| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : DECEMBER 6, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| BUSINESSWEEK LIFESTYLE
When to Give--And What CHINA Chinese New Year (January or February) -- Modest gifts such as coffee table books, ties, pens -- Clocks, anything from Taiwan INDIA Hindu Diwali festival (October or November) -- Sweets, nuts, and fruit; elephant carvings; candleholders -- Leather objects, snake images JAPAN Oseibo (Jan. 1) -- Scotch, brandy, Americana, round fruit such as melons -- Gifts that come in sets of four or nine MEXICO Christmas/New Year -- Desk clocks, fine pens, gold lighters -- Sterling silver items, logo gifts, food baskets SAUDI ARABIA Id al-Fitr (December or January) -- Fine compasses to determine direction for prayer, cashmere -- Pork and pigskin, liquor _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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