Dear Mr Kenneth Lam‚ Thank you for the invitation to the Chinese National Day. It will be a wonderful opportunity to meet you all. I am very much happy that sharing the happiness and being a speaker at an upcoming dinner at Government House. Globally speaking‚ China is known as one of the world’s fastest growing economies. Due to the fact that the potential of China has been currently realized‚ trading with China becomes a major trend in the world. Especially in terms of the I.T. industry because
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Response2 Article: Toys ’R’ Us Grows in China‚ With ’Tiger Moms’ in Mind By LAURIE BURKITT in Beijing and ANN ZIMMERMAN in Dallas http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323622904578128840637201504.html The article is mainly about the basic fact in the global toy industry‚ the Chinese market expression of large toy companies and the future plan of toys ‘R’ Us in China. The Article stands out the importance of culture differences and cultural localization. Toy Industry Analysis—The
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“As ethics and morality were laid much more emphasis and craftsmanship was disregarded in ancient time‚ people disinterested in exploring the world.” Therefore‚ the standpoint that stupid emperors and their autocracy determines China’s recession is untenable. When we go further on this issue‚ there is another one question that we shouldn’t avoid−why China’s feudalism has lasted for thousand years? At this moment‚ we need to come back to the study of our culture. Compared with the ancient Greece
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Marco Polo was born in 1254 into a rich Venetian merchant family‚ just North of Italy. When he was 17 years old‚ he left with his father and uncle on a journey to China‚ which lasted 3.5 years. Once he was there‚ he immersed himself in Chinese culture and language. He was impressed by their inventions‚ such as gunpowder‚ porcelain‚ and paper money. He went from governor‚ to a tax collector‚ to having an official seat in the Khan’s privy court. He stayed in China for 17 years before starting his trip
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The Great Wall of China was one of the finest architectural achievements in the world‚ stretching over thousands of miles on China. For over 2‚000 thousand years‚ the Great Wall of China has been built and rebuilt to protect China from nomadic invaders in the north. The Great Wall stretches three thousand miles long over northern China. China only has natural barriers to the east‚ west‚ and south‚ making it vulnerable in the north. The giant wall they built was adequate for their needs of protection
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(張愛玲著《金鎖記》Eileen Chang trans.‚ “The Golden Cangue”) Comparing Chinese and English versions in terms of Semiotics This essay is to analyze the semiotics used in Chinese and English versions of “The Golden Cangue” Semiotics is the study of signs‚ indication‚ metaphor‚ symbolism etc. “The Golden Cangue” is a story of the main character Tsao Chi Chiao as Second Mistress in the Chiangs. She was looked down upon because of her family background and being unhappy in Chiangs for thirty years.
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I. Interpret the English sentences you hear on the tape into Chinese. The Sentences will be read twice. 1. We estimate this visit will result in more trade deals and our government will become more knowledgeable about customer requirements. 2. This is a project undertaken between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of Papua New Guinea and financed by a Chinese Government subsidized loan totaling $10.75 million. 3. Instead‚ I want Haier to get to the point where
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China’s Real-Estate Bubble China is one of the major economical players in today’s international market. China’s economy is the “seconds largest in the world after the United States” (Joseph‚ 63). This is a striking achievement due to fact that China is a “developing country”. China has achieved a great amount of success through the collaboration of political and economical regimes. The economical growth in China led to “one of the biggest improvements in human welfare anywhere at anytime” (Kristof
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MKTG410-001 Case Study 2: Starbucks: Forbidden in the Forbidden City Submission Date: 3/2/2015 BB202121‚ CHAU HONG CHON‚ Eric BB201531‚ CHEN CHAOHUA‚ Cherish BB102089‚ LO CHENG MAN‚ Karina 1. Why is China‚ traditionally a non-coffee drinking culture‚ an important market for Starbucks? China contains large number of population. For Beijing’s Forbidden City‚ which is China’s top tourists attraction‚ as a destination of choice for both Chinese and foreign visitors‚ hosts millions of visitors
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The flow of silver all over the world affected people socially and economically. All taxes and fees were demanded to be paid in silver by the Ming Chinese government which began to lead the world in silver production. During the mid-16th century to the early 18th century‚ the flow of trade caused social and economic effects in all regions linked with the trade by increasing the unification of Europeans in the globalization of world trade and creating greater economic opportunities but also growing
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