一、概况及香港、南朝鲜主要企业 与第三世界和西欧各工业国家的经济被衰退所困扰的情况形成鲜明的对照,亚太地区目前已成为世界上经济成长最为迅速的区域之一。去年,亚洲大陆的经济成长率为5.7％,其中,八个主要国家和地区的国民生产总值增长率分别为:台湾11％、新加坡8.5％、香港8％、南朝鲜7.5％、马来西亚6.8％、泰国和印度尼西亚各为5.6％和4.2％,日本为5.3％。唯有菲 I. Overview The major enterprises in Hong Kong and South Korea are in sharp contrast with the economies of the third world and industrial countries in Western Europe that have been plagued by recessions. The Asia-Pacific region has now become one of the fastest growing regions in the world. Last year, the Asian continent’s economic growth rate was 5.7%, of which the GDP growth rates of the eight major countries and regions were: 11% in Taiwan, 8.5% in Singapore, 8% in Hong Kong, 7.5% in South Korea, and 6.8% in Malaysia. , Thailand and Indonesia were 5.6% and 4.2% respectively, Japan was 5.3%. Only Philippine