Korean Wave Hanryu‚ the Korean wave refers to the significant increase in the popularity of South Korean entertainment‚ trends and culture beginning in the 1990s‚ especially in countries of Asia‚ and more recently in other parts of the world. It presents a prodigious surge in the international visibility of Korean culture. The terminology was coined in mid-1999 by Beijing journalists‚ appalled by the fast growing popularity of Korean wave in China. The wave is more than a mere cultural phenomenon;
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The Anatolian peninsula‚ also called Asia Minor‚ is bounded by the Black Sea to the north‚ the Mediterranean Sea to the south‚ the Aegean Sea to the west‚ and the Sea of Marmara to the northwest‚ which separates Anatolia from Thrace in Europe. Traditionally‚ Anatolia is considered to extend in the east to an indefinite line running from the Gulf of İskenderun to the Black Sea‚ coterminous with the Anatolian Plateau. This traditional geographical definition is used‚ for example‚ in the latest edition
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in the wake of the financial crisis with $420 billion in surplus liquid cash and government securities as of June 2012. According to BRUNEI TIMES‚ Citibank has garnered awards around the world‚ including Euro money magazine’s recent "Best Bank in Asia" for 2011 award‚ the bank’s aim in Brunei is mainly to serve the corporate
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As a huge‚ everlasting force in Asia‚ China was always known as the nation not to mess with. Being more advanced in every aspect‚ this nation was known to be more of the bully than the victim. Nonetheless‚ this all changed in 1894 when the newly arising force of Japan went head to head
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Introduction to Geography The world is getting smaller‚ we now live in a global village due to our enlarged technical skills. It is today as easy to fly from eg. Dublin to Rome as it was to travel from Dublin to Cork 150 years ago‚ Not to mention flights to the moon & back. Geography has turned out to be the study of man in space. Between mass media and frequent travel the child is bombarded with impressions about the planet he lives on. In today’s world the child hears random words‚ names of
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World History to 1500 2/17/14 Jared Diamond’s Eurocentric Approach Jared Diamond is a historian who does lots of research on birds around the world. His research on birds intrigued many people. Diamond also did research on people and their cultures. He was very interested in how different cultures lived. A man named Yali was the one who motivated Jared Diamond to become even more interested and involved in people and their culture. Yali asked Diamond a simple question that forced him to try
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franchise business to Singapore‚ Vietnam‚ Indonesia‚ Thailand and the Philippines. (Papa John’s Pizza 2009) According to Berjaya Corporation Berhad‚ currently‚ there are more than 3‚200 Papa John’s restaurants worldwide including 171 restaurants in Asia and other 29 International Countries. Such countries include China‚ Korea‚ India‚ and the Middle East. The very first outlet was opened in Indiana United States back in 1985. A more detailed Papa John’s achievement milestones are available in Appendix
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economies of scale. Iin the mid 1980s‚ it changed its strategy to adapt to local markets‚ from a global approach to a multinational approach. It operated in five different strategic regions: North America‚ Europe / Middle East / Africa‚ South America‚ Asia / Oceania and Japan. To overcome the loss of economies of scale‚ it adapted new strategy with the basics developed by a common development-centre and then these basics transfered to all strategic regions for modifications to satisfy different customers
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Festivals are great way to experience local culture. Sometime they even offer a glimpse into past. There are hundreds of festivals across the world. So are you ready to experience of fun and colorful festivals? Below are some of festivals from Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa and Latin America. Let’s start in Europe. Europeans have a lot of festivals that attract thousands. During July 6th to 14th of every year‚ the Spanish town of Pamplona celebrates Festival of San Fermin for a week. It is a week of riotous
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