1. Asian Migration
(Panorama/Migration)

... the Middle East remains the principal destination for Asian migrants. And in light of Asia's very large population, the emigration rate from the region is still very low at 0.6 per cent. What has been ...

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

... Further, your open minds and idealistic spirits could help solve the many "neighborhood-territorial problems" in East Asia. For your own sakes, you also need to participate politically.  You are inheriting ...

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

... after the second world war, as US political and economic leadership led Europe and then Japan to prosperity. Globalization then spread to East Asia, with the Asian tigers (Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore ...

4. Singapore in the Asian Century
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... the role of a small Southeast Asian country that has been a model of economic growth and development and an example of how a country can catch-up and develop its potential towards convergence. This country ...

5. America's Asian Century
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

...  The educational credentials of these recent arrivals are striking. More than six-in-ten adults who have come from Asia in recent years have at least a bachelor’s degree. This is double the share among ...

6. Burmese Days
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... democracy, and was considered to be the South East Asia country with the brightest future.  Under British rule, it had been the wealthiest country in Southeast Asia, was the world's largest exporter of ...

7. Human capital in Asia
(Panorama/Society)

... emerging Asian countries in 1970. The proportion of 15–24-year-olds reaching at least the primary and secondary levels in Pakistan has increased more than threefold (to 30.9% and 45.8%), and the tertiary ...

8. Asia`s social development
(Panorama/Society)

... satisfaction is lower in the Asia-Pacific than for OECD countries.  The happiest Asians are in Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Korea, and Indonesia, while the least happy are in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Mongolia ...

9. Understanding the Rise of China -- Martin Jacques
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... and so on.  While China may be diverse and pluralistic, the Chinese are fundamentally shaped by their civilization. Second, at least 90% of the Chinese think of themselves as one race, the Han.  This ...

10. Asia's low quality jobs
(Panorama/Society)

... a fairly rosy picture, more than half of the suppliers audited by Apple have violated at least one aspect of the code of conduct every year since 2007, according to Apple’s reports, and in some instances ...

11. Food security in Asia
(Panorama/Environment)

... in South Asia spending on food represents above half of all household spending in the region, while in East Asia and the Pacific spending on food is about 45% of all household spending.  Consumers in Democratic ...

12. Japan's governance problems
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... by suggesting that at the very least they should try to get a dialogue going. Ideally they should go out of their way to offer open house to informed anti-nuclear activists so they could enter plants freely ...

13. Democracy in Asia
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... least minimally efficient government, sufficient political participation and a supportive democratic political culture. It is not easy to build a sturdy democracy.  Thus, the EIU's democracy index is ...

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

...  This is not the first time that protests over the environmental impact of heavy industry plants have broken out in China.  Last year, the authorities were forced to close a chemical plant in the north-eastern ...

15. Tyranny in China and Russia
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... under his rule.  He himself is resentful of Western scorn and indifference, nostalgic for the good old days when Russian might was at least respected. So he is a ruthless leader determined to earn respect, ...

16. Burmese Days
(Panorama/Development)

... a parliamentary democracy, and was considered to be the South East Asia country with the brightest future.  Under British rule, it had been the wealthiest country in Southeast Asia, was the world's largest ...

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

... to repatriate your profits?  Yes, but again you need government approval. Human resource issues are also messy in China.  If you set up a representative office, you must have at least an equal number ...

18. America's Asian Century
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

...  The educational credentials of these recent arrivals are striking. More than six-in-ten adults who have come from Asia in recent years have at least a bachelor’s degree. This is double the share among ...

19. Asia's Failed States
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... sacked his army chief. As recently as May, another attempt at forming a legislature failed; meanwhile, Nepal remains one of the poorest countries in Asia. (iv) East Timor -- 28th East Timor celebrated ...

20. Human Rights in Asia
(Panorama/Society)

... of political change blew in from the Middle East and North Africa, several governments in the Asia-Pacific region responded by increasing their efforts to retain power by repressing demands for human rights ...