Archive for 'Imports'
STAR 2010 Exposition
Visit us at booth #655 at the Boston Convention Exhibition Center. For more information, visit www.mass.gov.
Tags: Events, International Business
World Trade Day – Rhode Island
World Trade Day will be on June 16, 2010 at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI. Please come visit us at our booth. For more information, visit www.worldtradedayri.com.
Tags: Event, International Business, Trade
Toy Company email
Ken Kahn, a friend of mine owns a toy company (www.oh-toys.com) that sells well-made, educational toys.
Recently, he received the following email:
hello my name is R.Thara.Please teach me. Can you ship to japan?I am sure that he can teach her – but what?
I love this stuff. (Please know, I point these errors out to make sure people know how important good translation is in business, not to make fun of anyone who tries to communicate in another language. I loudly applaud the efforts for anyone ..read more
Globalist Quiz – China’s size
Good question from the Globalist Quiz in the Boston Globe newspaper this summer:
China remains a veritable juggernaut, powering ahead and constantly moving up in global economic rankings. What percentage of the global economy does China actually account for?
A. 20% B. 15% C. 9% D. 5%
The answer is 15%. When adjusting for purchasing power, China’s gross domestic product, estimated at $10 trillion in 2006, represents 15.4% of the global economy. By comparison, the US, the world’s leading economy, has a GDP of $13 trillion ..read more