5 Chinese cities among top 10 regions in knowledge competitiveness

Chinese cities reported strong performance in the latest knowledge competitiveness ranking, grabbing five seats among the top 10, The Paper reported.

Singapore ranked first in knowledge competitiveness in Asia-Pacific, followed by Seoul and Tokyo, according to the Asia-Pacific Knowledge Competitiveness Index released at the Pujiang Innovation Forum Monday.

The index, which accesses 19 indicators of 53 leading regions in Asia-Pacific, reflects their capabilities to transform knowledge capital into economic value and resident wealth. It was compiled by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and has been released nine years in a row since 2010.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranked fourth, and Shanghai fifth. East China's Zhejiang province, Tianjin municipality and East China's Jiangsu province all entered the top 20 rankings.

Let's take a look at the top 10 regions in knowledge competitiveness in Asia-Pacific.

No 10 Israel

This picture taken on September 25, 2018 on the outskirts of Jerusalem shows a new high speed train travelling between Jerusalem and Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport. [Photo/VCG]

No 9 Taiwan province, China

The Taipei city skyline at sunset the day before a typhoon arrives. Taipei 101, formerly the tallest building in the world at 508m, dominates the skyline. [Photo/VCG]

No 8 Guangdong province, China

Dramatic clouds frame the skyline of Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, July 22, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

No 7 Beijing, China

A central business district in Beijing on Sept 7, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

No 6 Ulsan, South Korea

An employee performs final inspections on a Hyundai Motor Co Genesis luxury sedan on the production line at the company's plant in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 24, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

No 5 Shanghai, China

A view of Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai on June 1, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

No 4 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China

Tourists take photos with the skyline in the background on a Kowloon promenade that runs along Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on Sept 26, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

No 3 Tokyo, Japan

A downtown view of Tokyo at twilight. [Photo/VCG]

No 2 Seoul, South Korea

A woman walks past an advertisement for the Samsung Galaxy S9 at a mobile phone shop in Seoul, South Korea on April 5, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

No 1 Singapore

Marina bay Sands of Singapore. [Photo/VCG]