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Really Useful Sites for International Trade Professionals Issue 75 Volume 3 
Number 27
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January 7, 2004
Issue 75
VOLUME 3 Number 27
 
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THAILAND -- OUR FEATURED COUNTRY SITE
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GLOBAL GATEWAY
THIRTEEN COMMANDMENTS OF EXPORT/IMPORT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS
WEB TIPS AT POYNTER ONLINE



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I'd like to say "Happy New Year," to all of my readers who follow the Julian 
calendar. No matter what calendar you follow, however, you'll find plenty of 
useful information in this week's issue of Really Useful Sites for 
International Trade Professionals. In this issue I profile Thailand, a country 
with a resurgent economy and lots of opportunities for trade. Also, I have a 
link to a Global Gateway that you'll want to bookmark for all your 
international research. Are you in compliance with all the legal requirements 
for your business? I have a link that will help you with that issue. Finally, I 
have a site that will show you where the journalists go to do their Web 
searching -- and you can too! 
If you'd like more information about international trade, go to FITA's 
International Trade/ Import-Export Portal <http://fita.org> ( http://fita.org 
), an excellent source for trade leads, news, events, and a link library of 
7,000 sites related to international trade.


THAILAND -- OUR FEATURED COUNTRY SITE
http://www.us-asean.org/thailand.asp

What Asian country had the world's fastest growing economy from 1985 to 1995? 
Japan? Wrong. China? Wrong again. It was Thailand. While Thailand suffered from 
the Asian economic crisis in the late '90s, this industrious country has been 
well on its way to recovery in the last few years. The Thai economy has one of 
the largest automotive industries in Asia and is growing in food processing, 
electronics, seafood, apparel and leather production. In 2001, American firms 
exported nearly $6 billion in products and services to Thailand, which is 
America's 23rd largest export market. 
If you'd like to investigate trade opportunities with Thailand, here's a good 
site for you. The Thailand page of the US-ASEAN Business Council  
<http://www.us-asean.org/thailand.asp>( http://www.us-asean.org/thailand.asp ) 
has links to many useful resources, including Thai government agencies, news, 
economic reports, U.S. government trade agencies, financial data, a calendar of 
trade events, and more. 
FITA's Global Trade Book Store <http://www.fita.org/marketplace/books.php> 
offers an extensive collection of books about doing business in Asia. Click 
here for the Asia Global Trade Book Store 
<http://www.fita.org/marketplace/asiabooks.php>. Among the books are Doing 
Business With Thailand 
<http://www.fita.org/marketplace/product.php?asin=0875730442>, Passport 
Thailand: Your Pocket Guide to Thai Business, Customs and Etiquette 
<http://www.fita.org/marketplace/product.php?asin=1885073267>, Doing Business 
in East Asia: A Practical Guide to China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand 
<http://www.fita.org/marketplace/product.php?asin=9679784924>. There are many 
more links to Thailand at the FITA site. Go to the FITA International Trade Web 
Resources <http://fita.org/webindex/index.html> (http://fita.org/webindex), 
click on Regional Resources and Multi-Lateral Trading Areas in the left column, 
then scroll down to Asia and click on Thailand in the drop-down box. Or simply 
type "Thailand" in the search box at http://www.fita.org <http://fita.org/>. 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GLOBAL GATEWAY
http://international.loc.gov/intldl/intldlhome.html

The most efficient way to search the Web is to find a "portal" that gives you 
access to the subject you're interested in. FITA has a great portal for 
international trade at <http://www.fita.org>. Another very good portal for 
international research is the U.S. Library of Congress Global Gateway: World 
Culture & Resources <http://international.loc.gov/intldl/intldlhome.html> ( 
http://international.loc.gov/intldl/intldlhome.html ). This page has links to 
hundreds of resources from the renowned Library of Congress that will help you 
learn about countries and cultures. There are: detailed country studies 
prepared by experts; research guides & databases; multimedia exhibitions from 
the Library's collection; videos you can view on your desktop; historical 
materials; and much more. 



HONG KONG'S FREE TRADE DEAL (CEPA)
http://www.tdctrade.com/cepa <http://fita.m.xtenit.com/ct.jsp?uz327937Biz237748>


CEPA stands for Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement. It is a free trade 
deal, operating from 1 January 2004, between Hong Kong and the Chinese 
mainland. It covers trade in goods and services, and gives you a 3 to 5 year 
head start over China's WTO commitments. Cepa makes it easier and faster for 
Hong Kong-based service providers, of any nationality, to work in China. Under 
the agreement, all tariffs between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland on 273 
product categories have been removed. Overseas companies can also benefit from 
Cepa and access to China market easier by partnering with Hong Kong 
manufacturers, traders and service companies. Now you can get all the 
information you need on tdctrade.com 
<http://fita.m.xtenit.com/ct.jsp?uz327937Biz237748>. 

The tdctrade.com Cepa <http://fita.m.xtenit.com/ct.jsp?uz327937Biz237748> 
section covers: 

Basic information and FAQs for overseas companies 
Regular updates from Cepa experts 
Sector and product-specific information and webcasts 
FREE Business matching to help you identify business partners 


THIRTEEN COMMANDMENTS OF EXPORT/IMPORT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS
http://www.exportimportlaw.com/new/library/13_Commandments.doc.pdf

Legal compliance is like brushing your teeth every day: easy to forget, but it 
can cause pain down the road if you neglect it too long. There are more and 
more compliance issues involving international trade, and that's why you should 
visit The Thirteen Commandments of Export/Import Compliance Programs 
<http://www.exportimportlaw.com/new/library/13_Commandments.doc.pdf> ( 
http://www.exportimportlaw.com/new/library/13_Commandments.doc.pdf - requires 
Adobe Acrobat Reader <http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html> to 
view ). This easy-to-digest document has some important tips to help you comply 
with legal requirements and avoid the pain that comes when a government agency 
starts asking questions and you don't have the right answers. The examples 
apply to U.S. compliance issues, but the tips work as well for dealing with 
foreign trade. 

WEB TIPS AT POYNTER ONLINE
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=57548

Most of our readers are not journalists, but there are times when they need to 
search for information the same way a journalist roots out the facts behind a 
story. That's why the Web Tips Page at Poynter Online 
<http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=57548> ( 
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=57548 ) is so useful. This page is 
chock full of links to sites where you can find valuable information. There's a 
guide to finding personal information on the Web; a list of PC Magazine's 101 
Most Incredibly Useful Sites; the best reference sites for journalists; court 
data online; and lots of other tips, many sent in by visitors to this site. 





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