Eduard Romanenko‚ Li Guoxu‚ Denion Galimuna Country Profile: Singapore With the population of only 5.18 million people and the total area of 710 sq km (189th among other countries)‚ as of 2010 according to the World Bank database‚ Singapore is the 14th largest exporter and the 15th largest importer in the world. The total trade volume of the country in 2010 comprised USD 662‚ 658 bln contributing to trade to GDP ratio of 317.42%‚ the highest in the world. As Figure 1 demonstrates‚ since 1981 the
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THE DOMESTICATION OF COSMETIC SURGERY ARTICLE BY- Sue Tait INTRODUCTION: Today‚ there are a number of reality series on television which make over “ordinary” people. Two such US produced shows are Extreme Makeover and Nip/Tuck. Extreme Makeover aired from 2002 to 2005 was the most successful of television’s surgical reality shows and Nip/Tuck which was on air from 2003 was the first drama series about cosmetic surgery. This article by Sue Tait throws light on how cosmetic surgery advertised
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A. Business Analysis: Makeup Art Cosmetics (MAC) was founded in 1985 in Toronto by Frank Toskan and the late Frank Angelo. The BUSINESS PLAN concentrated on targeting young‚ fashionable females by creating cosmetic products which contain unique textures and colours. Using this strategy‚ the company targeted the celebrities and other cosmetic influencers to gain recognition and market share in the younger consumer market. Since its inception‚ the company has grown to become a multi-national
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immigrants‚ Singapore began to open itself up as a centre for entrepot trade. It began to import and export goods for different areas to different parts of the world. These immigrants also provided important support services such as workers in the dockyards‚ plantations‚ factories and some even provided daily necessities for traders all over the world. All these contributions of the immigrants helped to maintain Singapore as an attractive trading centre and kept it competitive. Without them‚ Singapore would
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Make-Up Art Cosmetics Make-up Art Cosmetics‚ also known as M.A.C. cosmetics is a highly unique corporation. Its founders and business strategies are rather simple yet extremely effective in contributing to the companies success. The company does not use any fancy business schemes and it is truly concerned with its consumers. In the beginning‚ the company struggled to get started‚ but now a multimillion dollar (and still growing) enterprise‚ M.A.C. probably has some of the most popular and most
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Focus on the Family Singapore Addressing Rise of Single Parenthood in Singapore 1) Overview of the Issue Client ‘Focus on the Family Singapore’‚ is a local charity with an IPC status dedicated to help families thrive. The organization aims to support families with quality life education through talks‚ as single-parent hood is on a rise. It is supplemented by well research family life resources and content placement in the media reaching 1 million people in Singapore (Focus on the Family
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middle income group. By doing so‚ it increases the chances for social mobility and it prevents stagnation of income. According to Key Household Income Trends 2012 report by Singapore Department of Statistic which stated that there was an increment of 7.5% in median monthly income from S$7‚040 in 2011 to S$7‚570 in 2012 (Singapore visa consultancy AsiaBiz Services‚ 2013). Similarly‚ President of United States also increased the minimum wage to $9 from $7.25 an hour to help the lower and middle class
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The Side Effects of Cosmetic Surgery Reading and Writing Level 4 Kirsten Ringstrom April 14‚ 2009 Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 The History of Cosmetic Surgery 3 The Trends of Cosmetic Surgeries 4 The Risks of Cosmetic Surgery 5 Conclusion References Throughout recorded history‚ a pale complexion has nearly always been more fashionable than a tan complexion because pale skin represents a woman who does not have to labour outdoors. So‚ most non-white women probably wanted
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The Fall of Singapore 1 INTRODUCTION Singapore‚ the impregnable fortress‚ the “Gibraltar of the East”. It stood this way since long ago‚ with Australians using it since 1920. It was the British symbol of Eastern power and on February 15th‚ it fell control the control of the Japanese empire. In a fresh new battle front‚ a war had begun. A war of the pacific that was only ten weeks old. Britain’s foothold into the Pacific had been taken‚ and it took only seven days. Painfully undefended‚ it stood no
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FOCUS 13—24 Young consumers in Singapore Wang Hongjun‚ a young consumer and youth researcher‚ provides an insight into youth lifestyles in Singapore YOUNG CONSUMERS tend to be more experiential and receptive to new products and images. They like to discover new ‘cool’ products for themselves and are constantly on the lookout for new trends and brands. This target demographic‚ more so than any other‚ is tremendously viral and connected. Young consumers are always on the lookout for fun and
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