Spotlight on Asian economies

Fund managers and analysts who are convinced that Asia will provide the best opportunities for investors in the future cite the same reasons: Asia's relatively strong economies, robust domestic consumption, healthy reserves, and a more formidable financial system that learned the lessons of the regional financial crisis of 1997-1998. Within Asia, China and India -- albeit to a lesser degree -- remain the standouts. ING Investment Management notes that China is a relatively large dom…