Terming Asia as "indispensable" to meeting global security and humanitarian challenges, the Obama Administration has said India, China and Japan are among key players
The EIU rates China in the "high risk" category for social unrest in 2010
Investors need to be wary of political shocks that could overturn the region's risk profile
How Asia's developing countries can influence the changing dynamics of the global economy
Developing nations need $90 billion a year in improvements from plugging leaks in building ducts to replacing inefficient household appliances
Kuroda says while India managed the crisis well, its high deficit may lead it to remove stimulus measures earlier than others
Investment in many Asian countries collapsed after the region's financial crisis in 1997/98 and has never fully recovered
Chief executives of start-up companies said they expect to offer more jobs, after a long drought during which they laid off people
Companies in Asia are set to offer bigger pay rises next year as the region continues to rebound from global recession, notably in India
As Singapore and Hong Kong prepare to grant foreign governments access to affairs of their bank account holders, bankers hope business will only improve
