Hospitality trends in the Asia-Pacific: a discussion of five key sectors Nerilee Hing Southern Cross University‚ Lismore‚ NSW‚ Australia Vivienne McCabe Southern Cross University‚ Lismore‚ NSW‚ Australia Peter Lewis Southern Cross University‚ Lismore‚ NSW‚ Australia Neil Leiper Southern Cross University‚ Lismore‚ NSW‚ Australia This paper reviews recent trends in major hospitality sectors in the Asia-Pacific region. Observes that the meetings‚ incentives‚ conventions and exhibitions (MICE)‚ backpacker
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APEC’s Role in Asia-Pacific Region Hirotoshi Matsushima 65772097 University of British Columbia Recently‚ there is a trend towards further globalizing in the world. Each country tends to keep in close contact with other country in economy‚ politics‚ and culture. Therefore‚ many countries make up institutions together to cooperate and promote mutual development. For example‚ there are EU‚ which is mainly composed of European countries and NAFTA‚ which is an agreement for free trade concluded
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The Causes and Effects of Gender Imbalance in Asia By Tom Farrer Throughout this paper I will focus on the phenomenon of the gender imbalance in Asia. I will begin by assessing the current situation and researching the various causes which have led to it. I shall then analyse the possible consequences to follow and conclude with an outlook to the future. According to the United Nations the recommended sex ratio at birth (SRB) for a country is 107‚ meaning that for every 100 females born‚ 107 males
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South Asia Theme 5 The region of South Asia underwent many changes and continuities that resulted in a heavily patriarchal and hierarchal social structure by 600 CE. Perhaps the biggest change in the society was the caste system brought about by Aryans from Europe. The invaders helped to develop the different statuses going from priests‚ to warriors‚ to merchants‚ to commoners‚ and the natives or untouchables at the bottom. Once people were born into their designated caste‚ it was basically impossible
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Macro-enviroment suggest that there is a huge scope of growth for AirAsia in Asia. The huge population with rise in middle class and a lot of disposable income together with the absence of affordable forms of transportation post a high demand for AirAsia as a low cost airline. It is also anticipated that due to the rapid urbanization trends the air travel market will continue to grow at a fast pace. The geographical structure of Asia which is archipelago will also contribute to the air transport. Example:
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proved that it is difficult to argue the primacy of either as in instances‚ such as in‚ Singapore-Malaysia/Vietnam-Kampuchea divisions‚ it was the politicization of matters along racial lines – impetus of each that led to tensions. Furthermore‚ in the case of Indonesia-Malaysia‚ it was ethnic-cultural commonalities‚ rather than divisions that led to rivalry and hence tensions. Political differences‚ which can be explored by security & sovereignty perception and ideological differences‚ lead to the development
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“Is China Becoming a Threat in USA and East Asia?” In the past few years China has started to have a great impact on the world’s economy because of its products which now can be found in almost every country. Having its goods “invading” the world’s markets the Chinese government is becoming richer and richer every day. If a country becomes rich‚ its goals start to rise and the will to have more power also rises‚ and its economy takes a big boost. This economic growth is what a
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11Cs for better credit analysis in Asia Loan default is a universal phenomenon associated with all types of business enterprises. However‚ loan default in case of banks has special significance because extending of credit is almost the exclusive business of banking institutions. Naturally magnitude of loan default largely determines the destiny of a bank. So‚ its importance is absolute for the very existence of a bank. As banks deal with other people’s money‚ quick recovery of loans is one of the
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Consumer spending in Asia (on GDP and Emerging Markets). Asia is the world’s largest and most populous continent. Interestingly the countries which fall under Asia vary in size‚ environment‚ historical ties and governance systems. Thus the wealth of these countries differs quite drastically. For example in terms of Gross Domestic Product‚ GDP ("the market value of all the goods and services produced by labour and property located in a country” (About.com 2009))‚ Japan has the largest economy
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Bibliography: An 1996: An J.‚ Ancient Glass Trade in Southeast Asia. In: Ancient Trades and Cultural Contacts in Southeast Asia (Bangkok 1996) Basa 1991: K. Basa‚ The Iron Age in Southeast Asia. Papers from the Institute of Archaeology 2‚ 1991‚ 52-64. Bellwood 2007: P. Bellwood‚ Prehistory of the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago (Canberra 2007). International Conference of the European
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