• Developing Asia-literacy and knowledge can significantly enhance your employment prospects and open up opportunities to work internationally.
  
  
• In political, strategic and economic terms, Asia is an important region of the world.

• More than half the world's population are located in Asia – a region of great cultural, religious, political and historical diversity

• Asia is changing rapidly and students with Asia-knowledge (or Asia-literacy) are highly valued in government and throughout the commerce sector particularly in finance and service industries.

• Knowing about Asia helps students develop a good understanding of the fundamental changes taking place in our dynamic region of the world.

Check the China page of TimesOnLine - there are lots of great sections on it including a China quiz