Last updated May 7th, 2025. You may imagine that South Korea doesn’t stand a chance of ever surpassing Japan. After all, the Korean economy is barely 35% of its neighbor's size. Japan was Asia’s most important regional power for centuries – at least until China caught...
Last updated January 31st, 2024. Which countries in Asia are growing the fastest? We'll answer that question and rank the top five. You probably already know that Asia is growing quickly. From an economic perspective, it’s among the best performing regions on the...
Last updated May 11th, 2023. Japan boomed during the late 20th century. In fact, some analysts at the time even thought the Japanese economy would surpass the United States to become the world’s largest. As you already know, that never happened. Tepid growth...
Last updated May 8th, 2025. We usually focus on Asia’s countless opportunities for profit. Generally speaking, Asia has a very bright future ahead of itself. The continent’s economic growth rate exceeds practically anywhere in the Western world. This trend appears set...
Wealthy Chinese citizens understand why you should diversify your portfolio arguably better than anyone. Asia's largest economy saw rapid development over the past few decades. That was mostly because of entrepreneurial spirit, privatization of state-owned companies,...
Last updated April 9th, 2025. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is only Asia’s third largest in terms of market cap. Yet it’s the most internationally-focused trading platform in the whole region. When it comes to secondary listings, foreign companies list themselves in...
Last updated August 8th, 2025. We recently posted an article ranking the most expensive cities in Asia to buy real estate. Thus, a list of Asia's cheapest countries to buy property, along with the reasons for their low prices, makes a natural follow-up piece. Here's a...
Last updated March 13th, 2024. As Southeast Asia puts its mark on the world, the Laos real estate market is increasingly considered by foreigners as a frontier market investment option. Indeed, Laos is one of the best economies in ASEAN. At first glance, it may seem...
We've all heard about China’s immense growth over the past several decades. They're now the world's second-largest economy, and will arguably soon become the first. India enjoys even greater long-term investment potential in its stock and real estate markets though,...
Last updated June 18th, 2023. Singapore is often used as a prime example of how business-friendly policies can jumpstart a country's economic growth. Most of our readers are already familiar with Singapore's quick transformation from a malarial swamp into one...