Jewish history in China dates to at least the 8th century, when West Asian traders roamed the Silk Road.
There will be a second wing for South, South-East and West Asian communities.
Only U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, slightly testy in light of unresolved West Asian peace talks back at Camp David, cut to the chase.
More than 6 million of us live and work around the world, mostly in the West Asian Gulf states but also in Europe, the U.S., Canada and East Asia.
The 36-year-old is the youngest member of the executive committee of football's world governing body and is also president of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), which covers the Middle East. region.
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The study also discovered that West Asian women were more likely to have pre-eclampsia as were those from a lower social class and those with gestational diabetes - the type which occurs during pregnancy.
Whether or not Western firms sell frugal products in the West, Asian firms will.
Compared with the West, Asian countries have invested less in pensions and other forms of social protection, on the assumption that the family will look after ageing or ill relatives.
While some of the bonds will be bought by investors in the West, Asian central banks and sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East will also likely buy large amounts of the new bonds issued by the United States and European nations to help pay for their bailouts.
But if the West can celebrate Asian arts, surely the region can do a better job of supporting its own talent.
Dr Mahathir has long resented the West's interference in Asian economic affairs.
"That's something very untraditional to the Asian market and to East West's core business, " he says.
The company, he said, is moving away from its Asian dealings and focusing on West Africa.
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Lyndon Johnson, the university developed an East-West Center which brought future leaders from Asian countries to enroll as students.
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Journey West, his solo performance about an Asian novice abroad, enjoyed a successful tour of 17 countries after winning critical acclaim in London and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival five years ago.
The other Asian powers sit silent, while the West focuses on its own domestic concerns.
Asian pop culture began seeping into the West in the 1990s, with a stream of Japanese imports: "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, " Nintendo's Pokemon, "Iron Chef" and anime cartoons, notes Adam Ware, CEO of Mnet, a new U.S. cable channel featuring only Asian content.
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Overall debt levels in many Asian economies are lower than in the West, but debt burdens relative to individual income are up to 30% higher compared with the U.S. in countries such as Malaysia, China, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and India, HSBC research shows.
Better yet, gloats Neo, Money topped Jackie Chan's highest-grossing film in Singapore, Story of CIA. It is the first time any Asian film, not to mention one from Singapore's unglamorous, fledgling industry, has surpassed the wildly popular Chan - himself the only Asian whose films have consistently beaten the West's.
Of course we do and no one is stronger on that, you know I stood in Bradford West, I have huge support in Bradford West, I launched my law and order speech in Bradford West surrounded by many, many friends from the Asian community who all believe that they want to be treated as equals, quite rightly.
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Once these groups had a certified Asian best-seller, radio stations in the West took note.
Their elevated importance in a globalizing world has drawn commentators in both the East and West to predict that the 21st Century will ultimately become the Asian Century.
Bottom line is mixed blessing: 2011 will look a lot like 2010 with rising GDP growth, more attractive credit opportunities and volatile but rising equity markets biased toward Asian growth and continued de-leveraging in the West.
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Asian companies are also eyeing the booming market in the West, where alternative health care is becoming increasingly popular.
Any hopes that Asian economies had "decoupled" from those in the West and could act as havens for investors were dashed, despite the efforts of policy makers to keep their fiscal houses in shape and temper inflation.
No doubt booming Asian countries are powering ahead mainly by inviting investments from the West.
The context and principles on which Asian economies are based have been devised and developed in the West.
Most people will stick close to home, choosing Asian destinations, but an increasing number are expected to head west.
Asian investors are getting more comfortable pursuing takeover targets in the West.
The West Coast ports are clogged, so Moorman thinks more container ships carrying Asian goods bound for the Midwest and East will dock east of the Mississippi.
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