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Monday, November 12, 2001
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Issue 20
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VOLUME 1
ISSUE 20
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WELCOME
http://www.fita.org
Here's your latest issue of Really Useful Sites for the International Trade Professional. This free bi-weekly newsletter reviews useful Web sites from the Web Resources database at FITA's International Trade/ Import-Export Portal at http://fita.org, an excellent source for trade leads, news, events, and a link library of 7,000+ sites related to international trade.
Please feel free to pass this newsletter on to others.
My name is John McDonnell, and for years I wrote a weekly e- newsletter that profiled business-oriented Web sites. Now I'm using my Web research skills to find sites that are useful for international trade, as well as some fun sites that you'll enjoy visiting.
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BEST FREE REFERENCE SITES
http://www.ala.org/rusa/mars/best2001.ht...
When the Encyclopaedia Brittanica set up its Web site several
years ago you could do a search and get articles thousands of
words long, with links to articles and Web sites that had more
information about the topic. When I did a search there recently,
I got an article that was 82 words long. For anything more than
that, Brittanica wants me to pay -- become a subscriber to their
service. I wish them luck, but I'm doing my searching now at
other reference sites that don't charge for their information.
You'll find a good selection of these sites at Best Free
Reference Web Sites at www.ala.org/rusa/mars/best2001.html. These 31 sites have been chosen by professional researchers
and librarians, and they're all packed full of reliable
information. There are sites here with news, statistics,
quotations, biographies, dictionaries, recipes, automobile data,
encyclopedias, and much more.
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T
THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL’S (HKTDC) WEBCAST CHANNEL
http://webcast.tdctrade.com/eindex.htm
Take a look at The Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s (HKTDC) Webcast Channel at webcast.tdctrade.com/eindex.htm. The Channel, part of HKTDC’s comprehensive portal for trade with Hong Kong and China at www.tdctrade.com, hosts one of Asia’s largest audio and video libraries of international business conferences and seminars, exclusive interviews, global market intelligence and exhibitions. This premier online business resource provides users with instant, first-hand business insights and expert advice on Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland and the global trade. Powered by Yahoo! Broadcast Services, tdctrade.com Webcast delivers world-class multimedia experience to business users.
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ASIAN VIRTUAL LIBRARY
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStud...
If I want to find out more about Afghanistan, there's one place
I'll start my search. It's the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library at coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html. This site has been created by scholars, librarians and Asian specialists to
provide a gateway to Asian resources on the Internet. The team of
50 editors continually updates this site, and at last count there
were over 10,000 Internet resources linked here.
There are links to information on more than 50 countries, from
Afghanistan to Yemen (the Middle East is included as a region of
Asia). Whether you're looking for a list of holidays in Turkmenistan at www.holidayfestival.com/Turkmenistan.html, recipes from Kazkhstan at www.kz/eng/cooking/cooking.html, business news about Pakistan at www.brecorder.com, travel information about
Vietnam at www.travel-library.com/asia/vietnam, or any
one of a thousand other topics about Asia, you'll find a link to
it here.
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QUALISTEAM
http://www.qualisteam.com
For banking and financial information on the Web, check out
Qualisteam at www.qualisteam.com. Available in English,
French, and Italian, Qualisteam has an enormous index with
thousands of Web sites worldwide, including information on
banking, investing, taxes, annual reports, venture capital,
mutual funds, financial news, software, and much more. The sites
are organized in alphabetical order; Banks that provide Internet
banking services are noted. Qualisteam also links to stock
exchanges around the world.
For more links to international finance sites, go to FITA's International Trade Web Resources at fita.org/webindex/index.html, and click on "International Finance" in the left column.
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ECONOMIST CITIES GUIDE
http://www.economist.com/cities
I've always wanted to visit Buenos Aires, and now I've found the
perfect travel guide. The Economist Magazine's Cities Guide at www.economist.com/cities has detailed guides to some major world cities, complete with a "Cheat Sheet" with tips for business travelers ("Avoid hailing a cab in the street. It’s far safer to telephone a radio taxi in advance.") and recommendations on hotels, restaurants, and entertainment.
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Published by Federation of International Trade Associations
Copyright © 2001 The Federation of International Trade Associations. All rights reserved.
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Are there topics you'd like to see covered in FITA'S Really
Useful Sites? Send suggestions, ideas, or comments to editor John
McDonnell at jaymack@fita.org.
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This newsletter is distributed by the Federation of International Trade Associations (FITA) for the benefit of the worldwide international trade community. If you have a question regarding this service, please contact FITA by email at newsletter@fita.org.
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