Introduction The following report examines the need for Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association (HKEIA) to provide assistance for local electrical small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to enter the Southeast Asian Market. Background of the project In the past few years‚ Hong Kong’s electronic industry has been facing intense competition from nearby countries‚ such as China‚ Taiwan‚ Singapore and South Korea. Many local SMEs failed to stand in this highly competitive business environment
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Content Page 1. Executive Summary………………………………………………………………... 3 2. Brief Background Information on Free Trade Agreement……………………… 4 3. Brief Overview of ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA)………..…. 4 4. Benefits of AKFTA on Companies in Singapore a. Economic Benefits – Trade in Goods and Services……………..………… 5 b. Intellectual Property Protection………………………………………………. 7 c. Human Resource Management and Development………………………… 8 5. Challenges Faced By Companies in Singapore regarding to AKFTA
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Thailand’s perception toward migration The specific policy was indicated by the government of Thailand for managing the migration of highly skilled workers in preparing and responding to the country’s commitment to realizing the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by couple of years‚ 2015‚ coming. The AEC represents a significant step onward in the Association’s economic and political together with cultural cooperation while the AEC Blueprint obviously addresses the demand for higher number labor changeability
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More specifically‚ this paper aims at testing the theory through a comparative analysis of three important and long-lasting regional integration schemes in the developing world: the Southern Africa Development Community in Sub-Saharan Africa‚ the ASEAN in South-eastern Asia and the Mercosur in South America. The analysis shows that the hegemonic stability theory can offer useful interpretations for specific decisions and developments‚ but it also presents some weaknesses in forming a complete and
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A. Enhancing economic security through development diplomacy The extent and complexity of economic cooperation and competition in the next millennium demand more than domestic reforms. Therefore‚ economic linkages are also a key to progress. Given such awareness‚ President Ramos complemented whatever local initiatives with economic diplomacy‚ otherwise termed as “Development Diplomacy.” This effort only emphasized the priority placed by his administration on the importance of economic development
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Pakistan‚ Introduction The inability of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to broker a multilateral trading system acceptable to all its members sparked a rising interest in regionalism. The first wave of regionalism in the 1960s was divided along North-North and South-South trading arrangements. In the 1980s‚ the second regionalism wave evolved into a North-South trading arrangement. (1) However‚ in a post-Cold War setting‚ regional groupings have responded to the volatility of the multilateral
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Can Fly’’. MISSION AIR ASIA The mission of Air Asia is made up by four major points. The first point is to be the best company to work for whereby employees are treated as part of a big family. Then the second point is create a globally recognized ASEAN brand. The third point is to attain the lowest cost so that everyone can fly with AirAsia and the last point is maintain the highest quality product‚ embracing technology to reduce cost and enhance
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Deterrence Citizen Armed Force 1) Due to manpower and economic constraints‚ Singapore could not afford a large professional army. 2) Government enlists able-bodied man to serve full time NS(national service) learning how to defend the country. 3) Help bonding as it develop a sense of loyalty‚ patriotism and a shared destiny for Singapore. 4) Continue to serve as Operationally Ready NS men and 3rd generation Singapore armed force(SAF). 5) Through the programmes they under refresher
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governed by ‘civilization’. That said‚ every nation state belongs to a corresponding civilization and their cultural entity plays a critical role to shape their political values. Historically‚ establishing the superiority of identity has been a crucial factor for conflict between the parties involved. Each party to any conflict composes a group of people who are willing to fight for their entity and they share a common sense of belongingness to each other. “Civilizations are meaningful entities’’
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and colonisation of certain regions. After 1960‚ however‚ a radical adjustment in the interactions between these regional powers developed‚ arguably as a result of the creation of organisations such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 1967. This illustrates a significant relaxation of tensions which effectively promoted economic‚ social and cultural co-operation between the member states.[1] Nevertheless‚ the extent to which such tensions have diminished is questionable‚ especially
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