Sharp increase in house prices combined with the extraordinary lending growth in Mainland China during 2009 has led to … concerns of an emerging real estate bubble. We find that, for China as a whole, the current levels of house prices do not seem …€™ mass-market and luxury segments. Unlike advanced economies before 2007-8, prices have tended to correct frequently in China …

people-centered public water management from across Asia. These essays will contribute to strengthening the discussion about … the ways forward for public water delivery in Asia. [FGS Report]. …

Spot fire disputes have sparked across Asia, with the winds of nationalism spurring them on. If one flares up it could …

, the regional economies (except Hong Kong, China and Malaysia) have allowed a relatively greater albeit modest degree of … broader context of monetary cooperation in East Asia. The paper briefly reviews the factors that go into the determination of … “optimal reserves†in general, and specifically in the case of East Asia. It then goes on to investigate the gains …

surplus but that there is considerable variation across the countries, with Hong Kong, China exhibiting the biggest increase …

banking performance in four Asian economies: the People's Republic of China (PRC); Hong Kong, China; Singapore; and Taipei,China …. Both the PRC and Hong Kong, China operate under a fragmented financial regulatory structure, while Singapore and Taipei,China …

durable Bretton Woods II arrangement, Asia then went on to slowly raise flexibility and reduce the role for the US Dollar …

introduce meaningful stock-market reform. China has largely avoided major policy blunders in its 25 years of economic reforms …

become and Asia tiger. The article looks into the economic, social, political, performance of the country. …