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China Pharma News, a joint service of China Concept Consulting and the Information Center of the PRC State Drug Administration (SDA), provides daily news, company activity and licensing announcements, sector reports and market opportunities, SDA policy and regulatory news, and pricing information. The latest stories and daily e-mail notification of headlines are free of charge, but archives are only available to subscribers, for $695 a year.
http://www.chinapntr.gov
Run by the White House's China Trade Relations Working Group, the official US government site on Permanent National Trade Relations (PNTR) features news, speeches, congressional testimony, presidential messages, press releases, editorials, newspaper articles, and quotes from supporters of PNTR. The site also contains sector and state fact sheets, state reports, and information on small business and China.
http://www.china-legal-change.com
China Legal Change, a twice-monthly update of PRC legal developments published by Legal Support Services Ltd., lists new laws, rules, announcements, and interpretations from central and local governments. Each issue also features detailed summaries of several new major laws or regulations. Such information costs $128-188 per year, depending on the type of subscription.
http://www.state.gov/www/global/human_rights/1999_hrp_report/china.html
The US State Department's annual human rights report details how China's human rights situation has "deteriorated markedly" in the last year.
http://www.gotrade.org
GoTRADE is devoted to promoting international trade, countering anti-trade arguments, and explaining trade issues. It also shows the beneficial effects of trade on US states and metropolitan areas.
http://www.flychina.com
Florida-based FlyChina Infotek, Inc. specializes in discount airfares between the United States and China. The site carries information on tours and travel specials, and posts flight schedules not only of transpacific flights but of US and Chinese domestic connecting flights. Best of all, its Low Fare Wizard allows users to select a departure city and date and destination city and date, and then finds the lowest available fare.
http://www.asiaobserver.com
Set up by a Norwegian journalist based in Hong Kong, this site aims to serve as a starting point for observers of East and Southeast Asia. It contains news, information on politics and the economy, and general background information. The China page carries the daily headlines and links to other news sources. It also contains links to several China portals, and sites on Chinese politics, society, and economy, as well as human rights, Tibet, and academic sources.
http://www.usatrade.gov/website
Run by the US Department of Commerce's Commercial Service (USCS), USA Trade aims to help US companies export their products and services. USCS provides advice on finding international contacts, financing, market research, trade events, and the basics of exporting. While some information, such as market reports, are free, USCS charges fees for other services.
http://www.chinaenvironment.net
The Professional Association for China's Environment is a non-profit, non-partisan organization committed to improving China's environment. The site features two online magazines, Sinosphere and China Environment Reporter, a discussion forum, and links to other environmental resources.
Sites in Chinese
http://www.pbc.gov.cn
The website of the People's Bank of China, China's central bank, features press releases, information on payment systems, statistical data, and the full text of 23 financial and banking regulations.
http://www.xbdkf.com
Xibu Da Kaifa (Develop the West) contains news and information about China's central and western regions, enterprises, and economies. Perhaps most useful, the site features not only central policies and laws, but also those of Chongqing Municipality; Gansu, Guizhou, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces; and Tibet and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regions.
--Virginia A. Hulme
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