Asia Ratings
Asia Place Ratings and Awards
'ASIAN CITIES OF THE FUTURE' 2007
AWARD
AsiaBIZ Strategy conducted an Asia-wide
survey in 2007 to rank both big and
small Asian cities involving 200 over
cities. Below are the results:
(I) ASIAN CITIES OF THE FUTURE
1, Hong Kong, China
2, Singapore, Singapore
3, Taipei City, Taiwan (Republic of China)
4, Melbourne, Australia
5, Dalian, China
6, Shijiazhuang, China
7, Quezon City, Philippines
8, Cebu City, Philippines
9, Guangzhou, China
10, Davao City, Philippines
BEST ECONOMIC POTENTIAL
1, Hong Kong, China
2, Singapore, Singapore
3, Dalian, China
4, Guangzhou, China
5, Quezon City, Philippines
6, Melbourne, Australia
7, Fukuoka, Japan
8, Macau, China
9, Taipei City, Taiwan (Republic of China)
10, Tokyo, Japan
MOST COST EFFECTIVE
1, Shijiazhuang, China
2, Dalian, China
3, Quezon City, Philippines
4, Cebu City, Philippines
5, Guangzhou, China
6, Davao City, Philippines
7, Colombo, Sri Lanka
8, Taipei City, Taiwan (Republic of China)
9, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
10, Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China)
BEST HUMAN RESOURCES
1, Singapore, Singapore
2, Melbourne, Australia
3, Hong Kong, China
4, Taipei City, Taiwan (Republic of China)
5, Davao City, Philippines
6, Quezon City, Philippines
7, Seoul, South Korea
8, Chongqing, China
9, Shijiazhuang, China
10, Guangzhou, China
BEST QUALITY OF LIFE
1, Melbourne, Australia
2, Hong Kong, China
3, Singapore, Singapore
4, Tokyo, Japan
5, Macau, China
6, Taipei City, Taiwan (Republic of China)
7, Cebu City, Philippines
8, Sakai, Japan
9, Hiroshima, Japan
10, Quezon City, Philippines
BEST INFRASTRUCTURE
1, Tokyo, Japan
2, Singapore, Singapore
3, Hong Kong, China
4, Yokohama, Japan
5, Taipei City, Taiwan (Republic of China)
6, Fukuoka, Japan
7, Osaka, Japan
8, Kobe, Japan
9, Seoul, South Korea
10, Hiroshima, Japan
MOST BUSINESS FRIENDLY
1, Singapore, Singapore
2, Hong Kong, China
3, Macau, China
4, Melbourne, Australia
5, Shijiazhuang, China
6, Nanjing, China
7, Colombo, Sri Lanka
8, Brisbane, Australia
9, Taipei City, Taiwan (Republic of China)
10, Tokyo, Japan
BEST DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION
1, Singapore, Singapore
2, Cebu City, Philippines
3, Hong Kong, China
4, Taipei City, Taiwan (Republic of China)
5, Melbourne, Australia
6, Dalian, China
7, Nanjing, China
8, Brisbane, Australia
9, Guangzhou, China
10, Lucknow, India
(II) SMALLER CITIES OF THE FUTURE
1 Alor Star, Malaysia
2 Newcastle, Australia
3 Jeju , South Korea
4 Taoyuan City, Taiwan
5 Gifu, Japan
6 Ipswich, Australia
BEST ECONOMIC POTENTIAL - SMALL CITIES
1 Newcastle, Australia
2 Alor Star, Malaysia
MOST COST EFFECTIVE - SMALL CITIES
1 Alor Star, Malaysia
2 Taoyuan City, Taiwan
BEST HUMAN RESOURCES - SMALL CITIES
1 Newcastle, Australia
2 Jeju , South Korea
BEST QUALITY OF LIFE - SMALL CITIES
1 Newcastle, Australia
2 Gifu, Japan
BEST INFRASTRUCTURE - SMALL CITIES
1 Gifu, Japan
2 Newcastle, Australia
MOST BUSINESS FRIENDLY - SMALL CITIES
1 Taoyuan City, Taiwan
2 Alor Star, Malaysia
BEST DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION - SMALL CITIES
1 Jeju , South Korea
2 Newcastle, Australia