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- 21: Nike Company Profile
- ... products are produced outside the U.S (see the table) while apparel products are produced both in United States and abroad (Bangladesh, China, Hong-Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, The Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand). FOOTWEAR % of production China 40 Indonesia 30 Vietnam 12 Thailand 11 As more fully explored in section II, this point is a key one because Nike has been accused of using child labor and abusing human rights in Asia. Nike's athletic footwear products are ... decided by the European Commission. So, the quotas have not had a material affect on the business. Then, the Commission imposed in 1997 and 1998 anti-dumping duties for products imported from China, Indonesia and Thailand, but only to low cost footwear. As a consequence, the duties only concerned children's shoes and low cost sandals and Nike's products were excluded. If the exclusion were made more restrictive, Nike ...
- 22: Asian Financial Crisis
- ... crisis to an estimated outcome of about 2 percent. The countries that are included in the East Asian crisis, known as "Tiger" economies, are Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. For these countries to participate effectively in the exchange of goods, services, and assets, an international monetary system is needed to facilitate economic transactions. To be effective in facilitating movement in goods, services, and assets ... the Global Economy In this new global economy, countries are more tightly linked than ever before to each other's fates. A decade ago, a collapse in the currency of a small, distant country like Thailand would barely have rated a mention in the typical American newspaper. Last year, however, that currency crash triggered a crisis in other East Asian countries that has dominated news coverage in a way that no ... markets, including our own. Indeed, a brief plunge in US stocks last October was widely attributed to turmoil in the Hong Kong stock market that was, in turn, linked to the crisis set off by Thailand's currency crash. What were the causes? Throughout the East Asian crisis many different ideas have been proposed to what the cause or causes were. Attempts to identify the fundamental causes of a financial ...
- 23: The Asian Crisis
- ... crisis to an estimated outcome of about 2 percent. The countries that are included in the East Asian crisis, known as "Tiger" economies, are Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. For these countries to participate effectively in the exchange of goods, services, and assets, an international monetary system is needed to facilitate economic transactions. To be effective in facilitating movement in goods, services, and assets ... the Global Economy In this new global economy, countries are more tightly linked than ever before to each other's fates. A decade ago, a collapse in the currency of a small, distant country like Thailand would barely have rated a mention in the typical American newspaper. Last year, however, that currency crash triggered a crisis in other East Asian countries that has dominated news coverage in a way that no ... markets, including our own. Indeed, a brief plunge in US stocks last October was widely attributed to turmoil in the Hong Kong stock market that was, in turn, linked to the crisis set off by Thailand's currency crash. What were the causes? Throughout the East Asian crisis many different ideas have been proposed to what the cause or causes were. Attempts to identify the fundamental causes of a financial ...
- 24: Death Of Pol Pot
- ... that Cambodia need not learn or import anything from its neighbors. Instead it would recover its pre-Buddhist glory by rebuilding the powerful, medieval Ankor kingdom and regaining ancient lost territory from Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Pol Pot also sought to restore the Purity of his race by eliminating what he considered to be impure elements, such as foreign-educated and long time enemies, especially the Vietnamese. After taking control, Pol Pot cut Cambodia from the the world. Foreign and minority languages were banned and all nieghboring countries Laos,Vietnam, and Thailand were attacked. Rice and other edangered wildlife were exported to China for weapons. Peasants were ruined by war destruction, and many supported the Khmer Rouge guerrillas when they overthrew an American backed military goverment just ...
