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Beware of Fake / Scam Engineering Candidates

K9 Ventures

The demand for software engineers continues to exceed the supply by several orders of magnitude. So if you follow the demand and you follow the money, it’s no surprise that scammers have figured out a way to scam people in a new “high-tech” way. Yes, you read that correctly. Software Engineers also tend to command a much higher salary.

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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

Faced with the rising costs of labour, materials and land in Chinese cities, companies are increasingly sourcing from other Asian countries like Vietnam, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Rising consumer demand in China itself has also led its own manufacturers to favour selling domestically.

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4 Ways Sales Can Help Your Company Offset Losses From Trump’s Trade Wars

YoungUpstarts

These paradigm shifts are very real and demand a proactive response. If your trade partner is in China, it might be possible to find new options in Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia. It is crucial to understand potential cultural pitfalls when entering new global arenas.

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Transportation, On-Demand And The Asian Economy – Asian Horizons

YoungUpstarts

When we say on-demand, the glorious image of Silicon Valley and its technological environs pops up in the layman’s mind, and even that may be too imaginative. For several different versions of the on-demand economy in other parts of the world, the term itself may be alien, its implications unknown. Grab In Focus. Hyperlocal Focus.

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Southeast Asia Startup Ecosystem Continues to Prosper Post-Pandemic

ReadWriteStart

As per a report by Google, Temasek Holdings, and Bain & Company, as many as 40 million people in six countries across the region — Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand — came online for the first time in 2020. The pandemic has significantly increased the demand for access to digital services.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

When he had finished the program the US wanted more doctors due to the Vietnam War. While many doctors went to Vietnam my father was a pediatrician and they needed those in the US. Not least of which because my father immigrated to the US in the 1960’s for his residency program of medical school. He was fortunate.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 3

Steve Blank

Although our experience in Vietnam would foreshadow the issues of unconventional warfare the U.S. Advancements in these technologies will be driven by consumer demand and the potential for profit- not government directives. The Vietnam War would foreshadow the issues of unconventional warfare the U.S. Lessons Learned.