1. Asian Migration
(Panorama/Migration)

... as well as the massive capital flight. Other factors inciting Chinese middle class citizens to leave home are the horrendous state of the environment in China, with Beijing's air being often unsafe to ...

2. Globalization, the word
(Panorama/Globalization)

... that this text is almost 30 years old.  He spoke of technology and globalization well before the Internet arrived and way before anyone imagined the end of the Cold War or the dynamism of China.  He distinguished ...

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

... try to make it on their own under the direction of Lee Kuan Yew. Using different indicators, I will identify in which areas Singapore has fared well so far and in which areas progress needs to be made ...

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

... of development, constantly innovating and creating to spur on its growth. Currently, Tokyo is rated 22nd out of the top 100 most innovative economies worldwide. This is well below American cities such ...

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

... these immigrants are sending all their money home to support their poor families.  Though they are among the least well-off financially, Vietnamese Americans are among the most likely (58 per cent) to ...

6. India's paradoxes
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... a day, giving it a similar level of poverty to Bangladesh and Pakistan.  Alarming disparities exist across the population in terms of health and nutritional status, education and skills, as well as access ...

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

... money management is a fundamental and well-understood part of everyday life as they cope with incomes which are small, and often highly irregular and unpredictable.  Indeed, even those living on less than ...

8. Economic growth prospects in Asia
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... high growth rates these past few decades, this is a reflection of how far behind China was, as well as of course its excellent policy reforms.     Poorer countries can absorb knowledge and technology ...

9. Human capital in Asia
(Panorama/Society)

... years.  Much of this exodus is driven by parents' desire to have their children become fluent in English, a highly prized ability in a country well aware of its need to　ｃcompte in a globalized economy. ...

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

... much stronger than its social development.  Governments have a lot of work to do translate economic growth into societal well-being. This is extremely important because there is a risk of a negative ...

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

... market access, as well as agglomeration economies from a self-perpetuating process of increasing concentration.  The process of urbanization reinforces the inequality effects of agglomeration.  About 30-50% ...

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

... democracy ... is not only the right thing to do, but the smart thing as well. Democracies are more stable, more capable partners with vibrant open economies that can foster innovation and new ideas, and ...

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

... the shoes of those who bear responsibility for this accident, the result may well have been the same."   Japan's nuclear energy was developed behind closed doors, without open democratic scrutiny: "Following ...

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

... Arab Spring.  Hong Kong and mainland Chinese are now much better educated than they have ever been historically.  Thanks to the Internet, they are also very well-informed and connected to each other.  ...

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

... efficiency, entrepreneurship/innovation/technology, financial systems, governance/institutions, and moving from growth to well-being. -- At the regional level, issues include development cooperation, ...

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

... money management is a fundamental and well-understood part of everyday life as they cope with incomes which are small, and often highly irregular and unpredictable.  Indeed, even those living on less than ...

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

... maintaining strict professional relationships; (viii) leaky contracts which don't specify sufficiently well what each side has to do, and don't have dispute settlement mechanisms; (ix) not registering ...

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

... these immigrants are sending all their money home to support their poor families.  Though they are among the least well-off financially, Vietnamese Americans are among the most likely (58 per cent) to ...

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

... year, citing widespread lawlessness, ineffective government, terrorism, insurgency, crime, and well-publicized pirate attacks against foreign vessels.  Meanwhile, Finland has remained in the best position, ...

20. World Economy in Grave Danger
(Panorama/Globalization)

... reforms to the US banking sector, as well as the sertious cooperation undertaken by the G20 group. But the most interesting talk was in the corridors.  Something more radical is needed to save Greece ...