The Current Situation in the Asia Pacific Trade As Chinese factories roared back to life following the Covid lockdowns of 2020, coal consumption within the country skyrocketed. This spike in consumption led to power shortages and government rationing and has...
Sourcing in Vietnam Made Easy Importers worldwide looking to manufacture their products in Asia want two things: high quality and low cost. While China is known for manufacturing virtually any type of product, increased production costs and trade disputes have caused...
The United States Coast Guard: Protecting your Cargo for over 200 Years Saturday, August 4th will mark the 228th anniversary of the United States Coast Guard. This branch of the military is the oldest continuous sea-going service in the US. In 1790, Alexander Hamilton...
The modern number system is of Hindu/Arabic origin, but it originally contained only nine numbers (1-9). The number zero was later invented in India by Aryabhatta at the end of the 5th Century AD… I’m wondering how they counted to 10? Japan’s borders were closed off...
If Facebook were a country it would have the 3rd largest population in the world, with over 500,000,000 active users. Look out China and India! The almond is the most widely cultivated and extensively used nut in the world. To all you vegans and health food eaters...
Working in global trade, we are exposed to diverse cultures, and as such, we learn many interesting things. We’ve decided to collect some of the more obscure and idiosyncratic facts, traditions and customs, and share them here, in what we’re calling: International...
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