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Legal Fund Details, Book Buys on the Web

Virginia Hulme

http://www.uschinalegalcoop.org
The US-China Legal Cooperation Fund, a program of The China Business Forum, the education and research arm of The US-China Business Council, was established last year to support bilateral cooperation in the field of law. The fund is currently accepting proposals primarily for judicial and lawyer training; administrative, commercial, and human rights law; arbitration; and legal aid for the poor. Details about the grant program, eligibility, and proposal requirements are available online.

http://www.chinaconnect.com
Sponsored by International Communications, Inc., a US-based localization firm, and Hongjing Group Co., Ltd., this site connects US and Chinese companies via the Internet. Businesses looking for or offering opportunities can post their requirements on this site, which can be viewed in both English and Chinese. Visitors may search these postings by company or sector. This site also provides domain name registration in China, webpage localization, banner advertisements, business news, and trade show information. By registering for a free basic membership, visitors can post business opportunities or announcements and place banner ads at no cost for a limited time. A full membership, at $49.95 a month, allows visitors unlimited responses to postings and discounts on web and translation services.

http://www.tdc.org.hk/main/
The Hong Kong Trade Development CouncilÕs bilingual, expanded website now provides a free electronic catalogue of Hong Kong firms and enables visitors to contact these firms directly online. The website still contains a wealth of free information on doing business in Hong Kong, statistics, news, and much more, but some services require a paid subscription. For example, subscribers to TDC-Link can read about and place bids on projects; research business contacts, brand names, and companies; and access other useful information. Members of TDCÕs Traders Club receive regular publications, including ÒBusiness AlertÓ for the European Union, United States, and China, as well as other benefits. A yearly TDC-Link subscription costs $300 for non-Hong Kong residents and HK$1,200 for Hong Kong residents.

http://www.chinaBiG.com
Produced by Unicom Media, Ltd., a subsidiary of Unicom Corp. Ltd., this bilingual site is a free online yellow pages for Greater China, containing not only phone and fax numbers of businesses, but also street and e-mail addresses, and information on trade, technology, and finance and investment. The trade section includes the full text of trade-related regulations in addition to a customs directory where visitors can look up tariff rates for particular products. Briefs of PRC State Statistical Bureau industry reports are available in both the trade and business sections, but full reports must be purchased. The technology page contains links to other websites, software downloads, and bilingual search engines, while the finance and investment page offers news and links to related sites. The site also features information on travel, cooking, and culture.

http://www.enstar.co.uk/china/law/books/index.htm
The Legal Forum, a Sino-British website specifically designed for lawyers, has been developed with Qinghua University Law School, Beijing University Law School, and the London-based School of Oriental and African Studies. The free site offers news and commentary on legal issues in China, book reviews, and a private mailing list for members to discuss their concerns. Texts of Chinese laws may also be viewed online, although visitors must register to access them (registration is free). Also featured on this site are links to other websites, including Chinese and British publications and professional and international organizations.

http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/english/sandt/
This site is the environment, science, and technology page of the US embass y in China. It features recent reports by the US embassy on topics such as computers and the Internet in China, the health sector, PRC science policy, and the energy sector. The site also contains links to dozens of related sites.

http://www.clickit.com/news/asia/
This site, run by Asia Pulse, offers business intelligence, news, tenders, and commentary on the economies of Asia. Visitors can take a trial tour of the site for free, but must subscribe to use the service regularly. A basic subscription for $30 a month enables subscribers to choose access to three items from the following categories: countries; industry sectors; tenders/procurement/consultancy work; and briefs. To see more items, subscribers must pay an additional $20 per itemÑthe maximum monthly subscription rate is $100. Also offered on the site are business opportunities promoted by government agencies in 32 countries, commentary on stocks, economic forecasts, commercial news and reports, statements from companies and governments, regularly updated industry profiles, newspaper highlights, industry-specific calendar listings of conferences and seminars, and contact lists for each country and industry.

http://www.china.org.cn
This site, maintained by the China Internet Information Center, posts government white papers and official Chinese views on a va riety of topics, including human rights, US-China relations, and trade. It also contains links to Chinese newspapers and periodicals, and human rights sites, including China Foundation for Human Rights Development, which is helping victims of last summer's floods rebuild their homes.

http://tradecenter.ntis.gov
The International Trade and Business Bookstore sells books by US government agencies and non-governmental organizations on international trade and related subjects. Visitors can browse through titles by region, subject, or industry sector, and can also search by issuing institution or publisher. Books may be ordered online or by telephone.

Last Updated: 31-Dec-98