International Business

Provides news, analysis, and research about Asian business, investment, and financial markets. The most in-depth coverage is on Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, China, and Singapore.

Presents an outline of the business climate, political structure, history, and statistical data for more than 190 countries.  Includes regional and country specific links in addition to a general overview of each geographic area.  Also includes a directory of international business resources categorized by specific subject.

Kompass provides product, contact and other information for 1.8 million companies worldwide, 23 million key product and service references, 3.2 million executive names, 744,000 trade and brand names, and 50,000 Kompass classification codes in over 70 countries.  Searchable by product/service, company name, trade name, and more.

Latest news and resources on Japan and Asian economies.

Part of a larger site, this area presents brief country profiles that give cross-cultural etiquette tips for the business traveler or anyone doing business with foreign countries.  The site was created and is maintained by Window on the World, Inc., an organization that specializes in cross-cultural training, consulting, coaching and destination assistance for global corporations.

A vast array of information about exporting is available at this site, from the basics to more involved issues.  Especially helpful is their "Country and Industry Market Research" section that gives current data on countries and thousands of industry and country-specific market reports.

Provides links to sources of international business and economic information on the internet.  Arranged by sites that are either comprehensive (all parts of the world), regional (one continent or region), or national (one nation) in scope and include recent full-text articles and research reports, statistical tables and graphs, and metapages.