Links
I. International Management Portal
You can find links, up-to-date news and additional information concerning international management and business at: Internationales Management Portal.
II. English Links
The English links are at del.icio.us. Just click at a word to see the corresponding links:
III. German Links
The German Blogroll is at URL: http://im-blog.hbimc.info/links/
The German links are at Mister Wong. Just click at a word to see the corresponding links:
IV. International Business and Management
Furthermore, you can find below additional links related to International Business and Management and Office Resources. Many of them are not transferred to del.icio.us and Mister Wong yet.
V. Note
Since the links are “living” (dynamic), they may change their contents or may even disappear completely anytime. Suggestions and comments are welcome. I wish you success with your research and would be pleased if you found some valuable information on this blog for your international business activities.
1. International Business
1.1 Germany
1.2 Europe
1.3 Asia-Pacific
1.4 World
1.5 Tutorials
1.1 Germany
1.1.1 Business (Germany)
[ExecutivePlanet.com]
Website of the German Customs Administration
On this site you can find among other information the addresses of German Missions abroad and those of Foreign Missions in Germany.
Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology
Website of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWI = Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie).
Federal Office of Economics and Export Control
The Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) is a superior federal authority subordinated to the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi). A central task of BAFA in the foreign trade sector is export control.
German Office for Foreign Trade (bfai)
The German Office for Foreign Trade (bfai) primarily informs German companies about foreign markets. In addition the bfai assists foreign companies in establishing business relations with German business partners.
German Foreign Trade Portal, backed by Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste (vwd), Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) Handelsblatt and the Dow Jones Company.
Trade Fairs in Germany. [Auma.de]
Joint portal of the 16 Statistical Offices of the Länder and the Federal Statistical Office. [statistikportal.de]
1.1.2 Others (Germany)
The Deutschland Portal is a central, non-commercial access to Germany on the Internet. It provides commented link lists in six languages, bundles the German Web offers of high-quality Internet portals [deutschland.de]
German Broadcasting Station. Deutsche Welle was commissioned to convey “German and other positions on important issues” to people abroad “as well as to provide a forum aimed at promoting understanding and dialogue between cultures and peoples.”
German Culture offers a variety of Germany-related information on its 1000+ pages [germanculture.com.ua]
Language Lessons and Culture Index. The University of Victoria (BC, Canada) involvement is run from the Innovation and Development Corporation (IDC), a technology transfer office. [germanfortravellers.com]
This site offers language-learning tips, free German lessons and links to other German-language resources on the Web. [german.about.com]
Homepage of the German National Tourist Board with interesting travel tips and recommendations for sightseeing in Germany. [germany-tourism.de]
Language and culture in Austria, Germany and Switzerland [german-way.com]
Index portal - in cooperation with www.start4all.com [jgermany.start4all.com]
The Interculture Quiz has been developed by The Interculture Project team and members of the Department of European Languages and Cultures at Lancaster University. [lancs.ac.uk]
1.2 Europe
1.2.1 Business (Europe)
EUROPAGES, European business to business search engine, featuring over 900,000 carefully selected suppliers from 35 countries. [wlw.com/com/europage_en.html]
The European Patent Office (EPO) grants European patents for the contracting states to the European Patent Convention (EPC).
