---------------------------------------------------- Internet Guide for China Studies Newsletter http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ignew.htm ---------------------------------------------------- 24. Apr. 1999 New in IGCS - Business and Economy: Taiwan Business News Scan Ed./Corp.: Pristine Communications, Taiwan URL: http://www.pristine.com.tw/news_scan/ Language: English. Supplied note: "This [online archive and] database [...] provides access to English news summaries on government policies, legislation, finance, China-Taiwan economic and business developments, industry player activities and consumer attitudes - all from a local media perspective." Description: Includes a very useful Chinese-English-Pinyin Online Lexicon (Chinese characters in Big5) currently containing some 120,000 entries, the content of which comes from Chinese-English dictionaries in the public domain and specialized glossaries and industry-specific dictionaries developed in-house by Pristine Communications. Note: Frames capable browser needed! Resource suggested by via the Asian Studies WWW Monitor (01 Apr 1999) by Tammy Turner ([log in to unmask]) and Steve Leibo ([log in to unmask]). _______________________________________________________ With kind regards, Hanno Lecher ([log in to unmask]) INTERNET GUIDE FOR CHINA STUDIES -- editor http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ _______________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to: [log in to unmask] containing the following message: SIGNOFF IGCS-L