ASIAN ECONOMY

Asia has the second largest nominal GDP of all continents, after Europe, but the
largest when measured in purchasing power parity. As of 2010, the largest
economies in Asia are China, Japan, India, South Korea and Indonesia. Based on
Global Office Locations 2011, Asia dominated the office locations with 4 of top 5
were in Asia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, London and Shanghai. Around 68
percent of international firms have office in Hong Kong.

Asia is the largest continent in the world by a considerable margin, and it is rich in
natural resources, such as petroleum, forests, fish, water, rice, copper and silver.
Manufacturing in Asia has traditionally been strongest in East and Southeast Asia,
particularly in the China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, India, the Philippines,
and Singapore. Japan and South Korea continue to dominate in the area
of multinational corporations, but increasingly the PRC and India are making
significant inroads. Many companies from Europe, North America, South Korea and
Japan have operations in Asia's developing countries to take advantage of its
abundant supply of cheap labour and relatively developed infrastructure.
Also contributing greatly to the income of many Asian countries are vital
mineral exportspetroleum in SW Asia, Russian Asia, and Indonesia and
tin in Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. Asia's other valuable mineral
exports include manganese from India and chromite from Turkey and the
Philippines; China produces great amounts of tungsten, antimony, coal,
and oil.

Singapore has one of the busiest ports in the
world and is the world's fourth largest
foreign exchange trading.
Mumbai is one of the most populous cities on
the continent. The city is an infrastructure and
tourism hub, and plays a crucial role in the
Economy of India.
ASIAN INDUSTRIES

Agriculture-based industries (lumbering, agrarian, fishing, etc.):
The whole stretch beginning from Pakistan and extending to India,
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam and southern China is densely
populated. The cultivation of rice and some cash crops is the primary
economic activity in this belt.


Mineral-based industries (metallurgy, petroleum, etc.): The vast
land expanses in Asia are rich in natural resources, from the
abundantly available metals across Russia to the oil fields spread
over the western part of the continent.

Manufacturing-based industries (automotive, electronics,
textile, etc.): East Asia is one of the worlds leading manufacturing
regions. The Asian industry in this region is vast in both expanse
and variety. Across China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, goods
as cheap as toys to as high value as cars are manufactured.
Industry giants such as Samsung, Toshiba, Toyota, and Honda are
based here.


Services-based industries (finance, IT, BPO, etc.): Six of the
worlds most important financial centers are located in Asia. India
has emerged as one of the world's leading exporters of services
related to information technology.
ASIAN PRODUCTS
MANUFACTURING [CONSUMER PRODUCTS]:
-foot wears, toys, electronics, textiles and apparel, cement,
fertilizers, chemicals,

AGRICULTURE:
-rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, peanuts, tea, millet, barley,
apples, cotton, oilseed, pork, fish

MINING AND ORE PROCESSING:
-iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals, coal
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT:
- including automobiles, rail cars and locomotives, ships, and
aircraft

TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT:
-commercial space launch vehicles, satellites

SERVICE:
-education, banking, government, consumer needs, retailing, etc.
ASIAN PEOPLES
OCCUPATION
ADULT
FILMMAKER
TEACHER
FISHERMEN
YAKUZA
MANGA WRITERS
MODELS
REALITY TV STARS
PHYSICAL
THERAPISTS

ENGINEERS
CHEFS
FARMER
DOCTOR
NURSE
ARCHITECT
ACCOUNTANTS
IT SPECIALIST
BUSINESS MEN
MANUFACTURER
MERCHANT
RETAILER
MINER