Rise of Asia Museum (RoAM)
Coming Your Way Soon
The Rise of Asia Museum (RoAM) aims to explain the modern rise of Asia and Asian entrepreneurship, and help the world understand the new evolving Asia.
The museum will primarily focus on three economic giants – China, Japan, and India – and other Asian countries like South Korea, famous for its K-Pop music scene. In particular, China and India’s global rise has re-focused global perspectives on future economic, military, political, and sporting trends.
One of the most significant engines of Asia’s economic growth is the iconic Asian Tycoon. Often steeped in traditional values and a desire to help the wider community, Asian tycoons adopted and adapted the best of East and West to shape sustainable enterprises, leaving lasting legacies.
An example of the Asian Tycoon was the Aw brothers, the men who built Haw Par Villa. They embodied drive and innovation, transforming a small medicinal hall into the highly successful Tiger Balm business before branching out into varied fields. Propelled by traditional values, and modern marketing and production methods, their business flourished. Despite their wealth and success, they never forgot the poor and less fortunate, donating 50 percent of their corporate income. Their philanthropic ideals supported many charities, schools and hospitals.
Today, the Asian tycoons of the past have been replaced by major Asian multinational corporations such as Tata, Sony, and Samsung. These MNCs spearhead the growing Asian clout in the world economy. The museum will focus on their humble beginnings and dominant rise today.
The museum will primarily focus on three economic giants – China, Japan, and India – and other Asian countries like South Korea, famous for its K-Pop music scene. In particular, China and India’s global rise has re-focused global perspectives on future economic, military, political, and sporting trends.
One of the most significant engines of Asia’s economic growth is the iconic Asian Tycoon. Often steeped in traditional values and a desire to help the wider community, Asian tycoons adopted and adapted the best of East and West to shape sustainable enterprises, leaving lasting legacies.
An example of the Asian Tycoon was the Aw brothers, the men who built Haw Par Villa. They embodied drive and innovation, transforming a small medicinal hall into the highly successful Tiger Balm business before branching out into varied fields. Propelled by traditional values, and modern marketing and production methods, their business flourished. Despite their wealth and success, they never forgot the poor and less fortunate, donating 50 percent of their corporate income. Their philanthropic ideals supported many charities, schools and hospitals.
Today, the Asian tycoons of the past have been replaced by major Asian multinational corporations such as Tata, Sony, and Samsung. These MNCs spearhead the growing Asian clout in the world economy. The museum will focus on their humble beginnings and dominant rise today.
