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Y2K, China's Internet, and MOFTEC

www.itpolicy.gsa.gov/mks/yr2000/y2khome
This site is the US Federal Government Gateway for Year 2000 Information Directories. It contains a multitude of links to sites about Y2K tools and services, contingency planning and testing certification, and other US and foreign government sites.

www.usia.gov/topical/global/y2k
The US Information Agency's Y2K site covers various Y2K issues. One of the more interesting sections is on Y2K handbooks from the likes of the US Small Business Administration, the Federal Emergency Management System, and the World Bank. Also featured are links to other Y2K sites.

travel.state.gov/y2kca.html
The US State Department posts announcements about the Y2K problem on this site, which contains links to US and other government Y2K sites that give general information about the millennium bug and how it is being addressed.

www.chinadaily.com.cn/99npc
This site features news, documents, speeches, commentary, and summaries of press conferences held at the Ninth National People's Conference in March.

www.csis.org
The Center for Strategic International Studies, a Washington-based public policy research institution, covers many areas of the globe, including the Asia-Pacific region. The full text of several Asia-related newsletters--including PacNet Newsletter, Hong Kong Update, and Capital Markets--may be found online. Visitors may also order other CSIS publications online.

www.gpo.gov/bxa
The US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) has created a searchable site devoted to Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Many parts of EAR, as well as relevant articles from the Federal Register, may be downloaded in PDF, ASCII, or WP6.1 formats. For $88, site visitors with a US address can order a full print version of EAR, which comes with a year's worth of updates and Export Administration Bulletins.

www.virtualchina.com/matrix/index.html
The China Matrix site provides full-text news articles on the Internet in China. The site, updated daily, also features archives back to 1996 and links to other China Internet sites, including those posting network regulations in both Chinese and English. Visitors may also register for a free weekly e-mail newsletter.

www.chinamarket.com.cn
On the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation's (MOFTEC) Chinamarket site, visitors can view notices calling for bids or post their own calls for bids. The site also contains information on trade exhibitions and fairs; investment opportunities; product, company, and investment information by region and sector; and products made in China arranged by sector. Another MOFTEC site (www.moftec.gov.cn) carries translations of Chinese laws related to business. A third MOFTEC site (www.techfair.com.cn) arranges technology-related products, companies, and research institutes by sector and carries a brief description of and contact information for each company and institute. Aimed primarily at helping Chinese companies find foreign business partners, all three free sites are also available in Chinese.

www.asiansources.com
Asian Sources Online, based in the Philippines, bills itself as the largest and most successful e-commerce site in the world. Companies from around the world can search for Asian products and suppliers by country, product, or company name. Visitors can also view news items and information about trade shows and travel, as well as sign up for free e-mail services that will alert them to the availability of products and excess stocks throughout Asia.

Sites in Chinese

www.sohu.com
Sohu, formerly Sohoo, is perhaps the world's most popular Chinese-language portal. Visitors can find international and domestic news, business and economic intelligence, scientific and technological knowledge, literary and recreational information, and much more, all at no cost. The site also offers links to Chinese and foreign companies, organizations, and law firms in China, which are conveniently classified according to sector and city.

www.snweb.com/gb/people_daily/gbrm.htm
The website of The People's Daily, China's main government newspaper, provides daily news and information on China's economic, political, social, and cultural developments. The Monday edition offers special reports on the economy, finance, and banking (jingji zhoukan and caishui jinrong). The Wednesday edition presents articles on the development of China's legal system and law enforcement (lifa yu zhifa). There is no keyword search function, but visitors to this free site can search current or past information by publication date.

--Virginia A. Hulme and Mi Puyang

Virginia A. Hulme is assistant editor of The CBR. Mi Puyang is a former research assistant at The US-China Business Council.

Last Updated: 3-May-99