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

... country like Australia, Canada or the US, they may not be free to bring in large numbers of Chinese workers and suppliers. They will also have to respect environmental regulations and workers rights.  ...

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

...  Jacobson took us through the numbers.  Obama already has a solid 237 electoral college votes, and Romney 206.  For the 8 undecided states, Obama seems to have the edge.  While there will be some changes, ...

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

... like Islamic countries and Africa, which were believed to have a cultural disadvantage, have a number of success stories.  If some parts of the world were culturally doomed, there would be no point in ...

4. Global citizens
(Panorama/Globalization)

... small numbers of Americans travel overseas or even have a passport.  While President Obama and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton are certainly very global, many members of the Congress are parochial, and ...

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

... education for those who do pursue university level studies, Singapore offers excellent opportunities of high quality education that attracts a high number of international students, mainly from other ASEAN ...

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

... more family-friendly policies, which would probably increase the numbers of women interested in and able to work and contribute to society. Further, as Japan gets more and more developed, it needs to ...

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

... other race group from 2000 to 2010 (by 46 per cent) and its numbers roughly quadrupled from 1980 to 2010.  In the coming decades, it is projected by Pew that the Asian American population will continue ...

8. Burmese Days
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... is also concerned about its links with North Korea, which may be exporting advanced military technology to Burma. And lastly, the generals may have been worried that their days were numbered.  Repressed ...

9. Microfinance today
(Panorama/Finance)

... of microfinance, and given its vast population, also has the largest number of poor households in the world. Asia is also a prime location for microfinance. Poor households generally lack access to financial ...

10. Human capital in Asia
(Panorama/Society)

... often trumped quality.  Even when children complete one level of schooling, their minimum competency is too low to handle the next level in many cases.  The result has been a growing number of basic education ...

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

... reflected in the high numbers of males per 100 females aged 0-4 years.  China has 122 males per 100 females, while India has 109, Hong Kong 108, Korea 108 and Singapore 107, compared with a regional average ...

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

... a number of government-driven initiatives -- including the Giga internet pilot project, which includes the construction of 11Mbit/s broadband networks in rural areas -- are helping meet its future demands.  ...

13. Natural disasters in Asia
(Panorama/Environment)

... (90,000 deaths), and Pakistan's 2005 earthquake (75,000 deaths).  Perhaps due to global warming, the number of weather-related disasters around the world has jumped to 350 annually over the past decade ...

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

... and market-oriented reform -- are also the basic forces behind rising inequality in the region.  Working together, these have significantly impacted on inequality through a number of channels, in particular: ...

15. Democracy in Asia
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... accounting for 32 per cent of the countries and 37 per cent of population.  There are 37 hybrid regimes -- 22 per cent of the countries and 14 per cent of population.  Authoritarian regimes number 52, ...

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

... against a solar panel factory after large numbers of fish turned up dead in a local river.  Villagers had accused the manufacturer of dumping toxic chemicals into the water. China's growing middle class ...

17. Burmese Days
(Panorama/Development)

... is also concerned about its links with North Korea, which may be exporting advanced military technology to Burma. And lastly, the generals may have been worried that their days were numbered.  Repressed ...

18. 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 ...

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

... other race group from 2000 to 2010 (by 46 per cent) and its numbers roughly quadrupled from 1980 to 2010.  In the coming decades, it is projected by Pew that the Asian American population will continue ...

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

... legitimacy, group grievance, and human rights.  A high score indicates high pressure on the state, and therefore a higher risk of instability. The 2012 FSI ranks Somalia as number one for the fifth consecutive ...