participation of all races.
Under Mahathir bin Mohamad there was a period of rapid economic growth and urbanization beginning in the 1980s. This period saw a shift from an agriculture-based economy to one based on manufacturing and industry. The physical landscape of the country changed with the emergence of numerous mega-projects, such as the Petronas Towers, the North-South Expressway, the M
In the fall, farmers planted rye; in the spring, southern and central farmers started oats, while northern farmers seeded barley. Farms also grew small quantities of potatoes, other root crops, and legumes. Nevertheless, the total area under cultivation was still small. Cattle grazed in the summer and consumed hay in the winter. Essentially self-sufficient, Finland engaged in very limited agricul
III. Overseas Chinese Capital in East Asian Region
1. Hong Kong
The population of Hong Kong is about 6.3 million and 98% of it is Chinese with 90% of them are from Guangdong province. The external structure of large corporates in Hong Kong seems to be westernized but the internal look shows rather family-oriented management system. Until 1988, ten family-owned companies dominated about 54
in the densely populated southwest. Sri Lankan Tamils live throughout the country, and predominate in the Northern Province. The British brought them to Sri Lanka in the 19th century as tea and rubber plantation workers, and they remain concentrated in the "tea country" of south-central Sri Lanka. Other minorities include Muslims, Burghers, who are descendants of European colonists. The majority
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"The Black Death", also known as the Black Plague was so named, because it changed the skin black. The sufferer's skin would darken owing to subepidermal hemorrhages and the extremities would blacken with gangrene at the site of glands. In the 14th century, this plague epidemic let 야ed more than one-third of the population of Europe in less than a few years. In some