Abbreviations related to the place ‘Asia’
- Code
-
Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- NAAAP
-
National Association of Asian American Professionals
- NAATA
-
National Asian American Telecommunications Association
- NACS
-
Nordic Association for China Studies
- NAEC
-
Northeast Asia Economic Conference
- NAJAKS
-
Nordic Association for Japanese and Korean Studies
- NAJS
-
Nordic Association for the Study of Contemporary Japanese Society
- NAOJ
-
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (https://www.nao.ac.jp/)
- NAPABA
-
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- NASA
-
Nordic Association for South Asian Studies
- NASEAS
-
Nordic Association of Southeast Asian Studies
- NATSA
-
North American Taiwan Studies Association
- NBR
-
National Bureau of Asian Research (https://www.nbr.org/)
- NCEEER
-
National Council for Eurasian and East European Research
- NCSAS
-
National Centre for South Asia Studies
- NEA
-
Northeast Asia Program
- NEAAS
-
New England Conference of the Association for Asian Studies
- NEAF
-
Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation
- NEALRC
-
National East Asian Languages Resource Center
- NEAS
-
Near East Archaeological Society
- NEC
-
Nippon Electric Company (https://www.nec.com/)
- NEST
-
New and Emerging Strategic Technologies
- NGJS
-
Nederlands Genootschaap voor Japanse Studien
- NHC
-
National Heart Centre (https://www.nhcs.com.sg/)
NHC is equivalent to NHCS (National Heart Centre Singapore) in English.
- NHCS
-
National Heart Centre Singapore (https://www.nhcs.com.sg/)
The National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) is a national and regional referral centre for cardiovascular diseases. It provides comprehensive cardiac care, including diagnostic, preventive services, heart and lung transplantation, heart attack treatment, balloon angioplasty and coronary bypass surgery.
NHCS is equivalent to NHC, NHCS (see above).
- NIAP
-
National Institute for Asia and the Pacific
- NIAS
-
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
- NICAM
-
Nonhydrostatic ICosahedral Atmospheric Model (www.nicam.jp)
- NIES
-
National Institute for Environmental Studies (www.nies.go.jp)
- NIJL
-
National Institute of Japanese Literature (https://www.nijl.ac.jp/en/)
- NIMS
-
National Institute for Materials Science (https://www.nims.go.jp/)
- NINS
-
National Institutes of Natural Sciences (www.nins.jp)
- NIPR
-
National Institute of Polar Research (www.nipr.ac.jp)
- NJECD
-
New Japanese-English Character Dictionary
- NNCS
-
Nordic Network for Chinese Studies
- NOFSA
-
Norsk Forum for Sor-Asia
- NONESA
-
Nordic Newsletter for Southeast Asian Studies
- NPUJ
-
Northwestern Polytechnical University Journal
- NRI
-
Non-Resident Indian
NRI is equivalent to PIO (Person of Indian Origin) in English.
- NRI
-
Nomura Research Institute
- NTA
-
Nippon Travel Agency
- NTNU
-
National Taiwan Normal University (http://en.ntnu.edu.tw/)
- NTPC
-
Nam Theun 2 Power Company (https://www.namtheun2.com/)
- NTT
-
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (www.ntt.co.jp)
- NTU
-
Nanyang Technology University
- NU
-
Naresuan-Universität
NU is equivalent to NU (Naresuan University) in English.
- NU
-
Naresuan University
NU is equivalent to NU (see above).
- NUAAJ
-
Nanjing University Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal
- NUS
-
National University of Singapore (http://www.nus.edu.sg/)
- NWR
-
Natuurwetenschappelijke Raad voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- NYCAS
-
New York Conference on Asian Studies
- NZASIA
-
New Zealand Asian Studies Society
- NZJAS
-
New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies
- NaAIJ
-
Nanjing Aeronautical Institute Journal
- OCIPED
-
Omani Centre for Investment Promotion & Export Development
- OEA
-
Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
- OGL
-
Observer Group Lebanon
- OGSAA
-
Oslo-Göteborg School of Asian and African Studies
- OIETAI
-
Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran
- OLZ
-
Orientalistische Literaturzeitung
- OPIPA
-
Organisatie voor Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- ORI
-
Ocean Research Institute (www.ori.u-tokyo.ac.jp)
- ORTAS
-
Organisme de la Radio-Télévision Arabe Syrienne
- OSJaJ
-
Oceanographical Society of Japan Journal
- OYCF
-
Overseas Young Chinese Forum
- PAIR
-
Portal to Asian Internet Resources
- PAKBO
-
Pakistan Bibliographical Organization
- PAMM
-
Philippines-Australia Ministerial Meeting
- PAPG
-
Pakistan Association of Petroleum Geoscientists
- PASJ
-
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
- PBC
-
The People's Bank of China (http://www.pbc.gov.cn/)
- PBeiO
-
Publications of the Beijing Astronomical Observatory
- PIDS
-
Philippine Institute for Development Studies
- PIE
-
Proto-Indo-European
- PIIA
-
Pakistan Institute of International Affairs
- PIO
-
Person of Indian Origin
PIO is equivalent to NRI, PIO (see above).
