1. Asian Migration
(Panorama/Migration)

... rate of migrants from other regions, and substantially higher than natives of OECD countries, the group of the world's most advanced countries. China, India and the Philippines have been the leading sources ...

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

... Tokyo's Sophia University, shares with us her views. From the 1950s to the 80s, Japan grew from a virtually closed, militant nation to one of the world's biggest and most advanced economies. During ...

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

... accounts for almost 60 per cent of the world's population.  And as most advanced OECD countries in the economic doldrums, with the notable exceptions of Canada and Australia, dynamically emerging Asia ...

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

... and information technology, engineering, materials, services, energy, consumer products and chemicals had the nerve to buy Corus, Jaguar and LandRover. ArcelorMittal is the world's largest steel producing ...

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

... Orlanda Rithven.  Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day. http://www.portfoliosofthepoor.com/ Stuart Rutherford on "Portfolios of the Poor". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BecoQRvSHwQ&feature=relmfu ...

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. Culture Wise China
(Panorama/Culture)

... in China and the Chinese at work; transportation from bicycles to high speed trains; the Chinese at play which usually involves food and drink; retail therapy in a country with the world's largest supermarket; ...

8. 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, ...

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

... needed information on social development. Let's start at the top and work down. First, life expectancy.  Asia has the world's highest life expectancies, with Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore, ...

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

... are Jacque's main points.  But do yourself a favor and watch the full TED Talks video -- see link below. China is on track to become the world's largest economy, and by 2050 India's economy could also ...

11. Natural disasters in Asia
(Panorama/Environment)

... wiping out homes, livelihoods, a country's economic gains, and often many individual lives.  In fact, Asia is the world's most disaster-prone region, and Asia's poor, lacking in resources and more vulnerable ...

12. Democracy in Asia
(Panorama/Governing globalization)

... and cover 31 per cent of the countries and 38 per cent of population. The world's ten most democratic countries are Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, Canada, Finland, ...

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

... "Asia 2050" report they wrote for the Asian Development Bank. Here are some of the key points: Asia has half the world's population, but only 27 per cent of the world's GDP.  It is a very diverse ...

14. 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 ...

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

... Orlanda Rithven.  Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day. http://www.portfoliosofthepoor.com/ Stuart Rutherford on "Portfolios of the Poor". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BecoQRvSHwQ&feature=relmfu ...

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

Almost everyone would like to do business in China.  After all, China is the world's second biggest merchandise importer and also recipient of foreign direct investment. Recent history is however littered ...

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

... accounts for almost 60 per cent of the world's population.  And as most advanced OECD countries in the economic doldrums, with the notable exceptions of Canada and Australia, dynamically emerging Asia ...

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

As Asia sits on top of the world economy, it may be difficult to imagine that this vast unwieldy region is home to more than a handful of the world's "failed states", as estimated by the Fund for Peace ...

19. Human Rights in Asia
(Panorama/Society)

... from Aboriginal homelands. Refugee policy favoured deterrence, with mandatory, indefinite and remote detention for asylum-seekers arriving by boat". But its 2012 Annual Report on the state of the world's ...

20. Burma: some Nobel thoughts
(Panorama/Society)

... to one of the world's most economically destitute nations. In their heart of hearts even those in power now in Rangoon must know that their eventual fate will be that of all totalitarian regimes who seek ...