have flashed warnings of a crisis for the entire East Asia region before mid-1997. Only Thailand‚ with its large current account deficits in 1995 and 1996‚ looked a possible candidate for a devaluation‚ and even then the cautionary remarks on Thailand were hedged because these current accounts were seen to be financed by private capital inflows and hence to be sustainable in the medium term. Were the exchange rate collapses in 1997 in Asia really unexpected as claimed by the governments in these
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All who originated from around the world‚ South-America‚ Africa‚ Jamaica‚ Europe‚ and Asia. Me being the only one from the Middle-East‚ and yet I felt as if I was different from all of them. The reason I say this is because of all of the attraction the media is focusing on to the Middle East. There are kids that grow up watching television
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The Age of Exploration was a period between the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries in which explorers‚ such as Vasco Da Gama‚ Bartolomeu Dias‚ and Christopher Columbus‚ and several others‚ ventured throughout the seas. They moved westward in search of direct trade routes to India and China. Numerous countries‚ led by Spain and Portugal‚ set sail using various navigational devices. Unintentionally‚ this led to the discovery of the Americas‚ which then sparked the Colombian Exchange. At this same time
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During the Industrial Era‚ What “Things did Europeans seek Overseas”? | Raw materials(metals‚ vegetable oils‚ dyes‚ cotton‚ and hemp—needed to feed the machines of Europe‚ not spices or manufactured goods‚ were the main products the Europeans wanted. | What fueled European imperialist expansion in the Industrial Age? | From internal rivalries between the European powers themselves. | What was the chief interest of the Dutch and English East India Companies? | Profits | How did the communication
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Background Fast food culture‚ which began in the United States from the last century. Nowadays it has spread all over the world because of its convenience and cheapness. Especially in Asian countries that where are living on rice‚ the sudden increase of fast food restaurants have brought major changes in conventional food culture. For example‚ the amount of importation beef which is indispensable to a hamburger has increased since hamburger restaurants expanded into Japan in the 1970s. On the other
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Part A (20 marks) Choose the BEST answers. Write your answer into the Answer Sheet provided. 1. Computer ____ entails having the knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses. a. literacy c. legitimacy b. intimacy d. infancy 2. A(n) ____ is an electronic device‚ operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory‚ that can accept data‚ process the data according to specified rules‚ produce results‚ and store the results for future use. a. input device c
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retailers seeking to sustain their international growth rates. In particular‚ the less developed markets of South East Asia began to attract attention which they had previously not received. This was in contrast to earlier expansion patterns among European international retailers. Before the early 1990s‚ retailers have tended to look towards Europe and North America‚ rather than East Asia to grab international growth opportunities. American retailers have operated in international markets for a considerable
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What is important from Unit 1? AR ----- (neolithia Rev) 10‚000—8‚000BCE Hunter-gather to settled community Small nomadic‚ gender equality ////domesticate plants animals‚ gender inequity‚ specialization (lead to
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THANG LONG UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION Cultural Similarities and Differences between Eastern and Western INSTRUCTOR: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Do Student name : Vu Thi Huyen Trang Student code : A21888 Ha Noi‚ 2015 Table of Contents 1.Introduction……………………………………………………………………….01 2.Definition……..…………………………………………………………………..01 3.The Similarities…………………………………………………………………..02 3.1. Religion…………………………………………………….. 3.2. Zodiac………………………………………………………. 3.3. Communication……………………………………………
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historians. At the very least‚ many argue that advanced technology was a key component of the worldwide spread of European imperialism. The development of steam-powered ships greatly assisted European powers that sought to extend their empires in Africa and Asia. Europeans had enjoyed a virtual monopoly on sea travel since the first imperial expansion began in the 1500s‚ but this only extended to the coasts. European ships were too awkward to travel inland via the river systems in their empires. Therefore
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