- PISAI
-
Pontificio Istituto di Studi Arabi e d'Islamistica (https://www.pisai.it/)
PISAI is equivalent to PISAI (Pontificium Institutum Studiorum Arabicorum et Islamicorum) in Latin.
- PISAI
-
Pontificium Institutum Studiorum Arabicorum et Islamicorum (https://www.pisai.it/)
PISAI is equivalent to PISAI (see above).
- PJA
-
Proceedings of the Japan Academy
- PKAS
-
Publication of the Korean Astronomical Society
- PKPSBBM
-
Program Kompensasi Pengurangan Subsidi Bahan Bakar Minyak
- PMJS
-
Premodern Japanese Studies
- PNAOJ
-
Publications of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
- PNC
-
Pacific Neighborhood Consortium (https://www.pnclink.org/)
The Pacific Neighborhood Consortium (PNC) facilitates information exchanges and access to digitized data among institutions of higher education in the Pacific Rim. It designs, coordinates, and participates in international programs about information and technology exchange, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the development of cultural knowledge contents.
- PNOIS
-
Phillippine National Observatory on the Information Society
- PPJ
-
People's Plan Japonesia
- PRDLA
-
Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance
- PSA
-
Prabhu Dasi Sisters of Ajmeer
- PSAA
-
Philippines Studies Association of Australasia
- PSB
-
Singapore Productivity and Standards Board
- PSDE
-
Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy (www.psde.org.ph)
- PSJ
-
Palynological Society of Japan
- PakEsA
-
Pakistana Esperanto-Asocio
- QBF
-
Qatar Basketball Federation
- RAJ
-
Russian Association of Japanologists
- RAS-KB
-
Royal Asiatic Society - Korea Branch
- RAWA
-
Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
RAWA is equivalent to راوا (جمعیت انقلابی زنان افغانستان) in Persian.
- RCCT
-
Registration Center of Certificated Translators
- RCES
-
Registration Center of Experts for Standardization
- RDFP
-
Rural Development Foundation of Pakistan
- RFA
-
Radio Free Asia
- RIAP
-
Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific
- RIFIAS
-
Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies
- RIJS
-
Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (https://rijs.fas.harvard.edu/)
The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS) is a center supporting research activities concerning Japan and Japanese Studies. Its mission is to advance teaching and research on Japan, to stimulate scholarly and public interest about Japan and U.S.-Japan relations, and to strengthen ties between Harvard University and Japan and between Japan and the United States.
- RIMAS
-
Rotterdam Institute of Modern Asian Studies
- RISA
-
Religion in South Asia
- RISH
-
Research Institute of Sustainable Humanosphere (www.rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp)
- RITE
-
Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (www.rite.or.jp)
- RJSS
-
Romanian Journal of Japanese Studies
- RMAP
-
Resource Management in Asia-Pacific Program
- RNAOJ
-
Report of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
- ROIS
-
Research Organization of Information and Systems (www.rois.ac.jp)
- ROK
-
Republic of Korea
- RSPAS
-
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
- RTG
-
Rotterdam Turk Güçü
- RUCTA
-
Research Unit on Cultures and Technologies in Asia
- RvPCJ
-
Review of Physical Chemistry of Japan
- SAC
-
Standardization Administration of China
- SACAP
-
South Asia Cooperative Acquisitions Program
- SAGIA
-
Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority
- SAIR
-
South Asia Intelligence Review
- SAJA
-
South Asian Journalists Association
- SAMP
-
South Asia Microform Project
- SARD
-
South Asia Resources Database
- SAS
-
South Asian Studies
- SASMO
-
Syrian Arab Standards and Metrology Organization
- SASO
-
Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (www.saso.org.sa)
- SASn
-
Studia Astronomica Sinica
- SAT
-
Sisters of Saint Anne of Tiruchirappilli
- SATP
-
South Asia Terrorism Portal
- SBIC
-
Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (https://www.a-star.edu.sg/sbic)
- SCC
-
Science and Civilisation in China
- SCCS
-
Securities Clearing and Computer Services Pte Ltd
- SCJ
-
Science Council of Japan (www.scj.go.jp)
Science Council of Japan (SCJ) is the representative organization of Japanese scientist community ranging over all fields of sciences subsuming humanities, social sciences, life sciences, natural sciences, and engineering. It has been established as a special organization under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Prime Minister, operating independently of the government, for the purpose of promoting and enhancing the field of science, and having science reflected in and permeated into administration and industries.
