Really Useful Sites for International Trade Professionals, Issue 53 Volume 3 Number 5

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Really Useful Sites for International Trade Professionals Issue 53 Volume 3 
Number 5
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February 26, 2003
Issue 53
VOLUME 3 Number 5
 
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 IN THIS ISSUE
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OUR FEATURED COUNTRY SITE -- FRANCE
HARVARD'S GLOBAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS PAGE
ASIAN PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
WWW RESEARCH TOOLS


Here's your latest issue of Really Useful Sites for International Trade 
Professionals. 
This free bi-weekly newsletter reviews useful Web sites from the Web Resources 
database 
at FITA's International Trade/ Import-Export Portal at 
http://xis.xtenit.com/ct.jsp?u=327937&i=40595 an excellent 
source for trade leads, news, events, and a link library of 5,000+ sites 
related to 
international trade. 

My name is John McDonnell, and for years I've been writing about useful Web 
sites for 
businesspeople, in various publications. Now I've focused on international 
trade, using 
my Web research skills to find sites that are useful for international 
businesspeople, 
and some sites that are just plain fun for anyone.

Here are the sites:


OUR FEATURED COUNTRY SITE -- FRANCE
http://www.businesspatrol.com/businesspatrol_links.php3?topic=France

I've always had a soft spot for France, because my wife was studying in Paris 
when I met her, and we spent many romantic hours exploring Paris and the 
countryside around it. France has more than romance to offer, of course, and 
that's why I'm profiling it in this issue. France is one of the largest U.S. 
trading partners, and it's worth investigating if you're looking for new 
markets for your products. Businesspatrol.com's France Page 
<http://www.businesspatrol.com/businesspatrol_links.php3?topic=France> ( 
http://www.businesspatrol.com/businesspatrol_links.php3?topic=France ) is a 
great jumping off point. Here you'll find links to France-related news, 
research profiles, statistics, company and organization Web sites, financial 
data, legal information, government agencies, trade fairs, and much more. There 
are short descriptions of each site, including whether they're in French or 
English. 
There are many more links to France at the FITA site. Go to 
http://fita.org/webindex <http://fita.org/webindex/index.html>, click on 
Regional Resources and Multi-Lateral Trading Areas in the left column, then 
scroll down to Europe and click on France in the drop-down box. Or simply type 
"France" in the search box at http://www.fita.org <http://fita.org/>. 

HARVARD'S GLOBAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS PAGE
http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cidtrade/index.html

You have to stay abreast of developments in global trade policy if you want to 
succeed at international trade, and one of the best ways to do this is through 
Harvard University's Global Trade Negotiations Home Page 
<http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cidtrade> ( 
http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cidtrade/index.html ). Although this site may seem 
to be just for academics, there's plenty here for you practical business types. 
For example, you'll find breaking news about trade from worldwide media; 
in-depth articles on major issues like biotechnology, e-commerce, intellectual 
property, market access, and others affecting trade; research papers; links to 
governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations; statistics, and much 
more. There's a lot of useful information here, and it's updated regularly.  


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ASIAN PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
http://www.asiasource.org/events/asiaholidays.cfm

I love holidays, and it never ceases to amaze me the variety of holidays that 
are celebrated around the world. I haven't checked, but I think there's a 
holiday being celebrated somewhere every day of the year. If you need to know 
the holidays for any country in Asia, go to Asian Public Holidays 
<http://www.asiasource.org/events/asiaholidays.cfm> ( 
http://www.asiasource.org/events/asiaholidays.cfm ), where you'll find a handy 
listing. The list includes fifty countries, including ones like Afghanistan and 
Iran, so this is a useful resource for many travelers and businesspeople. There 
are also links at this site to news, maps, statistics, travel guides, recipes, 
and lots of other information about Asia.  

WWW RESEARCH TOOLS
http://www.virtualsalt.com/search.htm

People are always asking me how to find answers to their questions on the Web. 
I try to point them in the right direction, by giving them some useful Web 
sites to check out. Now that I've discovered World Wide Web Research Tools 
<http://www.virtualsalt.com/search.htm> ( http://www.virtualsalt.com/search.htm 
), I'll just send them there. They'll find a no-frills site -- basically just a 
page of links, but it's got everything you need for successful Web searching. 
There are links to all the major search engines (and lots of specialty engines 
you probably didn't know about), plus sites where you can search news outlets, 
government agencies, image collections, specialized databases, and much more. 
If you can't find what you're looking for after using this page, the answer is 
probably not on the Web.  





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