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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1. Features of Zara’s business model that affect its operating economics: • Zara owns much of its production and most of its stores‚ while competitors Gap and H&M own all of their stores but outsource all of their production. Benetton‚ on the other hand‚ owns all of its production but goes to market through licensing agreements. • Zara places more emphasis on backward vertical integration. Production runs are short and inventory is strictly controlled. This is in contrast to industry trends
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Efficiency creates savings that are then passed on to guests so that affordable air travel can become a reality. Through AirAsia’s philosophy of ‘Now Everyone Can Fly’‚ Air Asia has sparked a revolution in air travel with more and more people around the region choosing AirAsia as their preferred choice of transport. As Air Asia continuously
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In the last 50 years the media influence has grown exponentially with the advance of technology. First there was the telegraph‚ then came the radio‚ the newspaper‚ magazines‚ television and now the Internet. The Internet has certainly transformed the work for journalists. Digital tools have made it easier for news gathering‚ communication‚ editing and production is now a lot more portable‚ inexpensive and powerful. This has also resulted to many online users assuming the roles of ‘journalists’ by
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Inditex’s relative operating economics? Its relative capital efficiency? Even though H&M follows a strategy which differs significantly from Inditex’s approach it is the closest competitor from the financial point of view. H&M differs from Zara because it outsources all of the production‚ it is more price oriented and spends more money on advertising. But both companies are based in Europe‚ are fashion forward at lower price retailers‚ and have a strong international expansion strategy. Exhibit
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Three generations of Data Management in Decision Support 1. Early 1970s - required a repository of data : sourced from operational system + other data (e.g. external data) - Data was customized for the specific DSS - Application-centric approach : data support a single or a few related applications used to help make the business case for the warahouse - Sprague provided the Data-Dialog-Models (DDM) paradigm 2. Late 1980s - Telecommunications‚ retailing and financial services
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A study of the boutique and its marketing technique 1、 Main body of the assignment: This paper discuss as a marketing consultant how can I task to do the following question. The case study show Ms Jacqueline Perci Koh is the owner of a medium size boutique in downtown Orchard Road.The boutique was setup by her mother ‚Mrs Mary Koh‚who lived in UK for many years.Jacqueline was born in UK and at the age of 15‚the family moved to Singapore.She worked very hard and rose quickly to become the Senior
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Case Report: Zara – Fast Fashion Group #10 David Aparicio‚ Steven Hurley‚ Jonathan Williams‚ & Arjun Yadav 1 External Environment Analyses 1.1 Analysis of General Environment and Driving Forces The designer apparel environment is influenced by different segments of the external environment such as demographic‚ socio-cultural‚ economic‚ political‚ technological‚ global‚ and physical forces. The designer apparel industry spans globally and is highly competitive among different rivals. It is very
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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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