With Western economies reeling from financial crises, LIBOR scandals and other financial news that shake the European countries and America up, it’s no surprise to see investors quickly scrambling to put their money in a better—and more stable place for future growth.

While the western world has been grappling with the recession and other financial setbacks, Asia has slowly emerged as the darling of the fiscal world, with third-world countries stepping up their act and proving themselves new tigers among their other economically stable peers.

On the other hand, Asia, in general, has given proof that it bears a number of strong and economically competitive countries, like China and Japan. What is best to take note of in 2013 is the additional fact that its Asia’s ASEAN members have also been performing on an upswing. Of current note is Indonesia and Philippines, with the former’s consistently strong growth, and the latter’s highest performance spurt—a historical high, really—as it welcomes more and more foreign investors. Other than the two young tigers, Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia have also been consistently progressive, while Laos, Vietnam, Burma and Cambodia are also showing further signs of economic growth.