a search engine Links to the daily version Radio New Zealand International Text and audio news from New Zealand New Zealand Herald New Zealand’s top newspaper Research Centers/Think Tanks (top) The East-West Center “The East-West Center is an internationally recognized education and research organization that helps promote the establishment of a stable, peaceful and prosperous Asia Pacific community in which the United States is a natural, valued and leading partner.” Pacific Forum CSIS Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Pacific Forum CSIS is a non-profit, private, foreign policy research institute that operates as the Asia Pacific arm of the Center for Strategic and International Studies of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1975, the thrust of the Forum's work is to help stimulate cooperative policies in the Asia Pacific region through debate and analyses undertaken with the region's leaders in the academic, government, and corporate arenas. The National Bureau of Asian Research (Seattle, WA) “A nonprofit, nonpartisan institution that conducts advanced research utilizing the world’s premier specialists on Asia and Russia. It also serves as the international clearinghouse on expertise and important policy issues concerning the region.” Governmental Organizations (top) U.S. Department of State: Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Reports and research from the U.S. State Department’s East Asian bureau; one official view from Washington. Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) Reports and research from Japan’s top economic ministry North Asia - Dept. of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT, Australia) Reports and working papers on important medium to long-term economic and political developments and issues from an Australian perspective. They draw on a wide range of data and information sources, including reports from Australia’s diplomatic and trade missions in Asia. Academic Resources (top) Library Resources (top) UCSD East Asia Collection Our library’s link to hard and electronic information on East Asia. J-STOR The premier search engine for academic articles. Bibliography of Asian Studies The Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) contains over 545,000 records on all subjects (especially in the humanities and the social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide from 1971 to the present. Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance The Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance is a consortium of academic libraries joined together to facilitate improved access to scholarly research materials throughout the Pacific Rim. The Pacific Explorations Archive The Pacific Explorations Archive is a collaborative project of the Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance. Internet Guide for Chinese Studies From Heidelberg University in Germany Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library From Australian National University. Includes a search engine for internet materials on East Asia. Internet Chinese Studies Electronic Journals Approximately 240 journals and magazines arranged by subject areas. Provides links to online Chinese periodical index sites in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Chinese Military Power Full-text online analysis and resources about Chinese military policy & capabilities. Bibliography of key readings and links to online databases and to leading area specialists and research sites. Internet Chinese Legal Research Center A web portal created by Wei Luo. Provides links to Chinese legal resources on the Internet, legal research guides and other information related to Chinese legal research. Covers China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong Asia Pacific: Perspectives Asia Pacific: Perspectives is a peer-reviewed electronic journal published once a year in April. It welcomes submissions from all fields of the social sciences and the humanities with relevance to the Asia Pacific region Pacific Rim Report From the University of San Francisco, The Center for the Pacific Rim's occasional papers series Pacific Journalism Review Pacific Journalism Review, founded at the University of Papua New Guinea in 1994, is a peer-reviewed journal covering media issues and communication in the South Pacific, Asia-Pacific, Australia and New Zealand. It is now published by the School of Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology, and has links with the University of the South Pacific Nouriel Roubini's Global Macroeconomic and Financial Policy Site Portal for news, research, data, and links on a variety of macroeconomic topics Includes information on the Asian Financial Crisis, and “economic miracle” DevNews Media Center The World Bank’s economic development related news University Programs (top) ACCESS: the Database of Japanese Universities By Yamasa Multimedia Studio, this cite provides basic information on entrance examinations for foreign students who wish to enter Japanese universities and graduate schools. Search by school name, location, faculty listings, and departmental listings are available. East Asian Studies Center Indiana University’s East Asian Studies resource center Harvard China Forum “Harvard China Forum is a graduate student organization based at Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. By