and abroad. Although formulation of the Truman Doctrine‚ Marshall Plan‚ and the Berlin Airlift suggested that the United States had a particular concern with the spread of communism in Europe‚ America’s policy of containment extended to Asia as well. Indeed‚ Asia proved to be the site of the first major battle waged in the name of containment: the Korean War. In 1950 the Korea Peninsula was divided between a Soviet-backed
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eBay: Expanding into Asia On September 3‚ 1995‚ Pierre Omidyar founded eBay in San Jose‚ California. Pierre and his wife‚ Pamela Wesley‚ had a vision that included creating a marketplace online where people could share the same interests. This vision also included a format that could create a fair and open meeting ground where prices were determined purely by the market. The site was based on five main values: people are basically good; everyone has something to contribute; an honest‚ open
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Emerging Asia S.W.O.T. Report August 2011 Economic dynamics 10 8 Systemic risks 6 Infrastructure 4 2 China India Indonesia 0Malaysia External political risks Social instability risks Philippines Thailand Vietnam Ease of doing business Domestic political risks Comparing risks and opportunities in: China India Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam POLITICAL & ECONOMIC RISK CONSULTANCY LTD. Contents I. SUMMARY ................................................................
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Company overview: Air Asia After acquiring Air Asia from the Malaysian government in 2002‚ Tony Fernandes completely altered the business model of its previous owners and re-established the company with just 3 air planes. Owing debts of about 11 million U.S‚ this move was very risky; however by offering low cost prices‚ the company was able to attract sufficient travellers. After acquisition‚ 5 years later Air Asia became renowned globally as the least expensive airline in terms of cost per seat
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For many people in Europe and North America‚ the Middle East represents an area of danger and disorder – mainly described as a site of wars‚ poverty‚ tyrannical governments and lack of women`s rights. At the moment Middle East is seen as an eruption point of migrants and violent extremist groups and‚ therefore‚ as a threat to the security and stability of the West. Concerns over this region have been raised in the awake of 9/11 and the Madrid and London transport bombing. In addition to the region`s
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INSTRUMENTS OF SOUTHERN ASIAN COUNTRY A. LAOS 1.[pic] The khene (/ˈkɛn/; also spelled "khaen"‚ "kaen" and "khen"; Lao: ແຄນ; Thai: แคน‚ RTGS: khaen‚ pronounced [kʰɛ̄ːn]; Vietnamese: khèn; Khmer: គែន) is a mouth organ of Lao origin whose pipes‚ which are usually made of bamboo‚ are connected with a small‚ hollowed-out hardwood reservoir into which air is blown‚ creating a sound similar to that of the violin. This is classified as Aerophone. 2.[pic] The đàn bầu (pronounced [ɗǎn ɓə̌w]; ")
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Japan’s attitude toward foreign domination changed drastically over the years. Since the early 1600s‚ during the reign of the Tokugawa dynasty‚ the shogun made every effort possible to enforce a rigid isolation policy. He closed all ports except for one to foreigners. Anyone who left the country or allowed foreigners in were sentenced to death. However‚ by the mid-1800s‚ Japan began to reconsider their seclusion from the rest of the world. In 1850‚ Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Japan‚ accompanied
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low-fare company. AirAsia established in 1993 and start the operations on 18 November 1996 (Wikipedia‚ 2011) Inspired by the success of Ryanair and EasyJet as low cost carrier‚ Toni Fernandes saw the potential of having the same concept in Asia. Air Asia executed the cost leadership strategy with introduced ticketless travelling‚ one type cabin‚ free seating‚ and online booking trough internet that able slash the price into 40% - 60% cheaper than regular airlines (Declanegan‚ 2012) “Now Everyone
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BIS 541 MANAGING INFORMATION SYSTEM TMA 1 Executive Summary The use of Information technology is important to build the strategic and operation management of airlines‚ and help to build the future airlines successfully. The emergence of the Internet in the mid1990s as well as the development of Intranets and Extranets forced airlines to refocus their strategy on technological innovations in order to enhance their competitiveness. (Buhalis 2004). AirAsia believes in the low fare business
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*AFTER QUIZ 2* October 31st‚ 2012 Issues in this unit: racism‚ war‚ discrimination‚ etc. WWII; Race war Strong ethnocentrism. Nativism doesn’t have any institutional power. Nativism becomes more a national policy‚ national identity. In Meiji period‚ Japanese were aware of what happened in China; change of terminology (people stop referring China as the middle kingdom‚ and refers it as Shina?‚ reflect a different stand towards China). Ethnocentrism has a different grounding. Difference between
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