Lee Hsien Loong was sworn in as Singapore’s third Prime Minister on 12 August 2004. Mr Lee was first elected Member of Parliament (MP) in 1984 as a candidate of the People ’s Action Party (PAP) and has been re-elected six times‚ most recently in 2011 as an MP for the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency. He was elected to the Central Executive Committee of the PAP in 1986‚ and became its Secretary-General in 2004. Mr Lee was appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Trade and Industry
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China | Japan | * Confucius Society * Forced into a reform mode * Realized‚ the West was eager to gain access to Chinese market (opium) * Technological superiority * The government tore up first railway line. * Modestly interested in Western military innovation. * Civil war broke out between semi-Christian religious group and the government. * Boxer Rebellion- Chinese rebellion against foreign influence. * Intrusions by Europeans reduce economy‚ increased hostility. * Footbinding
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How Intelligent are Chimpanzees Compared to Humans? A chimpanzee’s brain size is less than ⅓ of a human’s brain size‚ yet they are still so intelligent when compared to humans. Chimpanzees don’t haven’t invented computers or iphones‚ but just a small it of research shows that chimps are actually quite intelligent. Jane Goodall is someone who has spent lots of time with chimpanzees‚ and she herself has experienced the intelligence of chimps. Chimpanzees are our closest relatives‚ sharing lots of
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For the past decade‚ deflation has persisted in Japan. Deflation is the sustained decrease in the average of all prices of goods and services in the economy (Economics Today 2006). Among all the countries since WWII‚ Japan has been suffering from deflation for the longest time. There have been many attempts in stopping deflation. Then why has Japan been under deflation for such a long time? Reason for deflation One reason for the deflation in Japan is the increased goods being imported from China
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International Strategy ■ Create value by transferring valuable core competencies to foreign markets that competitors lack ■ Centralize product development functions at home ■ Establish manufacturing and marketing functions in local country but head office exercises tight control over it ■ Limit customization of product offering and market strategy – Strategy effective if firm faces weak pressures for local responsive and cost reductions Multidomestic Strategy ■
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1. What is a pest control management program? Integrated pest management (IPM)‚ also known as Integrated Pest Control (IPC) is a broad-based approach that integrates a range of practices for economic control of pests. IPM aims to suppress pest populations below the economic injury level (EIL). The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN defines IPM as "the careful consideration of all available pest control techniques and subsequent integration of appropriate measures that discourage the development
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PEST Analysis Using the PEST analysis to assess the macro environment of the newspaper industry shows that the technology and recession are two of the major factors that have been affecting the newspaper industry as well as the socio cultural side. Technology The Internet‚ a powerful and advance technology‚ has changed the model of mass communication. The Internet has had a major impact on the external environment of the newspaper industry and has been gradually substituting the prints. It has
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Gibbon‚ writing in the late eighteenth century goes as far as calling the Crusades an act of “savage fanaticism.” The Enlightenment was however‚ quickly supplanted by romanticism in the nineteenth century. Prominent romantics such as Francois Michaud compared crusading with the contemporary enterprise of colonialism‚ all the while extolling the civilizing virtues of both. Europe’s preoccupation with imperialism was often even justified by using allusions to its crusading
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State Bank of India SUBJECT : PEST & POTER Analysis of State Bank of India This assignment’s main objective is to provide PEST and POTER’s five force analysis.The service provider ‘State Bank of India’ is the subject of investigation in this assignment.State Bank of India is a well know financial provider in banking industry and is an state owned entity. SBI is a regional banking behemoth and is one
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The rise of Japan has been greeted by countries around the world with a mixture of surprise and wariness. Western powers in particular‚ perceived the rise of Japan as a regional threat to their interest in the far East. The document‚ a letter written by President Roosevelt to Senator Knox regarding the relations between the United States (US) and Japan in 1909 is a reflection of the wariness of Western powers to the rise of Japan. Furthermore‚ the letter also shows an important passage in the social
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