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Thursday, December 27, 2001
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Issue 23
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VOLUME 1
ISSUE 23
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WELCOME
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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 4,000+ sites related to international trade.
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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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RESEARCHER'S LINKS
http://www.gate.net/~barbara
In my journalism days I learned how to dig up information for
stories, but it's a pity I didn't have Barbara's Graffiti News Researcher's Pages at www.gate.net/~barbara/index.html back then. This site is chock-full of links to good information
in scores of categories (everything from Animals to Web Page
Resources). It's worth visiting no matter what kind of research
you do. Take a look at all the resources she has under
the International category, and you'll see what I mean.
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OUR FEATURED REGIONAL SITE -- CHINASITE.COM
http://www.chinasite.com
If I didn't already know that great changes have been occuring in
China, one look at ChinaSite.com at www.chinasite.com would clue me in. At the top of the main page of this site, not far from the picture of Chairman Mao, is the smiling face of
Mickey Mouse. Mickey and Mao together is not something you would
have associated with China until recent years, when the Chinese
government began opening up to the West. There are many changes
going on in China, as one look at this Web site will show you.
The site has more than 8,500 links to China- related Web sites in
dozens of categories. Each link has a short description and a
rating, and tells you what language the site is in (English or
Chinese). The information is very useful. Under Business &
Economics, for instance, the descriptions tell you which sites
are run by the Chinese government, and which are private
enterprises.
There are lots more links to China at the FITA site. Go to
www.fita.org/webindex, click on Regional Resources
and Multi-Lateral Trading Areas in the left column or "Search by Country or Region" in the right column, and then go
to Asia and select China in the pop-up window. Or simply type
"China" in the search box at http://www.fita.org.
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Are your prospects part of the international trade community? If so, here's an opportunity to showcase your service or product to 50,000 subscribers of Really Useful Sites for the International Trade Professional. FITA now offers limited sponsorship opportunities to selected organizations. For information, please contact Barney Lehrer, Director of eCommerce Development at address@hidden or 1-800-969-FITA extension 4.
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WORLD GESTURES
http://www.webofculture.com/worldsmart/g...
If I'm ever trying to close a deal with a Bulgarian person I'll
have to remember that the body language for "yes" and "no" are
different in his country than mine. To say yes in Bulgaria,
people shake their head back and forth, which is the opposite of
how it's done in many other countries. I learned that from the
Gestures page at the Web of Culture site at www.webofculture.com/worldsmart/gestures.asp. This page
has some explanations of what gestures mean in different
cultures, reprinted from a book by communication expert Roger
Axtell.
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The FITA Buy/Sell Exchange
http://fita.worldbid.com
FITA and Worldbid.com have launched a new International Buy/Sell exchange. The FITA Buy/Sell Exchange at fita.worldbid.com is FITA's new business-to-business marketplace that helps your company find more business by delivering tender opportunities, RFQ's and qualified offers to buy and sell. You will have access to a global network of affiliated trade sites that work together to bring together businesses across borders. Take a look!
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ENCYCLOPEDIAS
http://www.virtualfreesites.com/referenc...
I don't know if I'll ever need to get detailed information about
the yellow-shouldered blue-fronted Amazon parrot, but if I do
I'll just go to the Book of Parrots at www.papageien.org/LITERATUR/index_en.shtml, which will tell me everything I need to know. The Book of Parrots is listed at Virtual Reference: Encyclopedias at www.virtualfreesites.com/reference.encyclopedias.html, a
great site for anyone seeking reference information on the Web.
This page has something for everyone. You can find everything
from an encyclopedia of the t.v. show Babylon 5 to the
Encyclopedia of the Orient at i-cias.com/e.o/index.htm,
an excellent resource for those interested in that region of the
world.
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Archive
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Issue 22
December 10, 2001
Vol. 1
Issue 22
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Issue 21
November 26, 2001
Vol. 1
Issue 21
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Issue 20
November 12, 2001
Vol. 1
Issue 20
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Issue 19
October 29, 2001
Vol. 1
Issue 19
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Issue 18
October 15, 2001
Vol. 1
Issue 18
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Issue 17
October 01, 2001
Vol. 1
Issue 17
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Issue 16
September 17, 2001
Vol. 1
Issue 16
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Issue 15
September 03, 2001
Vol. 1
Issue 15
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Issue 14
August 20, 2001
Vol. 1
Issue 14
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Issue 13
August 06, 2001
Vol. 1
Issue 13
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