- 25: The Green Revolution in Asia
- ... 8 India.......................................................9 Other Facts ................................................9 Conclusion..................................................10 Map of China................................................11 Map of India ...............................................12 Figure #1: The Rice Plant...................................13 Figure #2: A Field in the Philippines ......................14 Figure #3: Deepwater Rice in Thailand ......................15 Figure P0: Effects of Hoppers ..............................16 Figure P1: Habitat of Brown Hopper .........................17 Figure P2: Wolf Spider......................................18 Figure P3: Black Bug .......................................19 Figure #4: Irrigated Rice Harvesting .......................20 Chart #1: Rice Production...................................21 ... industry. The rice plant is figure #1. Rice is grown from uplands to waterlogged fields. Figure #2 is a mountain in the Philippines where rice is grown. Figure #3 is Deepwater rice being cultivated in Thailand. Rice Pests and Solutions: Pests take their toll on Asias' rice production every year. About 31.5% of the rice produced in Asia is taken away by pests in the fields and also in the ...
- 26: Foreign Etiquette
- ... English, they will usually put their surnames last as is done in the United States. When you greet Chinese people, shake hands and address them by their surnames with a courtesy title. For India and Thailand, a greeting consists of putting your hands together in a prayer-like position, holding them about chest high, and then blowing slightly. In India, this is called NAMASTE; in Thailand, it is called Wai. People are addressed by their surnames with the appropriate courtesy title. In Assalaamualaikum (Peace be upon you) and Waalaikum assalaam (And peace be upon you). Men may shake hands; however, remember ...
- 27: Cambodia And United Nations
- Cambodia is a small country located in Southeast Asia bordering the Gulf of Thailand. Cambodia lies between Thailand and Vietnam. It occupies a total area of 181,040 square kilometers, and out of all of this, only 176,520 square kilometers are on land. Cambodia has a 2,572-kilometer long land boundary ...
- 28: Buddhism
- ... in getting information from Communist countries such as China. It's followers have divided into two main branches: Theravada and Mahayana. Theravada, the way of the elders, is dominant in India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia. Mahayana, the greater vehicle, refers to the Theravada as Hinayana, the lesser vehicle. It is dominant in India, Tibet, Japan, Nepal, Taiwan, China, Korea, Vietnam, and Mongolia. Siddhartha Guatama was born in Kapilivastu ... Sanghamitta, are responsible for the Buddhist conversion of Sri Lanka. During the reign of Asoka, it is said that Theravada was introduced to Burma by Sri Lanka, around 5th century AD. Burma spread Theravada to Thailand in the 6th century. Cambodia was influenced by Mahayana and Hinduism at the end of the 2nd century. Nearly one-thousand two- hundred years later, Theravada became the primary religion. At the beginning of the ...
- 29: Brief history of Buddhism
- ... in getting information from Communist countries such as China. It's followers have divided into two main branches: Theravada and Mahayana. Theravada, the way of the elders, is dominant in India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia. Mahayana, the greater vehicle, refers to the Theravada as Hinayana, the lesser vehicle. It is dominant in India, Tibet, Japan, Nepal, Taiwan, China, Korea, Vietnam, and Mongolia. Siddhartha Guatama was born in Kapilivastu ... Sanghamitta, are responsible for the Buddhist conversion of Sri Lanka. During the reign of Asoka, it is said that Theravada was introduced to Burma by Sri Lanka, around 5th century AD. Burma spread Theravada to Thailand in the 6th century. Cambodia was influenced by Mahayana and Hinduism at the end of the 2nd century. Nearly one-thousand two- hundred years later, Theravada became the primary religion. At the beginning of the ...
- 30: Ford Motor Company
- ... the key strategies behind the realignment has been growth. Ford has launched a variety of new initiatives throughout the world, with joint ventures for the assembly of vehicles in countries as diverse as China, India, Thailand and Vietnam. In China, Ford expects to begin production of light trucks with a company named Jiangling Motors in the near future. In India, Mahindra Ford India Ltd. will begin manufacture and distribution of Ford products, beginning with the Ford Escort, in mid-1996 and Fiesta in 1998. In Thailand, Ford has a joint venture to produce pick-up trucks and in Vietnam, Ford plans to build a vehicle assembly plant at Hanoi, together with partners Song Cong Diesel. In Poland, the Plonsk plant has ...
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