Power of Asia

Features & Analysis

• In graphics: Rising Asia

  How do Asian economies compare with the West?

• Global ambitions

  Bollywood sets sights on wider market

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• Owned by China

  Why Chinese companies want to buy British businesses

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• Jewellery queen

  Zhou Xiaoguan's rise from hawker to billionaire

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• Stumbling China?

  Experts divide on whether China's phenomenal growth will falter

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• Testing Hong Kong

  Prada's stockmarket listing tests Hong Kong's financial centre

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• Rare earth Watch

  Why does China control of 97% of the world's rare earths?

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• Guide to prosperity

  Malaysia lays out its path to economic success

• Coming together

  Asia embraces the web's social side

• Democracy or prosperity?

  Listen to our World Debate on the Power of Asia