comprehensively and objectively introducing the nature and context of the transformation currently occurring in Greater China, the HCR seeks to enhance mutual understanding and cooperation between Greater China and the rest of the world, and to help accelerate the integration of this region into the international arena.” Publishes The Harvard China Review (HCR) which “covers issues pertinent to the historical transformations occurring in Greater China. It examines the prospects and difficulties confronted by the region as China develops rapidly into an open market economy.” The SMERU Institute SMERU is an independent institution for research and policy studies which provides accurate and timely information and objective analysis, professionally and proactively, on various socio-economic and poverty issues which are considered most urgent and relevant for the people of Indonesia Scholarly Organizations (top) Association of Chinese Political Studies (ACPS) Formerly Chinese Scholars of Political Science and International Studies, is a non-profit academic organization. ACPS was founded in 1986 by a group of Chinese scholars and students of political science and international relations in the U.S. to promote academic exchange among Chinese scholars and American scholars of China studies. ACPS is a related organization of the American Political Science Association The Association for Asian Studies The largest society of its kind in the world—is a scholarly, non-political, non-profit professional association open to all persons interested in Asia. It seeks through publications, meetings, and seminars to facilitate contact and an exchange of information among scholars to increase their understanding of East, South, and Southeast Asia. It counts among its members scholars, business people, diplomats, journalists, and interested lay persons. The Japanese Studies Association of Australia The JSAA is the professional association for those in Australia who teach, research or study Japan. The Association was established in 1978, and membership is open to Japanese Studies practitioners in Australia or overseas.  Japanese Studies Network Forum “This website was created for those conducting research in Japanese studies to support networking of Japan specialists and to enable easier access to information in the field.” International Organizations (top) Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Press releases, activities, publications, APEC-related web sites, meetings, member economies, advisory groups, meetings, committees, free downloads. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Information on political and security cooperation, as well as meetings, conferences, economic cooperation, trade statistics, functional cooperation, dialogue relations, summits, Secretary General's statements, publications, calendar, country profiles and photo gallery. Asian Development Bank Recent ADB social, economic, and agricultural projects by country ADB Business Opportunities, a monthly periodical with business procurement notices Press releases, catalog of publications, environmental impact assessments The International Finance Corporation Part of the World Bank Group. It’s “Media Hub” and “Research Desk” links have useful information. The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) An international organization, SPC works in partnership with its members, other organizations and donors to deliver priority work programs to member countries and territories. United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Description of the agencies activities in economics, population, social issues, statistics, and transportation Newsletters and the text of abstracts of the Asian-Pacific Population Journal beginning 1994 Summary statistical data for each country includes demographics, vital statistics, protein consumption, government finance, landuse, employment, transportation, literacy International Labor Organization (ILO) Regional Office for Asia-Pacific Publishes data-intensive reports on child labor and other human rights issues. UN's Human Development Reports on Asia-Pacific Region A starting point for descriptive statistics about the Asia-Pacific region. World Bank Page on Social Policy and Governance in the East Asia and Pacific Region Contains links to World Bank research, news, and events related to development in East Asia Asia Regional Integration Center Reports on East-Asian economic development from a pro-integration perspective Non-Governmental Organizations (top) The Chinese Finance Association “A non-profit organization aimed at facilitating the exchange of ideas, knowledge and information on education, research and practice in finance and related areas between the US and China.” Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) CSCAP is a non-governmental (second track) process for dialogue on security issues in Asia Pacific. Statistics (top) Asian Development Bank Statistics P R I S M (Pacific Regional Information SysteM) Wanfang Data (ChinaInfo) Provides information/data on science & technology as well as business & trade. See also, the International Organization links above. Internet Search Engines (top) Google (Chinese, Simplified) Google (Chinese, Traditional) Sohu.com (China) Yahoo! China Yahoo! Taiwan Yahoo! Hong Kong Yam.com (Taiwan) Resources for Student Projects (top) Start by searching your topic in the sites listed above, especially those in Academic Resources and International Organizations. Or, try one of the websites listed below in your area of interest. Economic Cooperation: PTAs and Regional Economic Agreements Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Press releases, activities, publications, APEC-related web sites, meetings, member economies, advisory groups, meetings, committees, free downloads. