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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research) - Population:
- Total area:
- Languages:
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Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
- AccessAsia
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Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
- Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
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Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
- Charities & trusts:
- Asia Society
- Asia Foundation
- Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)
- Development & assistance:
- Afro-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO) (New Delhi)
- Pan Asia Networking (Singapore) - information and communication technologies (ICT) program of the International Development
Research Centre of Canada
- UNESCO Bangkok - principal regional office for Asia and the Pacific
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Asia and the Pacific - one of four geographic divisions within UNFPA (consisting of
the South and West Asia Branch and the East and South East Asia Branch, covering 36 countries) which manages
programmes in the region, ensuring accountability and providing quality assurance throughout the programming process
- Environment:
- Environmental Foundation Ltd (EFL) (Sri Lanka) - the oldest environmental public interest law organization in Asia, which works
towards environmental conservation, sustainable development and protection of environmental rights, primarily by way of
litigation in the courts
- NativeWeb Resources - dedicated to providing information about all native, aboriginal, and indigenous nations and peoples of the
world
- Health:
- Initiative for Reproductive Health (RHI) in Asia - combined program of the European Community and the UNFPA which provides
financial support over four years to reproductive health activities and services in Asia, and involves international, regional and
local non-profit organisations in its implementation
- Human rights & civil liberties:
- Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), Hong Kong - seeks to promote human rights in the Asian region, and to mobilise
Asian and international public opinion to help the victims of human rights violations
- Human Rights Correspondence School - a project of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)
- Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) - Asia (New York) - monitors abuses against the press and promote press freedom
around the world
- National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights - freedom from caste bondage for the 260 million Dalits of Asia
- One World Photo - news wire service, photography and documentary production company covering human rights issues, politics
and conflicts
- Scalabrini Migration Center - research institute dedicated to documentation, research, publication and advocacy on migration in
Asia
- Labour & workers rights:
- Maquila Solidarity Network - improving conditions and win a living wage
- Peace & conflict resolution:
- South-Asia Terrorism Portal
- Women's issues:
- Asian Women Online - women's support group
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Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
- LawAsia - professional association of representatives of bar councils, law associations, individual lawyers, law firms and
corporations from the Asia Pacific region
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Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
- Harappa - Indus Valley and the Raj in India and Pakistan
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Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
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Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
- Airlines:
- Cathay Pacific Airways
- Air India
- China Southern Airlines
- Air New Zealand
- Japan Airlines
- Korean Air
- Lufthansa
- Malaysia Airlines
- Saudi Arabian Airlines
- Philippine Airlines
- Myanmar Airways International
- SriLankan Airlines
- All Nippon Airways
- Singapore Airlines
- Thai Airways International
- Qantas Airways
- Garuda Indonesia
- Asiana Airlines
- Accommodation:
- Accommodating Asia...
- Guides & Advice:
- PassPlanet - backpacking travel guide to Asia
- ZingASIA - travel and leisure information in asia
- Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
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Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
- Research Centres:
- Asia Research Centre (Murdoch University, Western Australia)
- Asia-Australia Institute (University of New South Wales)
- Asian Law Centre (University of Melbourne, Australia)
- Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library (Australian National University)
- Association for Asian Studies (United States)
- East West Center - funded by the US government
- Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (New Delhi) - analysis of strategic choices facing South Asia
- National Bureau of Asian Research (US) - economic, political, strategic questions affecting US relations
- Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (University of Sydney)
- Scalabrini Migration Center - research institute dedicated to documentation, research, publication and advocacy on migration in
Asia
- Essential data:
- [U.S. State Department] Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
- [U.S. State Department] background notes - East Asia and the Pacific
- Human Rights:
- Human Rights Regional Overview (Human Rights Watch)
- Governance:
- [Political Resources] - Asia
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Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
- Asia Observer - news, background and useful links
- Asia Society
- Asia Times
- Asiagateway.com
- AsiaSource News Summaries
- AsianWeek - The Voice of Asian America
- Asiaweek
- ChannelNews Asia (MediaCorp)
- Dow Jones Southeat Asia
- Far Eastern Economic Review
- Japan Times
- MSNBC Pacific Rim
- The Nation (Thailand)
- Newsweek Asia
- TIME Asia
- South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
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Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
- Asian Business Watch
- ORG-MARG (India) - market research company covering South Asia
- Trade Winds Online - Asian product & supplier sourcing
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Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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