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Year of the Tiger: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Tiger: Chinese New Year

...business circles. If you want to be more specific and say ‘Happy Year of the Tiger’, you need to say: 虎年快乐！Hǔ nián kuàilè! Click here to see how the character for tiger (虎) is written (a total of 8 strokes and notice the direction in which each stroke is made). Learn a few common Chinese proverbs that contain the word ‘tiger’： 初生牛犊不怕...
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Canada & UK launch coal phaseout plan
Nature & Environment

Canada & UK launch coal phaseout plan

...business and non-government partners agree to power their operations without coal. Climate Action Network-Canada (CAN-Rac) executive director, Catherine Abreu, said: “Canada and the UK are right to kick-start the Alliance, as science tells us that OECD countries need to phase out coal by 2030 at the latest.” She said it was important for members also to encourage a...
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How do social networks play a key role in disaster recovery?
Society, Politics & Law

How do social networks play a key role in disaster recovery?

...businesses. Unfortunately, however, the danger was far from over. Within 40 minutes massive waves of water, some as high as six stories, smashed down on coastal communities in the Tohoku region in northeastern Japan. Some 18,500 lives were lost, primarily to the tsunami. Transcript Damage from the earthquake and tsunami shut down the cooling systems at the Fukushima...
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Understanding your sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...businesses and the factors that most affect these. Working through this course will help you to explore these factors, to gain the inside knowledge to impress in applications and at interviews and to put together an action plan that is tailored for you. Transcript Enrolling on this course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...busy at the moment, I am not sure what you want to know, try to work it out yourself’, through to ‘I haven't got my glasses’ – all very similar to the techniques employed by those who have difficulty in reading. If I see a pure mathematics problem then I don't attempt it. I tend not to be drawn to articles in newspapers/TV that have a mathematical focus. I was...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Teaching citizenship: work and the economy
Education & Development

Teaching citizenship: work and the economy

...businesses found such a complex and challenging set of economic pressures, political uncertainties and societal expectations. Regardless of their industry sector, country of origin, or corporate ownership structure, they are under growing pressure to demonstrate outstanding performance not only in terms of competitiveness and market growth, but also in their corporate...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Northern Powerhouse
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Northern Powerhouse

...businesses and society generally. Almost everyone throughout Britain would support – regardless of region or politics – a strategy to further develop Northern England. However, what exactly is George Osborne’s “Northern Powerhouse” initiative? While concrete details are still emerging, its overriding aim is to attract capital to Northern cities through tapping...
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Post-Brexit, some banks consider their options
Money & Business

Post-Brexit, some banks consider their options

...business London loses are Frankfurt and Dublin: Frankfurt and Dublin are emerging as the biggest winners at London’s expense as banks prepare for Brexit by planning new hubs in the European Union. Standard Chartered Plc and Barclays Plc are considering choosing Ireland’s capital as their EU base for ensuring continued access to the bloc, according to people with...
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