Events–WeattendedtheSemiconTaiwan2012eventinTaipeifrom5-7Sepandthefollowingareourkeytakeawaysfromthetechforumsandboothvisits:Smartphoneandmobiledevicesleadthegrowth–AccordingtoSEMIestimates,theoverallsemiconductorindustryisexpectedtogrowmoderatelybylowtomidsingledigit%in2012and6%-7%in2013.Smartphoneisthekeygrowthdrivertotheindustry,followedbytabletPC.MutedPC/NBa...
What’snewTheNationalBureauofStatistics(NBS)releasedpropertydataforthefirsteightmonthsoftheyear:Developmentinvestmentrose15.6%YoYtoRmb4.4trn;new-startGFAfell6.8%YoYto1.23bnsqm;GFAsolddeclined4.1%YoYto574mnsqm;salesincreased2.2%YoYtoRmb3.40trn;GFAunderconstructionrose15.6%YoYto5.12bnsqm;and,completedGFAsurged20.2%YoYto446mnsqm.CommentsGrowthratesofinvestmentandG...
TheAgaKhanDevelopmentNetwork(AKDN)isagroupofdevelopmentagencieswithmandatesthatincludetheenvironment,health,education,architecture,culture,microfinance,ruraldevelopment,disasterreduction,thepromotionofprivate-sectorenterpriseandtherevitalisationofhistoriccities.AKDNagenciesconducttheirprogrammeswithoutregardtofaith,originorgender.What'sNewViewallSPOTLIGHTONHealthImprov...
Yourclassmateskeepaskingyoutohavethemoverbecauseyouhaveapool,everyoneatschooliswearingsillyhatssoyoudotoo,andyourbestfriendbegsyoutogorunningwithherbecauseyoubothneedmoreexercise,soyougo,too.Theseareallexamplesofpeerpressure.Don’tgetityet?Pressureisthefeelingthatyouarebeingpushedtowardmakingacertainchoice—goodorbad.Apeerissomeoneinyourownagegroup.Peerpressureis—youguessedit...