Archive for February 2011
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Tough Love For Sony
Japan has long since been considered a highly innovative country, once standing at the very top. But this innovative country has gotten a serious contender for the top position in the electronics industry. Within the last decade, a major shift has happened in the electronics industry; Sony has lost market share, while Samsung has been [...]
Welcome to our February issue
We have started a new semester with the Bsc Business, Asian Language and Culture after some well deserved weeks off in January. The journalist group in the Renmin Shimbun team is quite small this semester, so we will try to post new artcles every month, but then maybe post fewer. But the one’s we do [...]
China scare coming to the US
The important american midterm elections for house and senate is just a day away. Due to the dire circumstances of the countrys economy the election is even more intense than usual. Although a portion of the voters have become increasingly apathic the politicians are now more than ever going to great lengths to get votes. [...]
The Malaysian Social Contract
Malaysia is a beautiful country, both in terms of its nature and its culturally diverse population. Today the population can be divided into three main groups, the Malay, the Chinese, and the Indian. It is, in terms of trade and economic growth, a relatively developed country in Southeast Asia. Visiting Malaysia one at first glance [...]
The integration or disintegration of Southeast & East Asia: The rise of Chinese hegemony?
Following World War II, Southeast & East (SE&E) Asian regional integration was for many years largely dominated by Japanese influence. The rise of China and the decline of the Japanese economy have however disputed the Japanese hegemony and the power balance in Asia is changing. Powerful nations often set the agenda in international or regional [...]