“Wer liefert was?” supplies detailed and up-to-date information on companies, products and services. [wlw.com]
1.2.2 Others (Others)
Index portal - in cooperation with www.start4all.com [europe.start4all.com]
1.3 Asia-Pacific
1.3.1 ASEAN
1.3.2 China
1.3.3 India
1.3.4 Japan
1.3.5 Korea
1.3.6 Taiwan
1.3.7 Asia News
1.3.1 ASEAN
The ASEAN official homepage is maintained by the Public Affairs Office of the ASEAN Secretariat. [aseansec.org]
Information about ASEAN Countries and Attractions. [asean-tourism.com]
GMS Business Forum & Directory
The GMS Economic Cooperation Program assisted by the Asian Development Bank ( ADB ) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ( UN ESCAP ). The GMS Program began in 1992, has the objective of promoting sustainable economic growth by strengthening economic links between the countries. [gmsbizforum.com]
The US-ASEAN Business Council is dedicated to strengthening bilateral and US-ASEAN private sector business relations. [us-asean.org]
1.3.2 China
Index portal - in cooperation with www.start4all.com [china.start4all.com]
ChinaTravelKey offers China private tour and China business tour as well as China hotels reservation for families, corporations, universities and other organizations. [chinatravelkey.com]
Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China [mofcom.gov.cn]
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
HKTDC is the global marketing arm and service hub for Hong Kong-based manufacturers, trader and service exporters [hktdc.com]
1.3.3 India
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry [ficci.com]
Index portal - in cooperation with www.start4all.com [India.start4all.com]
India Finance & Investment Guide [indiamart.com]
India Trade promotion Organization [indiatradepromotion.org]
1.3.4 Japan
DBJ provides long-term financing and other policy-based schemes to qualified projects as a supplementand inducement to the lending and other services provided by ordinary financial institutions. [dbj.go.jp]
European Business Council in Japan
The National European Chambers of Commerce and Business Organisation in Japan together with their collective trade policy arm, the European Business Council (EBC). [ebc-jp.com]
Index portal - in cooperation with www.start4all.com [japan.start4all.com]
Their goal is to deliver comprehensive, up to date information on traveling and living in Japan, first-hand from Japan. [japan-guide.com]
JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) is a government-related organization that works to promote mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world. [jetro.go.jp]
Standfort University guide to Japan information resources. [stanford.edu]
Japan Information Network since 1985 [jin.jcic.or.jp]
Linkbase with more than 2600 links to Japanese websites [newsonjapan.com]
1.3.5 Korea
The Korea Chamber of Commerce [korcham.net]
Korea.net is the Korean government’s official English homepage. Run by the Korean Overseas Culture and Information Service (KOIS) of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, it serves as a gateway of information about Korea. [korea.net]
Korea Tour Guide : The Official Korea Tourism Guide Site of the Korea Tourism Organization. [visitkorea.or.kr]
Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency [kotra.or.kr]
1.3.6 Taiwan
[eweb.trade.gov.tw]
[gio.gov.tw]
Department of Investment Services [investintaiwan.nat.gov.tw]
Index portal - in cooperation with www.start4all.com [taiwan.start4all.com]
Taiwantrade is an interactive e-business portal designed to provide small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with immediate access to B2B e-commerce activities [cetra.org.tw]
1.3.7 Asia News
Asia Today is a part of AsiaSource, an online resource developed by the Asia Society to meet the need for timely, reliable, unbiased information and assistance regarding the cultural, economic, social, historical, and political dimensions of Asia. [asiasource.org]
[news.bbc.co.uk]
News and Media from Asia [google.com]
[asia.news.yahoo.com]
1.4 World
1.4.1 Business (World)
Country rating and sectors of activity of Coface [trading-safely.com]
Special reports and research tools. [Economist.com]
The Economist Intelligence Unit provides a constant flow of analysis and forecasts on more than 200 countries and eight key industries. [EIU.com]
International market research powered by U.S. Commercial Service / U.S. Department of Commerce. [buyusainfo.net]
Maybe the most comprehensive international business and financial news site available on the web.
1.4.2 Others (World)
The Background Notes of the U.S. Department of State include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. [state.gov]
A collection of thousands of resources selected based on content and usability. This section also includes market potential indicators and a database of international business statistics. [Michigan State University]
On this site you will find links to thousands of radio stations worldwide, all of which, with free software, you will be able to hear through your computer. [live-radio.net]
With links to over 10,000 radio stations from around the world. [radio-locator.com]
Reference maps, notes and definitions, guide to country profiles and guide to rank order pages. [cia.gov]
This site offers “online news coverage by drawing together the top news sources from around the world”. [wnnetwork.com]
Universal online catalogue sorted by topics. The quality differs from topic to topic. [vlib.org.uk]
1.5 International Business Tutorials
The quiz is intended as a fun exercise to test your knowledge on international trade. However, real life situations are more complex and should be discussed with an International Trade Services specialist. [tdcommercialbanking.com]
Test your geography knowledge. [lizardpoint.com]
The quiz is intended as a fun exercise to test your knowledge on international trade. However, real life situations are more complex and should be discussed with an InternationalTrade Services specialist. [tdcommercialbanking.com]
TradePort Global Trade Tutorial
TradePort’s Global Trade Tutorial is designed to help exporters of all experience levels. [tradeport.org]
