now known as Africa‚ Europe‚ and Asia. People in the Old World had no idea about any other continents outside this “Old World.” However‚ some Europeans who were travelling found a new continent. Amerigo Vespucci then named it as the New World‚ which now is known as America. It makes a little bit clear why the Old World and the New World were separated for so long. First‚ it is because people in the Old World had no idea if there was something else outside Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa. Second‚ in the New
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located in the same continent both of them produce many export goods. But China’s export is mainly in workforce and Japan’s export is mainly their goods that they invented themselves‚ such as Cars and electric. China and Japan is located in Asia. China is the most populous country in the world with number of people crossing 1.298 billion in 2004 and Japan have 27.7 billion. China is ranked very low in Human Development index having a rank of 94 in 177 countries of the world‚ but Japan is developed
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Over the course of a couple hundred years‚ many things can change‚ and surprisingly‚ some will stay constant. Take East Asia for example‚ between 1200 CE and 1400 CE the region was under the rule of three different dynasties (Song‚ Yuan‚ and Ming). Between 1492 and 1750‚ culture was spread through the Atlantic World (Western Europe‚ Western Africa‚ and the Eastern Americas) through trade and socialization. These interactions caused socio economic transformation due to the introduction of new crops
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2050‚ it will be the 14th largest economy in the world; Goldman Sachs also included the Philippines in its list of the Next Eleven economies. HSBC projects the Philippine economy to become the 16th largest economy in the world‚ 5th largest economy in Asia and the largest economy in the South East Asian region by 2050. Echoing softly across the 7‚100 islands that form the Philippines archipelago‚ the lilting strains of the country’s national anthem seem to be a reminder of a volatile past
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by cross subsidization between countries; and reputation of having cross over customers that recognition brand and reputation. Would you recommend that Shimano develop additional functions in North America (besides sales and service) as it has in Asia and in Europe? Why or Why not? No. With the bulk of the market close to home and with the resources it needs easily available‚ my recommendation is to keep it to the central established location. One consideration that is not discussed in the article
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APPLE PESTEL ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS Political These refer to government policy such as the degree of intervention in the economy Apple‚ being a Cupertino based company in California‚ is subject to American laws and regulations. These include taxation laws and product manufacturing regulations. Economic * These include interest rates‚ taxation changes‚ economic growth‚ inflation and exchange rates. For example: - higher interest rates may deter investment because it costs more
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Janelle Mae C. Margallo III-Sodium Asia There are 27 countries in Asia; Asia stretches from former "stans" of the USSR to the Pacific Ocean. Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kyrgyzstan Laos Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Vietnam Middle East‚ North Africa‚ and Greater Arabia The 23 countries of the Middle East
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Yuan Dynasty with Kublai Khan‚ grandson of Genesis Khan‚ as emperor. Europe was at its point in history where it had little hard knowledge of the Far East‚ and where works such as The Travels of John Mandeville dominated how many Europeans perceived Asia and its inhabitants. The Travels of Marco Polo are in the same genre as the travels of John Mandeville as it is classified as medieval travel literature. This travel literature evolved from focusing on pilgrimage and holy sites for Christians‚ and
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EXAM PAPER 2011 Module: VI – International Development Assistance Name of course: Multilateral Development Banks and the Private Sector Milica Petruljeskov Rome‚ April‚ 2011 Part I: General Having in mind that the key mission of The World Bank (WB) is overcoming poverty and boosting economic growth in developing countries‚ the core question is whether this clear objective have lost its true meaning during the way. By looking at the WB lending activities it is evident that those
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1. Reason for the merger and acquisitions in the US and European appliance industry: Reactive reasons: 1. International competition: International competition arises when a company from one country goes for manufacturing in other country. In US the appliance industry was highly competitive because of the domestic and foreign competition. The competitors were Korean‚ Japanese and European appliance industries. More over the appliance industries was so competitive that no single domestic manufacturer
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