asia.kite.matrix.

Bangladesch BD	S-asia pop.: 112 M language: bengali		- BKF Bangladesh Kite Federation
Bhutan Bootan BTN	S-asia pop.: 1,5 m language: dsongha
Brunei BRU	SE-asia pop. 0,3 m language: malaii	Kikik kite activity yes.
Cambodia Kampuchea KH	SE-asia pop. 9 M language: khmer	khleng kite activity yes. traditional sub-page cambodia	Phnom Penh Kite Museum osow kitefly phnom penh 2002 a SE-asia kite-tour - cambodia - in 2001 cambodia daily about phnomPenh kitefest dec.2000 khmer kite-book (sim sarak) about khmer kleng ek music kite [ger-eng] khmer kites photo-album
China Rep. Taiwan RC	E-asia pop. 21 M language: chin.	fung zhang	- new! TWKA Taiwan Kitefliers Assn. - taipei festival report, pictures, links. indoor show by bell chiu and students - Hiroyasu pages fromTaiwan. tw kitelinks by chen hung. taipei 2001 by team niji japan. many pics! tangokites asia pilgrimage 2001 taiwan 2001 festival page by bart AJSKA Hokkaido taipei 2001 pages taiwan 2000 festival pics by polly ching taiwan 2000 festival by Ajay Prakash nfak manjha visit to the 2000 festival +pictures! characteristics of chinese kites gov. page about taiwan festivals and kites team envy indoor show !!! new shows, new kites, new videos.
China PR. VRC	E-asia 1166 M language: chin.	fung zhang \| muyuan \| zhiyuan \| zhiyao \| yaozi	chinavista web culture: china kite tangokites asia pilgrimage 2001 guang xi kite performance 2000 - page about li ruo xin - Nov.2002: The Hong Kong Red Cross organized a kite design competition. The kites, decorated with anti-stigma messages, will be made into e-greeting cards on the HKRC website. (reuters) A kite design competition was held by the Hong Kong Red Cross (HKRC) Red Cross Youth members. Fourteen groups, comprising more than 60 Junior and Youth Units members, participated in the competition. The participants made use of different materials to decorate their kites to bring out the messages of showing concern towards and fighting prejudice and stigma against people living with HIV/AIDS. The winning kites will be later transformed into e-greeting cards available at the HKRC homepage (www.redcross.org.hk).
	Mongolia		"The ongoing Inner Mongolian Games features a lot of quaint sports and kite flying is one of them. Most kites seen in the Inner Mongolian Games are made with a bamboo frame and a silk or paper covering. The complex shapes and designs are achieved by bending bamboo over a flame or soaking it in water." people.com.cn
India IND	S-asia pop. 883 M language: hindi +eng.	kite, patang, sarungal kite activity yes.	jodhpour desert kite - pics of martin skoog Sun City Kite Club (est.1875 !) Jodhpur about jodhpur desert kite festival team mangalore kites [fr] about manjha kites, lightly psychedelic... :-) goa kite carnival 2003 report desert kite jodhpur kitefest 1998 gujarat kitefestival - the problem festival ahmedabad
Indonesia RI	SE-asia pop. 188 M language: bahasa	layang-layang, janggaan, kliangan, lanjangan, glanjang. kite activity yes. sub-page indonesia	kitefly indonesia - sari majid JP story ancient kite cavepaintings sulawesi ? bali kite ceremony photos de vliegerende hollander ASIA kitelinks " luftschiffe " (germ.) ship-shaped kites bali East Timor The National Society organised a kite flying event. The Red Cross worked with 36 secondary schools in the country, mainly in the larger districts. In one of these districts, Dili, volunteers prepared the kites and a boat race event. red Cross Indonesia: All chapters and branches were encouraged to get involved with a national kite flying event. Winning kites were flown together on World AIDS day. sumatra - fishing kites by eiji ohashi
Japan JP	E-asia pop. 124 M language: jap.	tako kite activity yes.	- Japan Kite Association JKA . - kites by eiji ohashi (engl) - (jap) Kite Museum Tokyo . Kite Museum Saitama . Japan Sportkite Assn. . shirone giant kite battle . tangokites asia pilgrimage 2001 . hiroyasu jap kitepage about hamamatsu kitefest (jap-german) - Mikio Toki kitemaking Red Cross Japan: Kites with the Red Ribbon and Federation logo were displayed from the 1 - 25 December 2002.
