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A Guide to Electronic Post Offices (EPO*) in Asia

Part 3/4, Sept 22nd, 1998

Maintained by
Dag Tjemsland (see Contact-page for email-address)


Contents

* EPO = abbr. for Electronic Post Office, a physical location where customers can connect to Internet and send/receive e-mail. EPO is the replacement for GPO (General Post Office) and their Poste Restante service, which was the way of communication for people on the move in the old world.


Afghanistan

No information yet.

China

Internet is growing fast in China, but the goverment struggles with an ambivalency: Internet is a unavoidable and even desireable component in their economic boom, but its too damned free and open! Therefore, count on official scepticism and even censoring. For more info on Internet in this country, read the Wired article in issue 5.06 - June 1997 at http://www.hotwired.com/wired/5.06/china.html.

Bejing

China World Trade Center & Hotel/Business Center, Jianguomenwai Dajie. Y4 per min. online.*
Keep in Touch Bar

Kinko's Inc., A11 Xiang Jun Gei Li Dong, Sanhuan Road, Chao Yang Distric. tel. (+86) 10 6595-8050, fax (+86) 10 6596-8218.
Sparkice Internet Cafe, 54 Baishiqiao Lu (near the Olympic Hotel), at Western gate, Capital Stadium. cafe@sparkice.co.cn, URL http://www.sparkice.co.cn/internetcafe/a10.htm, tel. (+86) 10 6833-6161, fax (+86) 10 6831-2881. Y 100 depositum, Y 30 per hour, Y 15 per 10 min xtra, advanced services 40RMB per hour.
Sparkice Internet Cafe, Vontone Shopping Center, 1st Floor, Fuchengmenwai Dajie, Xicheng District. Same as above.
Papillon Music Internet Cafe, at Beijing University main entrance.
International Telegraph and Telephone Service Hall (Dianbao Dianhua Gongyeting), at metro Xidan, just east of the Aviation building on the north side of Qian Men Xi Dajie. btoyy@public.bta.net.cn. Y 10 to send, Y 4 to receive.
The Sentiment Bar, 1 North 8 Building, Sanlitun Beilu, tel. (+86) 10 6415 3691. Y 82 per hour.

Cheng Du

HighFly, 18, Section 3, Ren Min Nan Lu. highfly@mail.sc.cninfo.net, tel (+86) 28 5501572.
Jinjiang Hotel Business Center
, Renmin Nanlu. Y2 per min. online.*

Dali

MCA Guesthouse, Fuxing Lu, 7000 Wen Xian Road (about 250 meters south of the towns south gate). info@yunnanhotels.com, URL http://www.yunnanhotels.com/emca.htm, tel. (+86) 872 2673-666/777, fax (+86) 872 2671999. Y2/5 per min. online/offline, 15/10 email send/receive, prints 4 per page.*

Neeman Art Gallery, Fuguo Lu (near the 'Tibetan Cafe'). sales@yunnanhotels.com, URL http://www.yunnanhotels.com/emca.htm, tel. (+86) 872 2670599, fax (+86) 872 2671888. Y2/5 per min. online/offline, 15/10 email send/receive, prints 4 per page.*

Hong Kong

Cyber X Fun Pub, Empress Plaza, 17-19 Chatham Road, Tsim Sha Tsui ( 5 min walk from MTR station), Kowloon. webmaster@cyber-x.com.hk, URL http://cyber-x.com.hk, tel. 2367-2399. HK$ 1 per min.
Xyberia Interactive, Shop C, Seaview Building, 1 Ngan Wan Road, Mui Wo, Lantau Island. sahr@xyberia.com, URL http://xyberia.com/cybercafe.htm, tel. 2984-0015/1008, fax 2984-0036.

Shanghai

3C + T Internet Cafe, 238 Shaanxi NanLu.*
Shanghai Internet Cafe
, 400 Jinling Donglu (entrance on Guangxi Lu). URL http://www.shanghai-ed.com/j-cafe.htm, tel. (+86) 21 6355-7070 x 306. Y 50 per hour.

Shenzhen

Casablanca & Wisdom Internet Cafe, Crystal Garden Building (Hai Tao Hotel), 1st Industrial Road, Shekou. szcoffee@public.szptt.net.cn, URL http://wisdom.szptt.net.cn/CyberCoffee/firstcafe.htm, tel. (+86) 0 755- 667-6576. Y 30 per 1/2 hour.