2. Office Resources
2.1 Calculators
2.2 Calendars and World Time
2.3 Chatting (text, audio and video chats)
2.4 English Grammar
2.5 Exchange Rates
2.6 SMS (free)
2.7 Telephone Directories etc.
2.8 Trade Fairs
2.9 Translators
2.10 Travelling
2.11 WWW Search Engines
2.1 Calculators
Calculator with many functions and conversions. [hbimc.com]
Calculations of percentages without problem. [hbimc.com]
Two simple calculators. [hbimc.com]
Convert just about anything to anything else. Over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions. [onlineconversion.com]
2.2 Calendars and World Time
[timeanddate.com]
[timeanddate.com]
Public and Religious Holidays as well as Chinese, Hebrew, Islamic and Japanese Calendars. [world-calendar.com]
Actual times of major cities around the world [timeanddate.com]
2.3 Chatting (text, audio and video chats)
Google Talk can be used web-based or may be downloaded. [google.com/talk/]
Skype has to be downloaded and can. Many addons (e.g. whiteboards)are available for improving improve Skype’s functionallity. [skype.com]
Replaced MSN Messenger [messenger.live.com]
2.4 English Grammar
Sponsored by the Capital Community College Foundation. [grammar.ccc.commnet.edu]
2.5 Exchange Rates
Yahoo!Finance: Currency Conversion
Web-based tool for converting worldwide currencies. Also provides links to quote charts for each currency.
You can perform online exchange rate calculations on this site. XE.com claims to use “live, up-to-the-minute currency rates”.
Daily actualized exchange rates, Online-Currency Converter, latest news and various tables
Remark: Please consult you bank before executing any currency transaction.
2.6 SMS (free)
Send FREE messages to any Mobile Phone. No charge for sending. Receiver may incur charges depending on their carrier and plan. [gizmosms.com]
2.7 Telephone Directories etc.
Telephone directories from more than 184 countries around the world. [infobel.com]
International telephone and business directories. [telefonbuch.com]
2.8 Trade Fairs
AUMA - Association of the German Trade Fair Industry
A lot of information about exhibitions, including a large database with information about more than 5,000 global fairs.
2.9 Translators
Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com
English - English. They make use of a large datebase of different dictionaries. [Dictionary.comhbimc.com]
Terminology Database of the European Union.
Translates text and whole websites between many different languages. [Google.com]
Leo’s German - English Dictionary
You can’t find a suitable translation then you may post a query in the Leo forum. [Leo GmbH]
The Merriam-Webster Toolbar becomes a part of your Internet Explorer or Firefox browser toolbar so you can instantly look up words in their Collegiate© Dictionary or Thesaurus no matter where you are on the Web. It’s a snap to install and even easier to use—and it’s free.
2.10 Travelling
1.10.1 By Air
2.10.2 By Car
2.10.3 By Train
2.10.4 Hotels
2.10.5 Others (Health, Warnings, Weather, World Travel Guide)
2.10.1 By Air
Database with over 500 international airlines. With help of their online-reservation system you can search for low fare flight reservations.
A lot of detailed Information about air travelling around the world.
Real time arrival and departure information of all major airports world-wide.
International airport guide with descriptions of important major airports world-wide.
Real time arrival and departure tables and much more.
2.10.2 By Car
Allows to find cities world-wide. In big cities your can search for streets as well.
Online routing service with city maps for Western Europe in four languages.
2.10.3 By Train
Train time table of “Deutsche Bahn” with online query page.
2.10.4 Hotels
More than 150,000 addresses of European hotel, guesthouses and holiday apartments. The hotels can be searched in several languages via interactive maps or alphabetical lists.
Online reservation for more than 110,000 hotels world-wide. Inquiries can be placed in 22 languages.
2.10.5 Others (Health, Warnings, Weather, World Travel Guide)
Health information for specific destinations [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA]
Travel Warnings, Country Specific Information & Travel Alerts
[Bureau of Consular Affairs, USA]
World-wide weather reports and forecasts. [WeatherOnline.co.uk]
Country guides, city guides, airport guides and more. [Worldtravelguide.net]
2.11 WWW Search Engines
1 Page with all META and Mayor Search Engiens [bjorgul.com]
Proteus ranks among the most powerful Internet search services on the Internet. With its powerful, unique and easy “Type Once, Search Everywhere” interface Proteus offers an easy way to access 30 of the most popular search engines and meta search tools. [thrall.org/proteus.html]
Search engine submission tips, listings, reviews, ratings, tests etc. [SeachEngineWatch.com]
An international directory of search engiens featuring links to more than 3,000 search enginies from 211 countires and territories araound the world [Toyo Takakuwa]
Hartmut Buettner @ August 6, 2008