Korea DPR North	E-asia pop. 22 M language: korean	yoen, pang pae
Korea Rep. South. DVRK	E-asia pop. 43 M language: korean	yoen kite activity yes.	korean kite site by skroe / koreakite korea kite link kitefestival Paju 2003 report. Korea, Republic of. / Red Cross Dec.2002: 13 chapters of the Korean Red Cross participated in the Kite campaign and flew 1,500 - 2,000 kites on World AIDS Day.
Laos LAO	SE-asia pop. 5 M language: lao	kite tradition yes. fighterkites.	lao kite photo - ian loughray, gb Laos Red Cross, Dec.2002: A kite flying event was organised.
Malaysia MAL	SE-asia pop. 18 M language: malaii	wau kite activity yes.	pasir gudang kitefestival (near singapore). Pasir Gudang Kite Festival. story: pasir gudang 2003, march. kite museum pasir gudang . kite museum malakka . Kite Festival Melaka . skyriders malaysia penang kiteshop . Malaysia red Cross: The National Society organised a National kite campaign throughout its branches for December 1, 2002.
Maledives MV	S-asia pop. 0,2 m language: divehi	gudi kite activity yes.	little story about kids kites
Myanmar Burmah MYA	SE-asia pop. 44 M language: birm.	song kite tradition yes.	- story about myanmar kites - another kite story Red Cross: Kites bearing HIV/AIDS-related messages were a feature of events in Myanmar. (Reuters Dec.2002) Myanmar Red Cross: Kites were flown in 40 townships in Myanmar on World AIDS Day. Each kite tail contained a 'message' relating HIV/AIDS - these messages were part of a competition and winners were judged by a committee. In addition exhibition booths were set up promoting HIV/AIDS awareness at 11 locations including two highway bus stations.
Nepal NPL	S-asia pop. 20 M language: nepali	changa, bhutumali. kite activity yes, traditional. fighterkite.	- kitefly nepal by Nirmal Man Tuladhar page 2 - story 2005: Kite flying to ward off evil
Pakistan PK	S-asia pop. 120 M language: punjabi +urdu +sindhi +paschtu	Tukkal, patang kite activity yes, traditional. fighterkite.	- pakistan kites by jamie al-nasir - report basant festival 2003 - story about basant "kite catchers" recycling... - 2004...2006... kites banned by supreme court, because of "dangerous"... kids falling from roofes at basant kite festival... - ban versus education...?
Pilipinas RP	SE-asia pop. 80 M language: pilipino	saranggola, layang-layang, tabanog, burador kite activity traditional.	- Kite Association of the Philippines KAP-web - - Biyaheng Langit Kitefestival - a story about kites
Singapore SGP	SE-asia pop. 3 M language: en. +	kite, layang kite activity yes.	Singapor Kite Assn. SKA kite site by polly + web2 singapore kite day 2001 . march 2002 : death sentence for ganjha? international protest! amnesty link - act now!
Sri Lanka CL	S-asia pop. 17 M language: singha +tamil	sarungalaya kite activity yes.	- colombo 2001 kitefestival - asia SUBWEB pictures - sri lanka kite
Taiwan see China-Rep.
Thailand THA	SE-asia pop. 58 M language: thai	wau sub-page thailand	- about traditional thai kites - Thailand Kitefliers Association TKA - Kite Festival 2002 Kitetour Bangkok 2001 - thai page about chula+pakpao kites - photos kitefestival bangkok 2003 - a SE-asia kite-tour - thailand - in 2001
Vietnam VN	SE-asia pop. 69 M language: viet	diêu kite activity yes.	HUE kite fest 2004 - a SE-asia kite-tour - vietnam - in 2001 a trad. rabbit kite from vietnam Vietnam Rd Cross Dec.2002: The Red Cross organised a kite flying event.

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Armenia ARM	W-asia pop.: 3,5 m language: armen.
Azarbaycan AZ	W-asia pop.: 7 M language: azarbay.
Bahrain BRN	W-asia pop.: 0,5 m language: arab.
Georgia GE	W-asia pop. 5 M language: georg.	prani
Kasakstan KAZ	C-asia pop. 17 M language: kasak.
Kirgyzstan KGZ	C-asia pop. 5 M language: kirg.
Mongolia MNG	C-asia pop. 2,3 m language: mongol.		?
Qatar Q	W-asia pop. 0,5 m language: arab.
Russian Federation RUS	N-asia pop. 149 M language: russ.	zmej	Sasha Iksanov
Tadjikistan TD	C-asia pop. 5 M language:
Turkmenistan TMN	C-asia pop. 4 M language:
Usbekistan UZB	C-asia pop. 21 M language: usbek

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