41. The Economist on China
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

China's economy is not at great risk in the short term, because the government still has lots of firepower to keep it afloat.  But inefficient and wasteful investment is storing up problems for the longer ...

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

The largest migration in world history is now taking place -- from Chinese rural to urban areas.  China's urban population has jumped from about 10% of total in 1949 to about 50% today.  By the year 2030, ...

43. Women's economic opportunity in Asia
(Panorama/Society)

... 34th, and Korea 35th.  Asia's poorer countries are much further down the list -- Thailand 48th, Malaysia 49th, Philippines 63rd, China 65th, Sri Lanka 73rd, Vietnam 79th, Indonesia 82nd, India 84th, Cambodia ...

44. Korea -- Asia's rising star
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

Japan's economy has been in a deep funk for two decades.  China is in desperate need of a new economic and political model.  At the same time, Korea keeps going from strength to strength, and is on track ...

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

... reform in the near future. This is a great pity.  Because as the World Bank argues in its "China 2030" report, it is urgent for China to implement a new development strategy.  Even though this will not ...

46. Japanese business -- from old to new Japan
(Panorama/Investment)

... equipment that feed into end products we value so much, namely electronic gadgets that are assembled in Taiwan, South Korea, and China.   What is mostly exported from Japan now are highly innovative, ...

47. Why did Japan stop growing?
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... mid-1970s, Japan enjoyed average economic growth of around 10% a year, just like China has over the past three decades.  A key driver of this growth was substantial capital investment, often fueled through ...

48. Poverty in India
(Panorama/Development)

... growth leading up to the global financial crisis, with China becoming a major trading partner. But economic growth is of limited consequence if it does not improve a country's poverty.  And according ...

49. Australia: beware of Asian Century Hype
(Panorama/Globalization winners)

... their development process, and many like China have very rapidly ageing populations.  In contrast to Japan, China will become old before it becomes rich. Rapid urbanisation is also an important driver ...

50. Asia's uneven development
(Panorama/Development)

... 1990.  Scratching below the surface we find that China and its East Asian neighbors have been the main contributors to this goal.  Leading South Asian countries like Bangladesh, India and Nepal, while ...

51. China Dialogue -- China and the world discuss the environment
(Web Links / Blogs)

52. James Reynolds' China
(Web Links / Blogs)

53. Globalization winners
(Category)

What do the following 13 countries all have in common – Botswana, Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Malta, Oman, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand?  They all experienced annual ...