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Information on political and security cooperation, as well as meetings, conferences, economic cooperation, trade statistics, functional cooperation, dialogue relations, summits, Secretary General's statements, publications, calendar, country profiles and photo gallery. Asian Development Bank Recent ADB social, economic, and agricultural projects by country ADB Business Opportunities, a monthly periodical with business procurement notices Press releases, catalog of publications, environmental impact assessments. Energy Security Energy Policy Leading academic journal on international energy policy. Articles accessible through UCSD IP address. NBR Energy Research “The NBR Energy Security program promotes analysis and policy discussion of the geopolitical, economic, energy, and environmental implications of Asia’s rapidly growing energy challenges.” The Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre A wing of APEC, APERC, “advocates rational energy policy formulation and enhances capacity building in energy research in the region.” Cross-Border Environmental Issues World Bank-Environment, East Asia A summary page of World Bank environmental projects and research in East Asia and the Pacific Economic and Environment Program for South East Asia Research reports, technical papers, and policy briefs by the International Development Research Centre, a public corporation created by the Canadian government. CCOP Research Overviews of environmental developments in East Asia by a geo-science non-profit organization. Emerging Infectious Diseases World Health Organization - South East Asia General information on infectious diseases and international policy to combat the spread of disease from the WHO. Asia-Pacific Institute Medically oriented research on transnational diseases. Human Rights Amnesty International Website of a leading human rights NGO. Covers recent human rights issues and events and issues reports and commentary. Human Rights Watch Another leading human rights NGO. Offers reports and commentary on current human rights issues. Human Rights in China NGO of Chinese scholars and activists. News, research, discussion forum, and other resources on human rights issues in the People's Republic of China. UN Human Rights Resources Links to the UN High Commission on Human Rights and the UN’s human rights declarations, treaties, and research. Asian Human Rights Commission Derechos: Human Rights in Southeast Asia Freedom House Issues reports on the development of political freedoms and democratization. Internal Conflict East-West Center Washington A recent collection of research reports on different internal conflicts in Asia is published by the East-West Center Washington. On their website go to "publications" and then "policy studies" and you will find the series, which covers Aceh, Xingjiang, Papua, the Moro conflict in the Philippines and other cases of internal conflict. All can be downloaded. International Crisis Group – Asia Research oriented NGO, provides reports of ongoing conflicts. Migration Migration Information Source The Migration Policy Institute’s website—includes resources for current policy debates, migration statistics, and current research. UCSD Center for Comparative Immigration Rearch A list of publications from scholars at UCSD. The site also provides links to working papers and research associates at UCSD (students may contact scholars working next door and ask their advice about how to start with their projects). Migration Dialogue “Migration Dialogue promotes an informed discussion of the issues associated with international migration by providing unbiased and timely information on immigration and integration issues.” International Organization for Migration The website of IOM, an organization devoted to improving migration policy. Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Carnegie Endowment - Non Proliferation Links to governmental, non-governmental, and academic research on non-proliferation. The Center for Nonproliferation Studies “CNS at the Monterey Institute of International Studies is the largest nongovernmental organization in the United States devoted exclusively to research and training on nonproliferation issues.” NPEC Academic and non-academic publications from NPEC, a NGO devoted to non-proliferation. Belfer Center - Managing the Atom Publications on from the Kennedy School’s non-proliferation program. Terrorism MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Resource Base Provides general information about terrorist organizations all over the world International Crisis Group – Asia Analytic summaries of current conflicts in Asia Carnegie Endowment –Terrorism Resources Links to governmental, non-governmental, and academic research on terrorism (Prepared by Kelly Wurtz for IRGN 400: International Relations of the Pacific, Professor Miles Kahler; revised by Sam Seljan, 2007)