'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