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

... country has the right to receive foreign investment on its terms, and to maximize the benefits of that investment. Some Western countries are criticized for the lack of clarity and transparency of their ...

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

... and see the benefits of a peace with Russia, they would be able to reap the benefits of a new trading partner. Additionally, the lack of a global perspective in Japan is reflected in university studies. ...

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

... on the great benefits that state-owned enterprises (SOEs) enjoy -- benefits like virtual exemption from paying taxes and dividends, privileged access to bank finance, and artificially low prices for their ...

4. Human capital in Asia
(Panorama/Society)

... Malaysia 21,000, Vietnam 18,000, Thailand 14,000, and Indonesia 14,000. Some comments Studying abroad can offer many benefits like the opportunity, for example,  to access the world's best universities, ...

5. Asia's information society
(Panorama/Society)

... the country can exploit the many developmental benefits that ICT has to offer.    Reference: International Telecommunication Union.  Measuring the Information Society 2011. http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2011/31.aspx ...

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

... This can lead to exploitation of workers through low wages, long and variable working hours, no overtime pay, and no benefits.  Typically, own-account workers and unpaid family workers all belong to the ...

7. Clinton on democracy in Asia
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... who doubts that political openness and prosperity go hand-in-hand only have to look to South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan – democratic societies that have delivered tremendous economic benefits. Or ...

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

... on the great benefits that state-owned enterprises (SOEs) enjoy -- benefits like virtual exemption from paying taxes and dividends, privileged access to bank finance, and artificially low prices for their ...

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

... be necessary. A bigger challenge is how to retain staff.  Direct benefits are obviously key -- like compensation, training, career development and a long term incentive plan.  Then there are other benefits ...

10. State capitalism
(Panorama/Investment)

... has 50% of Japan Tobacco, and the German government 32% of Deutsche Telekom. More recently, the failure of Boris Yeltsin's post-Soviet privatization convinced many emerging countries of the benefits that ...

11. China's urbanization
(Panorama/Change and innovation)

... residents were not entitled to urban hukou benefits as they were assumed to be agricultural workers, and hence entitled to farm collectively owned land as the basis of their livelihoods.  While the original ...

12. China's reform challenges
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... and individuals who obtain special privileges and benefits or enjoy preferential treatment from the current power structure and institutional setting.  In other words, the Communist Party is no longer ...

13. Poverty in India
(Panorama/Development)

... services and manufacturing sectors.     The first group substantially excluded from the benefits of growth are the three-quarters of Indians who live in rural areas, the majority of which work in the ...

14. Reassessing Asia's economic miracle
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... the natural environment has suffered greatly.  But in the case of Asia, the region's massive reductions in poverty are principally due to its rapid economic growth, whose benefits have been spread widely, ...

15. Whither China's economy?
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... national pie could take the form of more social welfare benefits like unemployment insurance, education, health and so on -- of which they receive very little and which encourages them to keep high savings, ...

16. Asia's services challenges
(Panorama/Change and innovation)

... services. The experience of Japan provides salutary lessons for Asia's emerging economies, and the examples of Hong Kong and Singapore demonstrate the great benefits of developing a dynamic and competitive ...

17. An Indo-Pacific Strategy for Australia
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... case in 2008-2010. So against this background, what should be Australia's strategy to adapt to and exploit the benefits of an Indo-Pacific strategy? Building on the many elements already in place, ...

18. Youth and development in Asia
(Panorama/Society)

... patriarchal power can have benefits for youth, it can also remove long valued and reliable support systems. Asia's extended families are now increasingly nuclear.  In the past, people's loyalties were ...

19. Emerging Asia's precarious middle class
(Panorama/Society)

... at this stage, much of this middle class is still "lower middle class", and sits in a precarious position.  Also, as the benefits of development have not been shared equally, a small group at the top of ...

20. Central Asia Update
(Panorama/Globalization)

... mutually beneficial regional cooperation it will allow them to use benefits of globalization and protects themselves from its imbalances.   What is the most promising economy of the region in the years ...