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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Indonesia - The Troubled Giant Indonesia is a vast country. Its 220 million people are spread out over some 17‚000 islands that span an arc 3‚200 miles long from Sumatra in the west to Irian Jaya in the east. It is the world’s most populous Muslim nation - some 85 percent of the population count themselves as Muslims -but also one of the most ethnically diverse. More than 500 languages are spoken in the country‚ and separatists are active in a number of provinces. For 30 years this sprawling
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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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2013-12-06 IKEA enters Indonesia The Asian marketing perspective 1. Introduction of IKEA IKEA‚ a Swedish company‚ is known globally for its low prices and innovatively designed furniture. It was started by Ingvar Kamprad in 1943 and currently has 338 stores in 40 countries‚ mainly in the developed countries in Europe‚ America and the Asia Pacific. 1 2. IKEA’s Expansion in Asia and Indonesia With the unstable market conditions in Europe and the Americas‚ IKEA is looking
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year of President Sukarno in the early 1960s‚ Indonesia experienced rapid and lasting economic growth for three decades under the New Order government of President Suharto. The economic growth was followed by a severe decline in poverty‚ as it went from 40% of the population in 1976 to 11% in 1996. However‚ looking only at the New Order’s economic accomplishment and ignoring its downfalls give us an unfair view of that time era. The general view in Indonesia is that after the Asian economic crisis‚ the
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Indonesia Case Discussion Questions: 1. What political factors explain Indonesia’s poor economic performance? What economic factors? Are these two related? The major political factor affecting Indonesia’s poor economic performance is corruption. Indonesia was run by President Suharto for 30 years. Under his dictatorial rule corruption was rampant at all levels of government. While the country today is democratically run‚ the culture of corruption still pervades. Excessive bureaucracy coupled with
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Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Webster University Vienna Fall 2011 RESEARCH PAPER: CULTURAL COERCION IN INDONESIA Literature review of Murray Li‚ Tania (1999): "Compromising Power: Developement‚ Culture‚ and Rule in Indonesia". In: Cultural Anthropology 14(3)‚ pp. 295-322 Vienna‚ 11.12.2011 Gregor Čorokalo Introduction The age of globalization that we currently live in has certainly brought many changes to both our environment and the ways in which we live our lives. The process
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HIDDEN BEAUTY OF INDONESIA Located off the northwest tip of Bird’s Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea‚ Raja Ampat‚ or the Four Kings‚ is an archipelago comprising over 1‚500 small islands‚ cays and shoals surrounding the 4 main islands of Misool‚ Salawati‚ Batanta and Waigeo. It is a part of the newly named West Papua province of Indonesia which was formerly Irian Jaya. Raja Ampat scuba diving is the bees knees in the world of scuba. According to theConservation International Rapid Assessment
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Education quality in Indonesia has been increasing by year. It is because the government was set several regulations to increase education quality such as minimum quantity of passed students‚ higher minimum qualification value and so on. Some schools which are in towns or cities‚ the government set them to be National Standard Schools (Sekolah Standar Nasional) even International Standard Schools (Sekolah Standar Internasional). Nowadays‚ some national or international standard schools are applying
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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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