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If I were to generalize a bit, I would say that the ultra rich in Asia live on a scale that far surpasses the wealthy in the U.S. or Europe.
Kevin Kwan
Rich
Live
Say
Bit
Scale
Would
Wealthy
Generalize
Were
Asia
Far
Europe
All Americans knew was 'The Joy Luck Club' and children of dry cleaners trying to assimilate. The Asia that I was seeing was a world of people who are incredibly sophisticated, and I wanted to represent that side.
Kevin Kwan
People
Joy
World
Club
Luck
Incredibly
Side
All Americans
Seeing
Knew
Sophisticated
Dry
Trying
American
Represent
Children
Wanted
Asia
Who
Assimilate
The most important thing to keep in mind is the incredible diversity of talent that's out there - there are so many great actors from all over Asia, from Singapore and Hong Kong to the Philippines and Mainland China, not to mention many great Asian-American actors who are eager for fun and challenging roles.
Kevin Kwan
Great
Mind
Philippines
Diversity
Important
Incredible
Hong Kong
Out
Mention
Over
Talent
Most
Singapore
Most Important Thing
Kong
Important Thing
Roles
The Most Important
China
Asia
Asian-American
Who
Fun
Many
Keep
Actor
Challenging
Eager
Thing
Over the last several quarters we have been growing faster in Asia and Europe than any other place on the planet. We have 18 percent of the global PC share, about 12 percent in Europe, and 8 percent in Asia.
Kevin Rollins
Faster
Other
Several
About
Percent
Share
Over
Global
Quarters
Been
Than
Any
Any Other Place
Place
Asia
Planet
Europe
Growing
Last
A core challenge for Australia is - how do we best prepare ourselves for the Asia Pacific century - to maximise the opportunities, to minimise the threats and to make our own active contribution to making this Asia-Pacific Century peaceful, prosperous and sustainable for us all.
Kevin Rudd
Best
Opportunities
Challenge
Own
Active
Our
Ourselves
Threats
Prosperous
Make
How
Making
Australia
Contribution
Sustainable
Pacific
Asia
Century
Us
Prepare
Peaceful
Core
Unification is one thing, and stability in Northeast Asia is another thing.
Kim Dae Jung
One Thing
Another
Stability
Northeast
Asia
Unification
Thing
So in Asia I want to make - I want to succeed to make a model of what success, practicing democracy, and market economy. Then that will give a good influence over Asian countries.
Kim Dae Jung
Success
Good
Democracy
Will
Market
Market Economy
Give
Countries
Over
Economy
Make
Practicing
Model
Influence
Want
Asia
Succeed
Asian
Asian Countries
Then
The peoples of Asia, Africa, and Latin America have common interest and are in the position to support each other in their anti-imperialist and anti-U.S. struggle. As long as Africa and Latin America are not free.
Kim Il-sung
Struggle
People
Free
Long
Other
Latin
Latin America
Support
America
Common
Africa
Interest
Asia
Each
Position
America is a noisy culture, unlike, say, Finland, which values silence. Individualism, dominant in the U.S. and Germany, promotes the direct, fast-paced style of communication associated with extraversion. Collectivistic societies, such as those in East Asia, value privacy and restraint, qualities more characteristic of introverts.
Laurie Helgoe
Silence
Privacy
Culture
Communication
Value
Values
Style
Unlike
Say
Those
Characteristic
East
East Asia
Direct
Restraint
More
Finland
Individualism
Noisy
Qualities
Dominant
Germany
America
Which
Asia
Fast-Paced
Societies
Associated
Now is the time for us to strike. We must strengthen our foothold in Asia, to ensure no nation overtakes us.
Lawrence Summers
Time
Nation
Our
Strike
Ensure
Must
Asia
Us
Now
Strengthen
There are children who are working in textile businesses in Asia who would be prostitutes on the streets if they did not have those jobs.
Lawrence Summers
Those
Jobs
Would
Would-Be
Textile
Did
Children
Asia
Working
Who
Businesses
Streets
I think we are paying a lot of attention to China one way or the other. They are a big factor in the world. They are successful; they are growing. They want to grow their influence, and all the countries in Asia want to be their friend and want to benefit from China's development and success.
Lee Hsien Loong
Success
World
Big
Think
Other
Benefit
Way
One-Way
Factor
Attention
Development
Countries
Lot
Friend
Influence
Want
China
Asia
Successful
Paying
Grow
Growing
One of the reasons America is welcome in Asia is because with America... there is a certain idealism and a certain bigness of soul. You want the region to prosper; you want countries to do well, and you are prepared to help them.
