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| JAPAN
INFORMATION LINKS |
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Japan Site
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| U.S GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATIONS |
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| JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATIONS |
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Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of Japan
This site contains policies, regional affairs,
announcements, and general information. |
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Japan
Economic Planning Agency
Look here for monthly economic reports and main
economic indicators |
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Alaska
Trade Representative in Japan – in Japanese |
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Japan
External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Established in 1958, JETRO is a nonprofit, Japanese government-supported
organization dedicated to promoting mutually beneficial
trade and economic relationships between Japan and other
nations. Its major focus in the U.S. is helping
American companies doing business with Japan. Over
the years, JETRO has become a valued resource for thousands
of American companies, particularly small- and medium-sized
businesses new to the Japanese market. |
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JETRO
San Francisco
JETRO San Francisco is one of seven regional offices in
the U.S. and serves as an information center for American
businesses located in the seven Pacific Northwestern states
including Alaska. JETRO San Francisco offers a wide variety
of services to assist local firms interested in trade,
investment and business opportunities in Japan. |
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U.S.
Embassy, Tokyo |
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U.S.
Agricultural Trade Offices, Tokyo and Osaka |
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Japanese
Embassy in the U.S. |
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Consulate
General of Japan in Anchorage |
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KOREA
INFORMATION LINKS
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| U.S. GOVERNMENT
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American
Embassy in Seoul
The
American Embassy in Seoul and the American Consulate in
Pusan support U.S. business in Korea by identifying and
pushing for the elimination of barriers to American exports
and investment. Besides information on U.S. foreign policy
and services for Americans in Korea, the American Embassy
houses the U.S. Commercial Service and the U.S. Agricultural
Trade Office, both of which are important for Alaska businesses. |
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Commercial
Section in the Embassy in Seoul
This
is part of the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service, which
in turn falls under the Department of Commerce. Broadly,
its mission is to promote exports of goods and services
from U. S. to Korea and to protect U.S. business interests
in Korea. Good information about Korea economy, most promising
sectors for Alaska exporters, and in-country information. |
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U.S.-AEP
(Unites States-Asia Environmental Partnership)
This
is an unprecedented coalition of American and Asian businesses,
governments and community groups working together to help
nations and territories in Asia and the Pacific solve
environmental problems with American environmental technology,
expertise and financial resources. The State of Alaska
and the US-AEP Korea have worked together closely for
the past several years. In 1997, Governor Tony Knowles
signed a memorandum of cooperation with US-AEP Korea,
which recognized Alaska’s environmental expertise and
affirmed the US-AEP’s desire to help Alaska companies
to partner with Korean government and industry. |
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U.S.
Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) Seoul
This
is one of the overseas trade promotion arms of the Foreign
Agricultural Service of the USDA. The ATO assists U.S.
exporters, trade groups and State export market officials.
In the U.S. government’s division of responsibilities,
seafood, Alaska’s largest export product, falls under
the USDA. The ATO in Seoul assists with promotion of Alaska
seafood in Korea. |
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AMCHAM
AMCHAM
Korea, better known as AMCHAM, was founded in 1953 with
a broad mandate to encourage the development of trade
and commerce between Korea and the United States. The
functions of today's chamber are as varied as the types
of business it represents. The basic aim of all AMCHAM
activities is to promote and protect the interests of
member companies operating in Korea, and to represent
and relay the opinions and positions of the American business
community to the Korean government, to Korean trade and
industry associates as well as U.S. government officials. |
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| KOREAN GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATIONS |
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| SELECTED SUBORDINATE/ASSOCIATED
BODIES OF KOREANS GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS |
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| PRIVATE
SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS |
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this large category of four special organizations are the most
powerful economic entities in Korea. The "big 4,"
as KITA, FKI, KCCI and KFSB are known, also maintain certain
institutional or functional ties to the government. The four,
plus a selection of other economic councils, groups and enterprises
that are likely to be of interest to Alaskan business person
doing business with Korea, are briefly profiled below. |
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Korea
International Trade Association (KITA) |
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Federation
of Korean Industries (FKI)
Don’t be misled by its English name. The
FKI is more like a grouping of Korea's Fortune-500companies
than a true federation, like the Keidanren in Japan. |
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Korea
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI)
The KCCI is the oldest, largest and least specialized
of the "big 4" business organizations in Korea.
It is a federation of 53 local chambers located throughout
Korea, which in turn are comprised of almost two million
members from every field of business and industry. |
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Korea
Federation of Small Business (KFSB)
The KFSB was founded in 1962 to strengthen the
competitiveness of Korean small business in international
as well as domestic markets. |
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Association
of Foreign Trading Agents of Korea (AFTAK)
AFTAK was established 23 years ago and is unique
in that it is the only association specialized in increasing
imports into Korea. If you are a current or prospective
exporter to Korea, please add this web sit to your favorite
sites. |
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Korea-U.S.
Economic Council, Inc. (KUSEC)
The Korea-U.S. Economic Council, Inc. (KUSEC)
is a private and non-profit organization approved by and
registered with the government of the Republic of Korea.
KUSEC is supported by leading Korean corporations and
economic organizations, and maintains close ties with
the American business community in Korea. KUSEC promotes
economic cooperation between the Republic of Korea and
the United States, and promotes greater awareness of Korea's
role as an important partner to the United States for
mutual security, trade, and investment. |
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| GENERAL INFORMATION
LINKS |
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COEX.
International trade shows and conventions scheduled in
Seoul, Korea in 1999. |
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| RUSSIAN
FAR EAST INFORMATION LINKS |
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A
Brief Introduction to the Russian Far East
Overview of the
RFE with links to more information on RFE regions
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| NEWS
& INFORMATION LINKS |
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Russia
Today
Excellent, comprehensive
site for political, business, finance and cultural news from
and about Russia.
