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MOFTEC, Hong Kong Tenders, and Life in Shanghai

Virginia Hulme

http://www.china2thou.com/
China 2000 is a Washington-based monthly newsletter. It primarily covers US-China relations, but also carries articles on political, economic, and social issues. Although many of the articles are written by senior Chinese officials and academics, the newsletter examines issues from both the US and Chinese points of view. Visitors to this free site may access the full text of all current and archived articles.

http://www.cnie.org/nle/update/11-30.htm
This site, run by the Committee for the National Institute for the Environment, lists Congressional Research Service reports, including a recent report on US-China trade issues. Visitors may access the full text of the report for free.

http://www.moftec.gov.cn/
China's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation operates this site, which contains official policies, trade statistics, the full text of relevant Chinese laws and regulations, and contact information for each department. It also has links to Chinese companies, exhibitions and trade fairs, and bidding notices.

http://www.cpo.cn.net/english.htm
The official website of the PRC's Patent Office features the full text of China's 1984 patent law in English. Visitors may find out more about the application process or read the Patent Office's 1997 annual report. The site is also available in Chinese.

http://www.info.gov.hk/gsd/tender.htm
At the website of the Hong Kong Government Supplies Department Procurement Division, visitors can read about procurement procedures, how to submit a tender, and other relevant information. Tender notices are updated weekly.

http://www.insurnet.com.hk/
This free site, established by Hong Kong Insurance Network, provides extensive information on the insurance industry in Hong Kong, including information on products and companies, as well as links to the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers. The market focus link leads to news and statistics dating from 1993 on Hong Kong's insurance industry.

http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/
Visitors to McKinsey & Co.'s free site may either search or browse categories arranged by sector or country to read summaries or the full text of articles published since 1994.

http://www.defenselink.mil/pu bs/easr98/
The website of the US Department of Defense contains the full text of The United States Security Strategy for the East Asia-Pacific Region 1998. The document, which contains several sections on China, outlines the key concepts behind the US presence in the region and discusses security and strategy issues for the next century. Visitors may view the document online or download it in Adobe Acrobat format.

http://freenet.buffalo.edu/~cb863/china.html
Finding News About China, maintained by an MBA student at SUNY Buffalo, features links to sites about Greater China. Unlike the overwhelming lists of links found on other sites, here the links are organized into clear categories, such as government, politics, business, stock exchanges, and economic information, each with a brief, helpful description of the site.

http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/
The Internet Guide for China Studies, or the China WWW Virtual Library, is an excellent site for links to China resources worldwide. Visitors may search or follow links to institutions, libraries, booksellers and publishers, online journals, newsmedia, politics, business and economy, society, history, the Internet, search engines, and other topics. The business and economy section has links to sites on exchange rates, risk, stock reports, companies, and general information for China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, and Singapore. This free site is maintained by the University of Heidelberg's Institute of Chinese Studies.

http://www.stern.nyu.edu/~nroubini/asia/AsiaHomepage.html
NYU Professor Nouriel Roubini's Asia Crisis Homepage is loaded with information on the causes and effects of and possible solutions to the crisis and contains hundreds of links to academic papers and debates, country analyses, financial institutions, and related websites. Of particular interest to China hands is the free site's section entitled "Will China Be The Next Domino?," which links to articles about the effects of the Asian crisis on China.

http://www.shanghai-ed.com/
Dubbing itself the complete guide to life and business in China's greatest city, Shanghai-ed offers information on everything from nightlife and fortune telling to real estate and advertising in Shanghai. The business section contains general information on stock markets, investment, chambers of commerce, conferences and exhibitions, and real estate. This free site, maintained by Eastern Web Services, is definitely worth a stop for anyone traveling to or living in Shanghai.

http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/China.html
Search Engine Colossus is a site with links to search engines organized by country, including China and Taiwan. The links show where the engine is based, the language(s) it uses, and any focus it may have, such as business in Hong Kong.

http://www.china.org.cn/bjreview/
At this free site, visitors can access articles from the past year of Beijing Review, an official English-language publication on China's economic and social development.

http://www.ceibs.edu/
The website of Shanghai-based China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) provides information on all of its training programs. The library page offers links to sites featuring business news, company directories, economics and statistics, and industry information. Other areas of the CEIBS site contain links to business service companies, stock markets, and mutual funds.

http://www.china-labour.org.hk/
At this site, visitors can find the China Labour Bulletin online, in both English and Chinese. The bulletin contains interviews, articles, and news briefs on China's labor and unemployment situation.

Last Updated: 1-Mar-99