1. China's foreign investment
(Panorama/Investment)

... savvy than their Chinese counterparts. Don't forget that some 90% of companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange are from the private sector, while 90% of those listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange ...

2. Whither Obama, the global president?
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs, he explained that the election game has changed. Jacobson explained that in the months leading up to the first presidential debate, Romney did not seem like a ...

3. Globalization and the challenges of our youth
(Panorama/Society)

... can inspire your governments to take more seriously issues such as climate change.  As US President Obama once said, "Partnership and cooperation among nations is not a choice; it is the one way, the only ...

4. Globalization, the word
(Panorama/Globalization)

... opening of borders to increasingly fast flows of goods, services, finance, people and ideas across international borders; and the changes in institutional and policy regimes at the international and national ...

5. Globalization, development and culture
(Panorama/Globalization)

... cannot observe a grand theory of culture and development.  Also, cultures do change.  Japan, Korea and Taiwan have become very modern vibrant societies with dynamic economies.  And some parts of the world, ...

6. Global citizens
(Panorama/Globalization)

... answer?  We need to invest in building our global intelligence (GI).  Gerzon proposes twenty ways to do that: (i) be the change that you want to see in the world (as Gandhi said); (ii) use both sides ...

7. Japan in the Asian Century
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... and hasten its growth, it will be left out of the Asian Century. If the Japanese government is really interested in promoting growth and change in the country, it needs to address many issues currently ...

8. China's reform in a bind
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

...  The Chinese government has been responding by fiscal stimulus and monetary easing.  But more fundamental changes are required, especially since the economy may weaken further. China needs to get more ...

9. Living on $2 a day
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... her partners in these exchanges, to ensure that their transactions were fair over the long haul. And while the case of Hamid and Khadeja shows that people with low and irregular incomes can cope and survive, ...

10. Burmese Days
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

The changes underway in Burma are so dramatic that it is hard to assess the situation clearly.  Here is a quick attempt. Some history The UK granted Burma independence in 1948.  It became a parliamentary ...

11. Natural disasters in Asia
(Panorama/Environment)

... a small, weak economy for decades, and weak governance can impede risk reduction.  Looking ahead, as climate change shifts patterns in weather-related disasters, the poor and economically vulnerable will ...

12. Food security in Asia
(Panorama/Environment)

... meet global demand by 2050.   The greatest threat to food security, however, is climate change.  Rising temperatures tend to reduce crop productivity in the tropics.  Climate change alters rainfall and ...

13. Asia's rising inequality
(Panorama/Society)

... not included in this study, a separate report of the OECD shows that inequality is also rising in Japan, a trend which is also common among most OECD countries. The changes in developing Asia's inequality ...

14. China's reform in a bind
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

...  The Chinese government has been responding by fiscal stimulus and monetary easing.  But more fundamental changes are required, especially since the economy may weaken further. China needs to get more ...

15. Democracy in Asia
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... political leadership in the developed world, dramatic change and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and rising social unrest throughout much of the world.  The popular uprisings in Tunisia ...

16. Democracy in China?
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... them to join the Party, meaning that they are not likely to oppose the current system from which they benefit. Much of this speculation ignores how the world has changed, and some of the lessons of the ...

17. Asian Century on Youtube
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... disparities between countries which threaten peace and stability, competition for resources, climate change and water crises, and natural disasters. The biggest challenge to overcome is the recent deterioration ...

18. Burmese Days
(Panorama/Development)

The changes underway in Burma are so dramatic that it is hard to assess the situation clearly.  Here is a quick attempt.   Some history   The UK granted Burma independence in 1948.  It became ...

19. Living on $2 a day
(Panorama/Development)

... her partners in these exchanges, to ensure that their transactions were fair over the long haul. And while the case of Hamid and Khadeja shows that people with low and irregular incomes can cope and survive, ...

20. Trying to do business in China
(Panorama/Investment)

... premises, signing the lease, environmental assessment, government approval, license, registration for taxation/customs/foreign exchange, getting your bank account, recruiting labor and management, and ...