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Book Review: Ancient China and Its Eurasian Neighbors – Artifacts, Identity and Death in the Frontier,3000 – 700 BCE

Book Review: Ancient China and Its Eurasian Neighbors – Artifacts, Identity and Death in the Frontier,3000 – 700 BCE

Posted by | May 20, 2019 |

Editors: Katheryn M. Linduff, Yan Sun, Wei Cao, and Yuanqing Liu Publisher:  Cambridge University Press – 278 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram This book is about archaeological objects that were used over a 2,300-year period spanning from around 3,000 to 700 BCE (Before Common Era, meaning the same as BC (Before Christ) and the year AD 1 (Anno Domini). These objects were used in northwest China, particularly in Xinjiang, the largest autonomous region of China comprising of around 643,000 square miles (1.67 million square kilometers) or about the size of Iran.  Xinjiang contains the disputed territory of Aksai...

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Cushman & Wakefield named property manager for Newark’s tallest office tower

Cushman & Wakefield named property manager for Newark’s tallest office tower

Posted by | May 20, 2019 |

By Linda Lindner – NJ Biz May 20, 2019 – Cushman & Wakefield’s New Jersey Asset Services team announced it has been tapped for institutionalization of property management practices at The National Newark Building at 744 Broad St. The team, headed by Managing Director Michael Nevins along with the current ownership Emerita USA, is rolling out a full action plan to improve efficiency and operation of this historic office tower as part of its reintroduction and rebranding. Totaling 592,000 square feet, the property is the tallest building in New Jersey’s largest city. It occupies a full block on Broad Street, between...

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Connectivity Drives the Asian-American Consumer Journey

Connectivity Drives the Asian-American Consumer Journey

Posted by | May 20, 2019 |

A Nielson Report May 20, 2019 – Asian Americans are among the most digitally enabled and tech-adopting consumers in the country–and that plays a big role in how this group is influenced, engages with brands, seeks out information makes purchase decisions and ultimately decides which products and services to buy. BRANDS ABLE TO CONNECT WITH ASIAN-AMERICAN CONSUMERS ALONG THIS PATH CAN FORM MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH A POWERFUL CONSUMER GROUP This process is often described as the path to purchase. Brands able to connect with Asian American consumers along this path can form mutually beneficial relationships with a powerful...

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India Plans Artificial Intelligence Push with $1.075 Billion Investment

India Plans Artificial Intelligence Push with $1.075 Billion Investment

Posted by | May 20, 2019 |

By Yogima Sharma – Economic Times NEW DELHI, May 20, 2019 – The NITI Aayog has drawn up a plan for creating an institutional framework for artificial intelligence (AI) in the country. It has circulated a cabinet note to provide $1.075 billion (at US$1 = Rs. 69.75, amounting to Indian Rupees 7,500 crore, a numerical unit equal to 10 million) in funding for the creation of a cloud computing platform called AIRAWAT and research institutes. A senior government official told Economic Times that the Aayog has already circulated the note for consideration by the Expenditure Finance Committee of the...

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More Indian women are now on boards of multinational companies

More Indian women are now on boards of multinational companies

Posted by | May 20, 2019 | , ,

Expertise in financial markets, banking, legal  and technology matters works in their favor By Rica Bhattacharyya and Sneha Shah – Economic Times Mumbai, May 20, 2019 – Women business leaders from India are now part of multinational boardrooms, as global corporations try to gain a bigger foothold in the country, with expertise in banking, financial markets, legal and technology matters working in their favor. The illustrious list includes current and former chief executives at big-name corporations, such as Britannia’s Vinita Bali, McKinsey & Co’s Ireena Vittal, JP Morgan India’s Kalpana Morparia, Capgemini’s Aruna Jayanthi, HPE India’s Neelam Dhawan and Apollo...

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