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Pan-Asia Regional Council (PARC)

This country council site has been established as a means to facilitate communication between the U.S. Embassy and U.S. organizations operating in this city/region.

Pan-Asia Regional Council

The Pan-Asia Regional Council (PARC) is based in San Francisco and caters to the multinational companies, academic institutions, and NGOs primarily in the Bay Area that have economic, personnel, and branding interests in Asia, particularly China and India. The PARC addresses the challenges the region poses, including general crime and safety, passport fraud, intellectual property rights enforcement, supply chain security, crisis management, pandemic planning, brand protection, counterfeiting, information security, cyber crime, background investigations, and due diligence. 

The site is linked to the main Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) database and you may use your OSAC user account to access additional content within this site.

Crime and Safety Reports

Australia 2010 Crime & Safety Report

Crime & Safety
East Asia / Pacific - Australia This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. more...

Featured Reports

Warden Message: Typhoon Melor Approaches Tokyo

Consular Affairs Bulletins
East Asia / Pacific - Japan This warden message is being issued to alert U.S. citizens residing and traveling in Japan that the Japan Meteorological Agency has issued alerts for a tropical storm system that is expected to come close to Tokyo late on October 7, 2009. more...

Warden Message: Chiang Mai (Thailand) Air Quality Alert

Consular Affairs Bulletins
East Asia / Pacific - Thailand This message alerts U.S. citizens traveling to or residing in Northern Thailand to the possibility that air quality in Chiang Mai and other areas of Northern Thailand might pose a health threat during the dry season, from March until June, when these areas typically experience periods of poor air quality. more...

Warden Message: Fiji Cyclone Warning for Tropical Storm 19P

Consular Affairs Bulletins
East Asia / Pacific - Fiji This warden message is being issued to alert U.S. citizens that the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)in Honolulu, Hawaii, has issued a Cyclone Warning for Tropical Storm 19P (Nineteen). more...

Bangkok: Red Shirt Protests

Safety & Security
East Asia / Pacific - Thailand On March 12, the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, also known as the Red Shirts, will begin a three-day protest in Bangkok. more...

Warden Message: Bangkok Prepares for Weekend Protests

Consular Affairs Bulletins
East Asia / Pacific - Thailand This message alerts U.S. citizens traveling to or residing in Thailand that political demonstrations by the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (aka UDD or “red-shirts”) are expected to begin in Bangkok towards the end of this week and could last well into next week. more...