In November 9^th , the Citizenship and Immigration Canada(CIC) shrank the immigrate policy without any indication. Cooks, food service managers, executives, administrative assistants, accountants and retailers, these six categories of occupation will not be able to apply for Canadian Experience Class (CEC) any longer.

As is known to all, Canada has become a migrant nation. A lot of businessmen and entrepreneurs have been attracted, which leads to an increasing trend in economic. Many international students come to study because of Canada’s original policies as well. However, the Department of Immigration repealed the policy to reduce the backlog and shorten the approval time. The change is undoubtedly a blow to many applicants, especially the international students who are studying in these majors and aim to immigrate.Not only do applicants feel disappointed, immigration consultants are also upset because their business will face more difficulties.

On the other hand, the reason why CIC implemented this strategy is that they hope to attract more applicants in different diversities. Since there are enough people working for these jobs, Canada has to broaden the extent of employment by setting some compulsory rules in order to make more profits to the whole country.

Link to a short video: http://vimeo.com/77662339

Link to a blog:  http://www.vancouversun.com/foggy+Vancouver/9073802/story.html

Where is “Raincouver”? There is only “Fogcouver”!

Environmentalist David Jones explains the reason why Vancouver is in the fog these days (see in the post linked). Some people are glad because they prefer fog rather than rain. However, some problems are caused due to the unusual fog. For instance, havoc on roads and grounding hundreds of flights out of Metro Vancouver are created by the heavy fog.

In fog, drivers need to adjust their speed and drive much slower than the speed limit. Cars should be fitted with proper tires and keep safe distances from other vehicles when conditions are bad. It means that the government is laying certain emphasis on the foggy weather as well as taking urgent measures. Also, costs spent on the traffic must have been raised to improve the safety.

In addition, problems in the air are serious too. Fog has forced the cancellation of many Harbour Air flights for the past week, disrupting travel plans for a great number of passengers. Unfortunately, passengers have been forced to make alternative arrangements. As a consequence, the heavy fog not only causes the problem in weather, but also a loss in economics for the whole country.

It proves that weather does play an important role in the whole economics of a country, so human beings should take the environmental issues into necessary consideration. It is forecasted that the foggy weather will end in this Sunday, which means rainy days are coming. But will the change from the unusual fog to the usual rain does benefit to the country?

Link to a blog: https://blogs.ubc.ca/fangcaoqingqing/2013/10/03/tokyo-2020-olympics/

As has been mentioned in Caoqingqing Fang’s blog, Tokyo will host 2020 Olympics. From her point of view, the government expenditure will be excess in tax revenue and it will be a good chance for Japan to recover its economics. I totally agree with the point, but I’d like to put more emphasis on the fact which Japan has to deal with in order to host the Olympics better.

During the process, Tokyo faced resistance because of the nuclear issue happened in 2011. The defensive in the final days of the campaign was the mounting concerns over the leak of radioactive water from the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. In the final presentation, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gave the IOC assurances that the Fukushima leak was not a threat to Tokyo and took personal responsibility for keeping the games safe.

There is no doubt that Japanese government has to solve the problem caused by the nuclear plant, which is not only a national issue but an international one. A huge amount of money must have been put in, and changes in economic structure must have been implemented. Since the safety and efficiency have been promised, what we can do is to look forward to the 2020 Olympics and figure out whether the hypothesis of the Japanese economic recovery is true.

Walt Disney once said that he was not aim to only make children film. The films were dedicated to children in our hearts; no matter we are 6 years old or 60 years old. Since the first silent anime “Alice gets in Dutch” was born in 1923, Disney has been founded for 90 years. The Walt Disney Company celebrates its 90^th birthday with a large-scale commemorative exhibition in the home town of its founder and namesake. The exhibition is on show in Chicago from October 16^th 2013 to May 4^th 2014, concentrating the nine-decade history of Disney. Visitors can also learn cartoon renderings from Disney animators.

The company has been valued in 2013 as the largest media conglomerate in the world by revenue. After acquainting Picks and Lucas successfully, the range of audience turns from girls and boys to adults gradually. Disney itself is also determined to providing the audience excellent home movies. The change of target market is a sigh of development and will lead the company to maximize the profit.

“Guests will be immersed in Walt Disney’s ‘can do’ spirit, optimistic outlook and never-ending curiosity that propelled him through his impressive career. This spirit continues to be the creative inspiration behind many of the incredible experiences created by Disney today.”

BCREA (British Columbia Real Estate Association) has announced that there was a 4% increasing in Vancouver housing price recently. The housing market is overshooting itself. Meanwhile, Atherton, located in the center of Silicon Valley, becomes the most expensive housing area in America this year (the average price in Atherton is about 6700000 dollars. The housing price in Los Altos Hills also rises to be No. 2.

The soar in housing price is mostly a consequence of developments in technology, changes in the economic structure and participations of wealthy buyers from foreign countries. The high housing price exerts a heavy debt on ordinary people while provides a good opportunity for those multimillionaires to speculate and enlarge the gap of wealth. However, the market analysts predict that there will not be another apparent rise in a few months because of the weakness of economic as well as the difficulty in employment.

