Taipei is the largest city in Taiwan, considered to be an alpha world city. Taipei is part of a major industrial area. The city proper (Taipei City) is home to an estimated 2,619,920 people (March 2009). Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport known as Chiang Kai-shek International Airport is 40 km from […]
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With a population of 2.5 million, Osaka is Japan’s third largest and second most important city. It has been the economic powerhouse of the Kansai region for many centuries. Osaka Kansai International Airportt is located 50 Km from the city center.
Also known as Canton, Guangzhou is a port on the Pearl River, navigable to the South China Sea, and is located about 120 km (75 miles) northwest of Hong Kong. It is ranking 6th among the other 659 Chinese cities for GDP. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is 28 km from […]
Tianjin’s urban area is located along the Hai He River, which connects to the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers. Its ports are located on Bohai Gulf in the Pacific Ocean. The manufacturing sector was the largest (60.1%) and fastest-growing (18.2%) sector of Tianjin’s economy. EADS Airbus has opened an assembly plant […]
Chongqing is a major city in central-western China. It is China’s third largest center of motor vehicle production and the largest for motorcycles.The municipality is also one of the 9 largest iron and steel centres in China and one of the three major aluminium producers. Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport is […]
Chengdu is in southwest of China, capital of Sichuan province. Chengdu has long been established as a national base for electronic and IT industry, Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone has attracted a variety of multinationals including Intel, IBM, NOKIA, Motorola, SAP, Siemens, Canon, HP, Xerox, Microsoft, Tieto , NIIT and […]
Tokyo is one of the three world finance “command centers”. Tokyo has the largest metropolitan economy in the world. Tokyo International Airport Haneda offers mainly domestic flights, outside Tokyo, Narita International Airport, in Chiba Prefecture, is the major gateway for international travelers to Japan, located 66 km from the center. […]
Capital and largest city of South Korea, Seoul is one of the world’s largest cities. Incheon International Airport is located 70 km (43 mi) from Seoul. Since 2005, it has been consecutively rated as the best airport in the world by the Airports Council International. The Incheon International Airport Railroad, […]