Current Asia

Abstract

1. ASIA ECONOMIC POTENTIAL

1) NIES ( population 72 million, per capita GNP 6000$ )

Hongkong, Taiwan - Political uneasiness and growth due to movement to the continent

Korea - Relation with North Korea - Emotion toward Japan - Sneaking in "developed country" disease

Singapore - Future of becoming financial, information and business center of Asia

2) ASEAN 4 ( population 2000 million, per capita GNP 670$ )

Thailand, Malaysia - Struglling with infrastructure deficit and inflation - Challenge toward high level of industrial structure

Indonesia - Post-Suharto uneasiness - Low-cost country among ASEAN

Philippines - Anxious political situation - Unutilized potential - Hope toward post-Aquino

3) China ( population 1.1 billion, per capita GNP 380$ )

Development possibility of the seashore area particularly [ The Huanan ( South China ) Economic Zone ]