Brewer to Vietnam
Germany's Brauhaase Holding Ltd. and two local partners have been granted a licence to build a $120 million beer factory in central Vietnam, | a Planning and Investment Ministry official said.
He said the brewery, which will be located in Nghe An province, would j have an annual production capacity of 100 million liters.
An official at one of the local partners, Huu Nghi Company, said Brauhaase would have a 49 per cent stake in the joint venture () and that Huu Nghi and Saigon Brewery Company would hold 25.5 per cent each.
Dairy Farmers Protest
Dairy farmers protesting a fall in milk prices blocked distribution j centers around France, threatening blocks at some supermarkets. The farmers targeted some 15 distribution centers in their protest that began at 10 p.m. local time Monday, according to the deputy chief of the National Federation of Milk Producers.
Protesters were stopping trucks from entering or leaving depots it western, eastern and southern France, reports said. The milk producer federation claims prices have fallen 20 per cent.
Airline Plans Bedrooms in the Sky
The airline Virgin Atlantic plans to install bedrooms complete with shower, Jacuzzi and double bed in its 747 Jumbos to encourage travellers to join the "Mile High Club," a report said.
Ten to 12 rooms will be installed in the hold of airplanes and be accessed by a staircase from the main cabin, the Sun newspaper said. Th price of a trip from London to New York would be around 2,90C ($4,600).
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: Bridging Communication Gap
Empty Shelves in America?
(A Study of Breakdowns in Communication)
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Several years ago, at a reception which followed (after) a long day of negotiations, a vice-president of an American oil company and his Russian counterpart were having an informal conversation through an interpreter. The Russian said: "My wife spends so much time shopping, but she comes home empty-handed just about every time" (referring to the empty shelves and long lines in the then Soviet stores). The American nodded and said: "My wife is exactly the same way. She spends hours going to all kinds of stores without buying a single thing." They smiled, for here were two men who really "understood" one another.
Communication is important in every business. In energy business, for instance, communication is especially crucial because without it things (everything) can literally explode. While most of us think that the worst kind of communication breakdown occurs when people fail to understand each other's words or actions, there exists a more dramatic (serious) and
