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Australian PM Speaks Mandarin, Bush Still Working on English

The language of business may be English, but there is a growing case for building better business relationships through enhanced cultural understanding, especially via language. Unfortunately, language learning has never been a top priority in many... ...full story at Biz Cult

from Biz Cult on Tue, May 27 2008

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