Urumqi

Holiday Inn Business Center, 168 Xinhua Beilu. Y90 per 1/2 hour.*
Mark's Internet Cafe
, No.19,Guangming Rd. (70 meters right & behind of Hongshan Hotel). markz.@public.wl.xj.cn, tel. (+86) 991 231-7686, fax (+86) 991 261-9694.*

Kazakhstan

Almaty

National Library of Kazakstan, Abai Prospect, d. 14, at Ablay Khan Donggly (inside main entrance go right into the first corridor, Internet room is first door on the right. Tel. (+7) 3272 696586. Get free account at the library.*

Kazak State University, Ul. Timiriazeva, d. 70, kom. 22. Tel. (+7) 3272 471970.

The Kazakstan Institute of Scientific and Technical Information (KasGozINTI), Ul. Bogenbai Batyra, d. 221. Tel. (+7) 3272 423302, fax (+7) 3272 428059.

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek

Dostuk Travel Agency, Dostuk Hotel, Sulman Ibraimov Street, 2nd floor. Tel. (+7) 3312 284462/286428, fax (+7) 3312 620365. Som 135 or US$8 per hour.*

The National Library of the Kyrgyz Republic, Ul. Sovetskaya, d. 208. kieran@nlpub.freenet.bishkek.su, tel. (+7) 3312 264739.

Educational Advising Center, Ul. Tynystanova 257, kab. 204/202. eugene@eac.freenet.bishkek.su, tel. (+7) 3312 228690.

Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic, University Ul. Kievskaya, 44, kom. 1/113. kot@freenet.bishkek.su, tel.(+7) 3312 221677.

Kyrgyz-American School, Ul. Abdymamunova, 205. norton@kaf.freenet.bishkek.su, tel. (+7) 3312 262342.

Resource Center at Counterpart Consortium, Ul. Pushkina, 78, Dom Druzhbi. prima@ccpub.freenet.bishkek.su, tel. (+7) 3312 268878.

Jalal-Abad

Jalal-Abad State University. zamir@japub.freenet.bishkek.su, tel. (+7) 3323 134656.

Osh

Osh State University. ikbol@osupub.freenet.bishkek.su, tel. (+7) 3322 222912.

Mongolia

No information yet.

Russia (E of Ural)

Khabarovsk

Khabarovsk State Technical University, Ul. Tikhookeanskaya, d. 136, kab. 424. ddos@main.dvags.khv.ru, URL http://www.khstu.khabarovsk.su, tel. (+7) 4212 728498.

Far Eastern Academy of Government Service, Ul. Muraveva-Amurskogo, d.33,kom.13. valery@main.dvags.khv.ru, colobok@main.dvags.khv.ru, tel. (+7) 4212 335045, fax (+7) 4212 224748.

Vladivostok

Far Eastern State Technical University, Ul. Pushkinskaia d. 10, kom. 105. diana@pub.marine.su, tel. (+7) 4232 267628/269860.

Tajikistan

Dushanbe

PERDCA (Project for the Economic Restoration and Development of Central Asia). root@td.silk.glas.apc.org, (Aso Atoev) aso@td.silk.glas.apc.org, (+7) 37372 219510.

Turkmenistan

No information yet.

Uzbekistan

Tashkent

PERDCA (Project for the Economic Restoration and Development of Central Asia), Room 522, 1 Furkhat St. perdca@silk.org or support@silk.org, URL http://www.silk.org, tel. (+7) 3712 455497, fax (+7) 3712 459952/1326015. 200 Som per hour online, shell account free.*
PERDCA (Project for the Economic Restoration and Development of Central Asia), Ul.Uzbekistanskaya 49. postmaster@tseu.silk.org, p/s 061124902(OLD).
The University of World Economy and Diplomacy, 3rd floor, 54 Buyuk Ipak Yuli , Korpus B, Komnata 34 ("partschkola" for cab drivers, on the south side about 200 meters from the Pushkin Metro Station). support@freenet.uz, URL http://www.freenet.uz, tel. (+7) 3712 678303, fax (+7) 3712 678238. Free use, but heavy censored, web-based OK, telnet blocked.*

Samarakand

The Information Consulting Center, on Sharaf Rashidov just east of Universiteti. About 10 Uzvbk Som per Kb.*

Bukhara

Tourist Information Center (just south of Labi Hauz on Tsentralnaya). The center is the on the right side, first or second doorway on the right side if you are heading south.*


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Sources: Lonely Planet, Wired Magazine, Cyber Cafe Guide, EDH, Cybercafe Search Engine, Curious Cat Travel Books Cyber Cafe Guide, Internet Café Guide.
Credits: Anders Blichfeldt, Kendall Golladay, Rich Garella, Mark Lioi, Ulysses Menezes, George Moore, David Nguyen, Garrett N. Ray, David Salvadori, Mike Thair, Marty Wilson.