- SCMP
-
South China Morning Post
- SDC
-
Support Democracy in China
- SEECR
-
Southeastern Early China Roundtable
- SEF
-
Singapore Epilepsy Foundation (https://www.epilepsy.com.sg/)
- SENAS
-
Southern Europe Network of Asian Studies
- SES
-
Stock Exchange of Singapore
- SGX
-
Singapore Exchange
- SHAPS
-
School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies
- SIC
-
Sociology in China
- SII
-
Standards Institution of Israel
- SIIA
-
Singapore Institute of International Affairs (http://www.siiaonline.org/)
- SIM
-
Singapore Institute of Management (http://www.sim.edu.sg/)
- SIMEX
-
Singapore International Monetary Exchange
- SIPO
-
State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China
The abbreviation SIPO (State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China) includes the abbreviation IPO (Intellectual Property Office).
- SKAS
-
Society of Korean-American Scholars
- SLJ
-
Spacelab Japan
- SMS
-
Snehagiri Missionary Sisters
- SMU
-
Singapore Management University (https://www.smu.edu.sg/)
- SNOC
-
Singapore National Olympic Council
- SOTA
-
Stichting Onderzoekcentrum Turkistan en Azerbaidzjan
- SQ
-
Singapore Airlines (https://www.singaporeair.com)
- SSA
-
Syrian Studies Association
- SSCR
-
Society for the Study of Chinese Religions
- SSELP
-
Sinological Serials in European Libraries Project
- SSIC
-
Selangor State Investment Centre
- SSJR
-
Society for the Study of Japanese Religions (https://sites.google.com/site/ssjrhome/)
- SSMS
-
Singapore Society for Mass Spectrometry (https://www.ssms.org.sg/)
The Singapore Society for Mass Spectrometry (SSMS) is a non-profit organisation founded with the objective to promote and disseminate mass spectrometry-related research and technology advances within Singapore and regional countries.
- STERJ
-
Solar, Terrestrial and Environmental Research Japan
- STTA
-
Singapore Table Tennis Association (https://www.stta.org.sg/)
- SZPC
-
Shandong Zhonghua Power Company
- SciSn
-
Scientia Sinica
- StII
-
Studien zur Indologie und Iranistik
- TACS
-
Turkish American Cultural Society of New England (www.tacsne.org)
- TAEMm
-
Tokyo Metropolitan College Aeronautical Engineering Memoirs
- TAUVEX
-
Tel Aviv University Ultraviolet Explorer
The abbreviation TAUVEX (Tel Aviv University Ultraviolet Explorer) includes the abbreviation UV (Ultraviolet).
- TAY
-
Türkiye Arkeolojik Yerleşmeleri (http://tayproject.org)
- TBD
-
Türkiye Bilişim Derneği (https://www.tbd.org.tr)
- TBMM
-
Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi (https://www.tbmm.gov.tr)
- TBV
-
Türkiye Bilişim Vakfı (www.tbv.org.tr)
- TCM
-
Traditional Chinese Medicine
TCM is equivalent to TCM (Traditionelle Chinesische Medizin) in German.
- TDA
-
Thailand Diving Association
- TDS
-
Tokyo DisneySea
- TEBE
-
Türk Eskiçağ Bilimleri Enstitüsü (http://turkinst.org)
- TEGV
-
Türkiye Eğitim Gönüllüleri Vakfı
- TEMA
-
Türkiye Erozyonla Mücadele, Ağaçlandırma ve Doğal Varlıkları Koruma Vakfı (www.tema.org.tr)
- TFLF
-
Task Force La Fayette
- TGB
-
Türkiye Gençlik Birliği (https://tgb.gen.tr/)
- THE
-
Türk Hukuk Enstitüsü (www.the.org.tr)
- TID
-
Tüm İnternet Derneği (www.tid.org.tr)
- TISI
-
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (https://www.tisi.go.th/)
- TJPh
-
Turkish Journal of Physics
- TKP3KPK
-
Tim Koordinasi Penyiapan Penyusunan Perumusan Kebijakan Penanggulangan Kemiskinan
- TL
-
Télé Liban
- TOLEX
-
Tokyo-Ogasawara Line Experiment
- TP
-
T’oung Pao
- TPC
-
Turkish Petroleum Company
- TPRECD
-
Türk Plastik Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Derneği (www.plastikcerrahi.org.tr)
- TSE
-
Türk Standardları Enstitüsü (https://www.tse.org.tr)
- TTC
-
Telecommunications Technology Committee (https://www.ttc.or.jp/e)
- TTRS
-
Thailand Technology Rating System
The abbreviation TTRS (Thailand Technology Rating System) includes the abbreviation TRS (Technology Rating System).
- TTRT
-
Türkiye Radyo-Televizyon Kurumu (www.trt.net.tr)
- TUASR
-
Tokyo University Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science Report
- TUFEJ
-
Tokyo University Faculty of Engineering Journal Series
- TUFER
-
Tokyo Denki University Faculty of Engineering Research Reports
- TUISR
-
Tokyo University Institute Industrial Science Report
- TVV
-
Turkse Voetbal Vereniging
- TZV
-
Türkiye Zeka Vakfı (https://www.tzv.org.tr/)