Singapore is the world's fourth strongest financial market with the highest concentration of millionaire households. Evolving greatly from its humble beginnings, the tiny island nation is one of Asia's richest and most robust countries. Singapore has the second highest per capita gross domestic product. A highly economically developed country, it hosts a rich cultural heritage. Tracing its roots back to the third century, Singapore has witnessed civilizations, wars, foreign occupation and liberation before finally emerging as a powerhouse.

Located around 500 miles off Asia's southeast coast, the beautiful archipelago country of the Philippines includes over 7,000 islands. It is Asia's largest Christian majority nation with a population of 93 million. Filipino society is shaped by nearby Japan and China as well as India, the Middle East and Borneo. It is also interesting to note major Hispanic influences in the country's culture and ethnicity owing to its former colonial occupation.