Lee Hsien Loong
You
Soul
Welcome
Countries
Idealism
Prosper
Well
Because
America
Want
Region
Asia
Them
Certain
Help
Reasons
Prepared
Countries in Asia - Singapore, certainly, but many other countries too - are good friends to both China and America, and we would like to be good friends with both.
Lee Hsien Loong
Good
Good Friends
Too
Other
Other Countries
Would
Both
Countries
Like
Singapore
Friends
America
China
Asia
Certainly
Many
Nowadays, however strong an economy is, not all roads will lead only there. There will be other links between countries in Asia, with America, with Europe, and China will fit into this global network.
Lee Hsien Loong
Strong
Will
Nowadays
Other
Network
Only
Lead
Roads
Between
Countries
Economy
Global
However
Fit
Links
America
China
Asia
Europe
China and India are friendly neighbours. We are also natural partners. Both of our countries stand for amicable and peaceful relations between countries and a multipolar world. The peaceful and friendly relations between our two countries is a blessing not just to Asia, but to also the whole world.
Li Keqiang
Blessing
Natural
World
Relations
Our
Neighbours
India
Both
Between
Countries
Also
Partners
Friendly
Just
China
China And India
Asia
Stand
Whole
Peaceful
Two
Openness has been vital to Asia's fast growth in the past and it will continue to be crucial for the area's further development.
Li Keqiang
Will
Past
Further
Has-Been
Vital
Area
Crucial
Development
Openness
Continue
Been
In The Past
Asia
Fast
Growth
Many people in the world believe that in the 21st century, the Asia-Pacific - Asia in particular - will play a more important role in global economy and politics and that Asia will become an important engine for the world economy.
Li Keqiang
Politics
People
World
Will
Important
Become
Believe
More
Particular
Economy
Global
Global Economy
Important Role
Role
Asia
Century
Engine
Many
World Economy
Play
We sincerely hope that south Asian countries will respect and live in amity with each other, and achieve common development, and that south Asia will enjoy peace, stability and prosperity.
Li Peng
Hope
Respect
Peace
Prosperity
Achieve
Will
Live
Enjoy
Other
Development
Countries
Sincerely
South
South Asia
Stability
Common
Asia
Asian
Asian Countries
Each
Amity
Taking the entire globe, if North America and Western Europe can be called the 'cities of the world', then Asia, Africa and Latin America constitute 'the rural areas of the world'.
Lin Biao
World
Latin
Latin America
Cities
Rural
Rural Areas
Constitute
Entire
Area
Taking
Globe
Western
Western Europe
North
North America
America
Africa
Asia
Then
Europe
The American revolution not only cost Britain the 13 colonies but also forced it to rethink the slave trade and slavery, and influenced its power relations in Asia and the Pacific.
Linda Colley
Power
Revolution
Relations
Cost
Only
Colonies
Rethink
Also
Forced
Trade
American
Influenced
Pacific
Asia
American Revolution
Slave
Slavery
Britain
The so-called Boer War advertised British vulnerabilities, and these were confirmed by the Irish rising of 1916 and the subsequent creation of the Irish Free State, blows that attracted the notice and attention of colonial dissidents in Asia and Africa.
Linda Colley
War
Free
Creation
State
Rising
Colonial
Free State
Attention
Attracted
Vulnerabilities
Were
Irish
Subsequent
Blows
Africa
So-Called
Confirmed
Asia
Notice
British
I had never spent any time in Asia before, so when I flew over to film 'Dramaworld' in Seoul, the cast and crew and I became very good friends. That was the first time I had an experience like that, which I treasure and hold dearly.
Liv Hewson
Time
Good
Experience
First
Before
Good Friends
Crew
Spent
Cast
Never
Had
Over
Like
Became
First Time
Dearly
Friends
Very
Any
Hold
Which
Asia
Flew
Film
Treasure
Decolonization actually boosted slavery. As foreign powers withdrew from the colonies, people were enslaved by their own countrymen. And we see it in Africa, we see it in Asia.
Loretta Napoleoni
People
Own
Enslaved
See
Colonies
Countrymen
Powers
Withdrew
Foreign
Were
Foreign Powers
Africa
Asia
Actually
Slavery
Most Americans, I think, know very little about East Asia or Southeast Asia. American businesspeople who have been here, they are very knowledgeable about this area, but the average American? No.
Mahathir Mohamad
Think
East
East Asia
About
Area
Know
Most
Knowledgeable
Been
Very
Southeast
Southeast Asia
American
Little
Asia
Average
Average American
Who
Businesspeople
Here
In Asia, we live within our means. So when we are poor, we live as poor people. I think that is a lesson that Europe can learn from Asia.
Mahathir Mohamad
People
Live
Lesson
Think
Our
Learn
Within
Asia
Poor
Poor People
Means
Europe
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