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Asia is one of the world's seven continents. It is the world's most populated continent. 4,299 million people lived there in 2013, 60 per cent of the world's population.
Countries of East Asia
East Asia is generally understood to consist of China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau
Characteristics of East Asia.
a rapidly growing economy
their economy is moving away from being based on mainly primary industry
investments in manufacturing (secondary) and technology (quaternary) industries
attracts multinational companies
a large workforce, reliable and initially prepared to work for long hours for little pay