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American Graduates Finding Jobs in China

On August 12, 2009, in Culture Corner
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By HANNAH SELIGSON; New York Times BEIJING — Shanghai and Beijing are becoming new lands of opportunity for recent American college graduates who face unemployment nearing double digits at home. Even those with limited or no knowledge of Chinese are heeding the call. They are lured by China’s surging economy, the lower cost of living [...]

In Venezuela, Plantations of Cacao Stir Bitterness

On August 5, 2009, in Culture Corner
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By SIMON ROMERO; USA Today HENRI PITTIER NATIONAL PARK, Venezuela — Kai Rosenberg acknowledges that he might be a little insane. He owns a cacao plantation in this swath of untamed cloud forest in northern Venezuela, where ocelots dart under towering saman trees and howler monkeys shriek at visitors. So far this decade, squatters have [...]

Mexican Business Culture

On June 10, 2009, in Culture Corner
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Source: CyborLink When Doing Business in Mexico… One must know a person before doing business with him or her, and the only way to know a person in Mexico is to know the family. Personal relationships are the key to business success. In order to make this connection intermediaries are used. It is critical, especially [...]

Chinese Business Culture

On June 3, 2009, in Culture Corner, Multimedia
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Source: Kwintessential In this video Chinese business culture is examined and tips offered on what to look out for when doing business in China.

Slump Hits Mongolian Nomads

On May 19, 2009, in Culture Corner, Multimedia
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By Gordan Fairclough – Wall Street Journal TSOGT, Mongolia — Waves from the global economic downturn hit Sodnomdarjaa Khaltarkhuu when bank officials showed up at his tent on the edge of the Gobi desert and threatened to foreclose on his goats, sheep and camels. Falling demand for cashmere among recession-hit shoppers in the West is [...]

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