INDONESIA Introduction: The Republic of Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world comprising 17‚504 large and small tropical islands fringed with white sandy beaches‚ many still uninhabited and a number even still unnamed. Straddling the equator‚ situated between the continents of Asia and Australia and between the Pacific and the Indian Oceans‚ it is as wide as the United States from San Francisco to New York‚ equalling the distance between London and Moscow. Indonesia has a total population
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research the nineteenth century colony of Indonesia. I feel very motivated about researching this country‚ especially since I spend 3 years of my life living there. Unfortunately‚ while I was live there‚ I was both unable and too young to pick up o the local history‚ and I only managed to get a grasp of what had happened to this great country that I was living in. That is why for this investigation ‚ I have decided to research the colonization of Indonesia‚ using the internet as my main resource‚
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------------------------------------------------- Music of Indonesia The music of Indonesia demonstrates its cultural diversity‚ the local musical creativity‚ as well as subsequent foreign musical influences that shaped contemporary music scenes of Indonesia. Nearly thousands of Indonesian islands having its own cultural and artistic history and character.[1] This results in hundreds of different forms of music‚ which often accompanies dance and theater. The musics of Java‚ Sumatra‚ Bali‚ Flores and
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Indonesia and its Business Culture Religion and culture: -Most Indonesian businessmen are Chinese and mostly non-Muslim. -Many are Christians but because Indonesia is dominated by Muslims‚ it could be offensive and impolite to eat during the fasting hours of Ramadan. -Superstitions: There are many superstitions in Indonesia due to the folklores and belief in Black Magic. One such superstition is to avoid making payments at night as it is believed that it may lead to bankruptcy of business failure
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Exporter Guide FOOD AND BEVERAGE IN INDONESIA Market Profile February 2012 This document is one of a series of free information tools for exporters produced by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. New Zealand Trade and Enterprise provides a wide range of standard services and sophisticated solutions that assist businesses through every stage of the export process. For information or advice‚ phone New Zealand Trade and Enterprise on 0800 555 888‚ visit www.nzte.govt.nz‚ or contact your New Zealand
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Corruption in Indonesia Indonesia that has been considered as one of the corrupted country in Asia and the world because of the corruption in Indonesia is something that becomes a habitual. Indonesia have corruption opinion index 2.6 from 10. These index makes us in the position 143 from 179 investigate country. Other investigation that use to test Indonesia capabilities which is: business easiness indicator by World Bank show us Indonesia need 12 procedures‚ 151 days or working and 130.7% cost
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1. The Background of the Study Visit Indonesia campaign as an effort to make Indonesia as world’s priority holiday destination has been done since 2008 now its called Wonderful Indonesia. Prior to that campaign‚ government has tried many stategies in promoting Indonesia to the eyes of international. Still‚ Indonesia has not been able to be on the top ten of world’s choice holiday destination. This fact is the base of why a research on indonesia’s tourism is done.
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to have a successful business in Indonesia. To start a business in a foreign country‚ it is crucial to understand the culture‚ social‚ customs and language of the country to be successful. Understanding the cultures help us predict how a person is going to act‚ negotiate‚ speak and make decisions (Morrison & Conoway‚ 2006). The cultures are different between the United States and Indonesia. What may be acceptable in U.S may not be acceptable in Indonesia; in other words they have different
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Relationship of China and Indonesia 1. Antiquity The relationship between the monarchy in ancient China and Indonesia since the 7th century ‚ and perhaps earlier has begun. Indonesia is part of the Maritime Silk Road connecting China and India and the Arab world. A large number of Chinese ceramics are found throughout Indonesia suggested link between the two ancient trade . National Museum of Indonesia has one of the best Chinese ceramics and found outside China ‚ Chinese and Japanese the most
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and more than 200 different languages. Consequently this part of the world gave many different cultures‚ traditions‚ and way of lives. Despite this diversity‚ Indonesia today has a common bond that united them all into one nation‚ one language‚ and one people. Due to this diversity‚ conflicts are unavoidable. However‚ the people of Indonesia have been able to overcome their differences. The spirit of musyawarah (to deliberate or confer)‚ mufakat (to agree)‚ and gotong-royong (mutual assistance) that
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