'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:
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
reference: http://www.investasiapacific.com/Awards.htm