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RFE
News
The University
of Alaska American Russian Center puts out an electronic Russian
Far East News every two months. From the ARC site, click on
news and information.
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Radio
Free Europe and Radio Liberty
Reports on Russia, former Soviet republics and eastern
Europe. |
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Russian
Newspapers
If a Russian newspapers
has on an online edition, you can access it from this site.
Most of the papers are only in Russia, but there are also
some English-language papers.
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| GOVERNMENT
LINKS |
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BISNIS
Business Information
Service for the Newly Independent States
The best one-stop information shopping site for business,
financial, industry and regional information geared toward
getting U.S. businesses key information on Russia. This site
and the three BISNIS sites that follow are maintained by U.S.
Dept. of Commerce.
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| Sources
of Finance Guide |
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RFE
Information
This site also
information on other regions of the Russian Federation
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| U.S.
Government Reports on Russian Industry Sectors |
| U.S.
Embassy - Moscow |
| U.S.
Consulate General - Vladivostok |
| U.S.
Commercial Service |
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SABIT
The Special American
Business Internship Training program offers U.S. Dept. of
Commerce assistance to U.S. companies seeking to train Russian
business partners.
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Russian
Embassy - Washington
News, embassy
press releases and general information on Russia.
Includes a link to the consular section with visa information.
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GosKomStat
The Russian Government State Committee on Statistics |
| TRADE
& BUSINESS LINKS |
| Foundation
for Russian American Economic Cooperation |
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Ad
Hoc Working Group
The West Coast
- Russian Far East Ad Hoc Working Group, promoting trade and
relations between four West Coast states and 12 RFE regions.
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ABC
- Sakhalin
American Business Center in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. |
| American
Chamber of Commerce in Russia |
Sakhalin
Region
Sakhalin's English-language site. |
| MORE
USEFUL SITES & LINKS |
| Russian
Aviation |
| Maps
of Russia, other former Soviet republics |
| Russian
History |
| Russian
Culture |
| Russian
Church and Native Alaska Cultures |
Center
for Russia in Asia
Statistics on RFE economy, Russian Asian Pacific connections,
links. |
| The
Russia On-Line Bookstore |
| Links
to a wide variety of Russian interest sites |
| Links
to News & Information, Business & Economy, Culture,
Education, History, Language & Literature, Philosophy, Society
& Politics and Information Resources |
| Orientation
Russia |
| INFORMATION
ON OTHER FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS |
| Kazakhstan |
| Uzbekistan |
| Ukraine |
| CANADA |
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Canadian
Resource Page: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Unofficial/Canadiana
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GOVERNMENT
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| Canada:
http://www.canada.gc.ca/main_e.html |
| Dept.
of Foreign Affairs & International Trade: http://dfait-maeci.gc.ca/menu-e.asp |
| Canadian
Embassy, Washington, D.C.: http://www.canadianembassy.org/homepage/index.html |
| Canadian
Consulate, Seattle: http://www.canada-seattle.org |
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CANADIAN
PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS
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| http://www.canada.gc.ca/othergov/prov_e.html |
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U.S.
GOVERNMENT - CANADA SITES
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| CIA
World Fact Book: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ca.html |
| U.S.
State Dept.: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/bgn/index.cfm?docid=2089 |
Canada
– Country Commercial Guide: http://www.state.gov/www.about_state/business/com_guides
/2001/wha/canada_ccg2001.pdf |
| U.S.
Embassy, Ottawa: http://www.usembassycanada.gov/content/index.asp |
| Consular
Information Sheet: http://travel.state.gov/canada.html |
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FAQ
– Canada
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| National
Atlas of Canada: http://www.atlas.gc.ca/english/facts/faq.html |
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Economist
– Country Report
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| http://www.economist.com/countries/Canada |
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CANADA
- ENERGY / BUSINESS / TRADE
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| Canada
Energy Information: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/canada.htm |
| Energy
Council of Canada: http://www.energy.ca |
| Natural
Resources Canada: http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/es/main_e.htm |
| National
Energy Board: http://www.neb-one.gc.ca/index.htm |
| Industry
Canada: http://strategis.ic.gc/engdoc/main.html |
| Canada
– America Border Trade Alliance: http://www.canambta.org |
| Pacific
Northwest Economic Region: http://www.pnwer.org |
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ALASKA
- CANADA TRADE
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| Canadian
Trade Commissioner Service: Market Report on Alaska-Canada trade:
http://www.infoexport.gc.ca/docs/view-e.asp?did=5489&gid=54 |
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Alaska
Highway Natural Gas Pipeline Project: http://www.gov.state.ak.us/gasline
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Canadian
Policy Issues / Research: http://policyresearch.schoolnet/community/index-e.ht
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Arctic
Council: Links
to Alaska, Canada and other related arctic sites, governments,
organizations and projects: http://www.arctic-council.or
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Education:
University
of Alaska Canadian Studies Program: http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/cdnst
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| TOURISM/TRAVEL |
| State
of Alaska tourism site: http://www.dced.state.ak.us/tourism/home.htm |
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Joint
tourism campaign by Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon
Territory and Prince Rupert: http://www.north-to-alaska.com
http://www.milepost.com
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| Tourism
and lot more info: http://www.explorenorth.com
http://www.alaskainfo.org |
| Alaska
State Ferry: http://www.state.gov/ferry |
| Alaska
Tourism Industry Association: http://www.travelalaska.com
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Northern
Studies Links
More links
to sites on Alaska, northern Canada and arctic peoples, issues,
resources and northern topics: http://www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/~agraham/nostbm.htm
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