html Asia-Pacific | | World leaders vow to confront nuclear threat | | Statement at end of two-day summit in Seoul pledges strong action and closer co-operation against nuclear terrorism. | World leaders attending a summit in the South Korean capital Seoul have pledged strong action and closer co-operation to combat the threat of nuclear terrorism. In a statement issued at the end of the two-day 53-nation nuclear summit‚ the leaders reaffirmed "shared goals of nuclear disarmament
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The decade after the Second World War saw Communism spread to the Far East‚ eventually dividing Korea. The Korean War lasted three years and peace was only achieved when the use of the atomic bomb was threatened. The problem in Korea In 1945‚ Korea was split along the 38th parallel between a communist north led by Kim IL Sung‚ and a non-communist south led by Syngman Rhee. But communism was growing in the Far East. In 1949‚ the Communists had taken power in China. The US developed the ’domino
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biggest headaches faced by United States of America is North America and its growing power in the region. South Korea a perennial ally of USA is the separated brother just like India and Pakistan and the tension is growing day by day. The Korean peninsula is one of the global hot spot in IR studies today. Both the North Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the South Republic of Korea are heavily armed‚ the situation is potentially explosive. Since the 1953 armistice a series of diplomatic
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The Cold War is often thought of a war only between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the United States of America‚ however that is not the case. There were proxy wars in countries like Vietnam‚ Korea and Pakistan. The Cold War itself is a complicated subject that was seen as “good (capitalism)” vs. bad (communism)”‚ which in itself was a bad idea that wouldn’t allow for a case by case analysis of the conflicts around the world. But in a time of “Domino Theory”‚ President Eisenhower’s
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institutions and their management are effected by culture and environments. In the fiction article The Would-Be Pioneer (Green‚ 2011); the author explores the challenges faced by Ms. Linda Meyers when she accepts a job as the Vice President of SK Telecom‚ a South Korean Mobile Telecommunications company. In this case assignment we shall cover what went wrong with Ms. Meyer’s tenure‚ the problem Ms. Meyer’s encountered using Hofstede’s five dimensions of culture‚ and finally make a recommendation of three specific
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1. Compare and contrast Wal-Mart’s efforts in Germany and South Korea with its operation in China? After more than a decade‚ Wal-Mart left Germany failing to become the popular “Everyday Low Prices” all in one shopping spot as it is in the U.S. Walmart has also failed abroad in other countries such as South Korea. There were only 16 stores in South Korea and was eventually sold out to a Korean discount chain‚ Shinsegae‚ for $882 million dollars. Reasons why Wal-Mart fails in these countries occur
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Research Topic: Myths of Cosmetic Surgery. Cosmetic Surgery and the Media in South Korea. The media has had so much of an impact on our society that plastic surgery is no longer a rare condition. ‘‘The media communicates its messages through images which tyrannize our realities. No matter how much we try to control our bodies‚ we cannot hope to match the illusion on the screen’’ (Kim L. Bissel‚ 2009). Moreover‚ our culture does‚ in fact‚ obsess over this idea of a perfect body image (Fifield‚
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Phatchakul L. 5513615 Group members 3. Jiseok Y. 5328106 4. Sirinapa S. 5412352 5. Wannida A. 5514236 6. Pathimaphorn N. 5613475 What’s Etude? IBM2702: International Business Environment Section:402 Cultural Analysis South Korea Culture Vs Thai Culture IBM2702: International Business Environment Section:402 Cultural Analysis Cultural Dimensions 1. Power distance 2. Individualism Vs Collectivism 3. Masculinity Vs Femininity 4. Uncertainty avoidance 5
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The very first aim of USA in the Korean War was to drive out the invaders who were the communists from the South Korea from the North Korea. This aim is already accomplished by General Douglas Macarthur in 1951 when the war was in stalemate. Thus I saw no points of continuing the war. The United Nations did not only help USA by providing troops from the eighteen states but also by providing different kind of support (including to replace the obsolete weapons of USA). Therefore with the help of the
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biannual meeting with its franchisees in the next three days. He is planning to discuss about the plan to have international expansion into another countries‚ such as China‚ India‚ and South Korea. However there are many risks and costs to consider‚ as there have been a number of failures in international expansion at South Korea and Australia. NYF operate mainly from franchise. Franchise owners bought the rights to operate NYF in different locations. NYF will then get upfront fee and monthly royalty‚ NYF
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