HIGH RISK CITIES IN LATIN AMERICA
Latin America -- A Kroll Associates' study ranked 10 cities in Latin America
among the highest risk markets for business development and tourism in
the region. This study of market risk considered a multitude of factors,
including several forms of violence and corruption -- kidnappings, extortion,
terrorism, street violence, and the like -- as well as issues such as political stability.
The top ten Latin American
'risk' cities, listed alphabetically by country are as follows:
- Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo)
- Colombia (Bogota, Cali and Medellin)
- Ecuador (Guayaquil)
- Guatemala (Guatemala City)
- Mexico (Mexico City)
- Peru (Lima)
- Venezuela (Caracas)
Several factors were taken into account in this analysis.
For example, in 1995, Colombia had 3600 and Mexico had 1450 reported kidnappings
compared with El Salvador, 30, Honduras, 40, Venezuela, 80, Ecuador, 200 and Brazil, 800.
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TOURISM IN JAPAN PEAKS DURING NEW YEAR'S BREAK
TOKYO, Japan -- The Japan Travel Bureau estimates that nearly 29 million Japanese
people took trips during the Christmas/New Year's holiday season. But trips are short,
since half (50.3%) reported that they were planning to stay overnight 2 or fewer nights.
For those who traveled abroad, the most popular destinations included: Hawaii, Mainland US and
Hong Kong followed by other Asia/Pacific destinations.
While traveling peaks during this
holiday season in Japan, the length of stay has decreased by a half-day from previous
years, and those traveling abroad have declined by 1.5%, down for the first time since
1980 -- likely to be in response to the sluggish economy.
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CHINESE MARKET ECONOMY BRINGS DOWN GREAT WALL
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PHONE NUMBERS IN THE UK WILL CHANGE
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BEIJING, China -- It seems that some Chinese officials have given way
to historical treasures and icons in favor of commercial enterprise. This
demonstrates a short-term values system in a culture that values the long-term.
Understandably, the proponents describe the Great Wall as not so great, and that
its cultural value has been created by westerners and imposed on the Chinese.
For those in favor of breaking through the Great Wall to expand enterprise, the
wall symbolizes isolationism and protectionism. Not all Chinese have this view,
however. Chai Xiaoming, from the National Administration for Cultural Relics,
told China Daily that the local governments did not have the right to approve
such destruction and this was considered "an illegal action."
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United Kingdom -- Direct marketers and international business managers need to prepare
for the 8-digit phone numbers to be introduced in April 2000 throughout the UK. These
changes will be introduced to accommodate the increasing demand for phone lines, fax
lines and PC/modem (internet) lines. Similar 10-digit phone number migration began in
1995 in the US market for the same reasons. The permissive dialing period during which
the old and new numbers will work interchangeably is expected to run for a year's time
-- aiding in the transition period.
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