Records 1 to 10 of 473 in the last 30 days.
| E-Learning: Benefits, Misconceptions and Challenges |
| Training Magazine (May 16, 2008) - Supplementing traditional approaches, Web-based courses can sharpen skill sets, preparing workers for more advanced training, and quickly distributing new strategies within an organization.
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| Ukraine becomes WTO's 152nd member |
| Xinhua (May 16, 2008) - Ukraine formally joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) as its 152nd member on Friday, the Geneva-based commerce body said. |
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| Komatsu restructures Japanese operations
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| ForkliftAction.com (May 14, 2008) - Komatsu Utility Co Ltd is investing JPY3.2 billion (USD30.7 million) to restructure its Japanese operations in a bid to boost production and operational efficiency. Komatsu will transfer the production of mini hydraulic excavators from the Kawagoe plant in Saitama prefecture to the Tochigi plant, to consolidate domestic production. Komatsu Utility will also relocate its head office from Tokyo to Tochigi to promote operational efficiency.
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| South Korea pushes U.S. trade pact as opposition vows to block it |
| AFP via Yahoo (May 14, 2008) - A free trade pact with the United States will help South Korea weather tough economic times ahead, the Seoul government said Thursday, as political opponents vowed to block the deal.
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| Survey: US maintains edge in competitiveness |
| AP via Yahoo (May 15, 2008) - The United States topped world competitiveness rankings for the 15th straight year, but its economy is showing the same signs of weakness that sank booming Japan in the early 1990s, according to an annual survey released Thursday. |
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| WTO tells U.S. to cut trade barriers, improve exports |
| Reuters via Yahoo (May 16, 2008) - The United States should cut barriers to its markets to help it tackle economic turmoil, and boost exports to deal with its current account deficit, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said. |
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| Exports bolster Japan's economy |
| BBC (May 16, 2008) - Gross domestic product in the world's second largest economy expanded at a 3.3% annual pace in the period, much higher than the 0.6% US growth rate.
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| Vale to spend US$4.4 billion on iron ore expansion in 2008 |
| Mining Journal (May 13, 2008) - Cia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale), the world`s biggest iron ore producer, is due to invest US$4.4 billion this year to expand its iron ore business and boost output by 50% by 2013, the company said. |
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| Central bank: China's economy won't see galloping inflation |
| Xinhua (May 16, 2008) - Despite global inflation, the Chinese economy is unlikely to see galloping inflation thanks to its own growing impetus, said Su Ning, vice governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), on Thursday.
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| When Outsourcing to China, Assuming Western Style Business Practices Can Lead to Failure |
| Supply Chain Digest (May 13, 2008) - Despite the huge flow of manufacturing work into China by Western companies, many fail to understand key differences in how relationships work there. That’s the message in a recent article for the Wall Street Journal by the University of Akron’s Andrew Thomas, and Jon Hawes and Timothy Wilkinson from the College of Business at Montana State University, Billings.
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