The change in housing price just reflects the economics of the country. More and more immigrants move to developed countries such as America and Canada, contributing a lot to the economic growth in these countries. On the other hand, the changes also widen the gap and make it more difficult for the government to control the market well. Only a stable market can guarantee promising developments, and the countries have to take economic measures to ensure the positive improvements.

Recently, Air Canada is discounting in airlines. 15% off is really an impressive amount, especially during the Christmas. As far as I am concerned, air lines could make a lot of margin in this way.

For international students, Christmas is a good holiday when they can go home and reunion with their families. For tourists, the sales stimulate them to fly over the world and have a good time. For the air line, a slight decrease in price leads to a tremendous increase in demand, which maximization the profit. In addition, since the ticket price increases as time flies, customers usually book tickets in advance. Also, some rules are published that if the customers want to cancel the tickets, they have to pay a certain amount of charge. Therefore, the air line may not lose and seats are guaranteed in some aspect.

In conclusion, companies should be good at seeking the business opportunities. Such measures made by the air lines are absolutely beneficial to the companies themselves as well as the consumers.

Reference: http://www.aircanada.com/en/offers/air/index.html?src=leftboxoffers

There was no additional class a long time ago. However, the amount of educational institutions has soared a lot recently.

Most students want to get high scores in schools. All international students have to take at least one language test to apply for a university. I regard tests as opportunities for business in some aspects. Almost every test charges from the examinees. Furthermore, training courses are created to improve examinees’ examine skills, and different training centers even develop points of difference (PoD) to attract consumers. For instance, New Oriental Education & Tech. Group was founded in China, not only for regular courses but also for language tests like Tofel, Ielts and SAT. Professor Chien was founded in British Columbia for the unique LPI test. They all seek the business opportunity well, doing something which benefits the students as well as themselves.

From such kind of examples, we can tell that business opportunities and analyses are hidden everywhere in our daily life. Excellent entrepreneurs are people who can find and seize the opportunity well.

I.O.S 7 was published just couples of days ago, which has aroused a lot of attention.

The new topic is all about “concise”; Apple is determined to making it more efficient for clients to use iphones. Key boards are turned to white from black. Unnecessary columns and buttons are removed. Elements for decorating are cleared. What iOS 7 did aimed to reduce the distractions and provide the consumers a better system. In addition, remaining things are more awesome. Apple regards iOS 7 as a new chapter, and it really is. All new designs and features are able to catch consumers’ eye, which will make more profits for the company.

Link to a blog:http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/09/26/apple-fixes-ios7-lock-screen-bugs/

However, everything has its flaw. As a disadvantage, lock screen bugs are harmful to consumers’ privacy. Though Apple has fixed them and suggested the users update, some of them still have not been corrected. Netizens claimed that Apple does not care about the quality control.

As far as I am concerned, iOS 7 made a huge difference, compared with the improvements from 4 to 6. Though there are some negative comments, iOS 7 still gets a good reputation in general. Weighing the advantages and disadvantages, Apple is developing further in such a success.

Reference:http://www.apple.com/ios/

Recently, Apple published iPhone 5S and 5C.The updates are a good way to maintain and reinforce the “customer relationship”.

It is said by netizens that “C” stands for “cheap”, ”color” and “China”. Firstly, iPhone 5C seems to be the cheapest one ever, being more affordable for the public and helping Apple to make more profits. Color, undoubtedly is another major superiority of iPhone 5C. Five colors are offered: red, yellow, green, blue and white. It is the first time that iPhones are produced in other colors rather than in only two colors. Thirdly, China becomes one of the major targeted markets not only for its population but also for its fast speed in economical development. However, the analysis shows that the Chinese market becomes less passionate about iPhones, while Apple pays more attention to the Chinese market. As for 5S, the colors (grey, silver and gold) are really gorgeous and professional. All new features are all at the service of people.

By publishing new types of iPhone, Apple develops its business on cell phones and attracts more attention. Though people feel less surprised of the innovations in the new technology, they acknowledge them positively. The public still appreciate and look forward to Apples’ further developments in both hardware and software designs, which is pretty good for the business.

Reference: http://www.apple.com/iphone/

The goal of a business is always to maximize the profits. Yet, an excellent business is to meet desires of stakeholders. Therefore, companies should not only satisfy themselves, but also the customers, the community and so forth.

There are positive and negative reflections in business ethics everywhere, and they are exaggerated to the public at any time. People usually pay more attention to the negative news, misunderstanding that the market goes worse. Nevertheless, under the queries of business ethics, many companies still founded online marketplace, such as Amazon, Taobao marketplace. They offer platforms for sellers and buyers, and through the third-party, business ethic is controlled pretty well in payments and refund. Also, feedbacks are collected and shared. Products with a certain amount of negative comments will be cleared to guarantee the quality of market. Through the virtual recharge and feedback flow, both demands of suppliers’ and customers’ are met wonderfully, leading the virtual market to a success. It is one good example how a great business ethic standard works and takes the social responsibility well.

As far as I am concerned, the business ethics varies according to different situations and positions. It is necessary to look for the balance between different stakeholders and define the ethics critically.