<p>Top 200 companies were picked from over 12,000 publicly-listed firms with sales of less than $1 billion in the Asia-Pacific region, a release said.<br /><br />The list was mainly dominated by as many as 78 small and mid-sized firms from China and Hong Kong due to the relative economic prosperity of these regions.<br /><br />Japan was the second most represented country in the coveted list with 24 companies, while its neighbour South Korea had 23 firms.<br />India was ranked at the fourth place with 20 entries followed by Australia with 18, it said.<br /><br />This year's list is dominated by companies that have withstood challenges that threatened their survival and those that have deomonstrated exemplary entrepreneurship.</p>
<p>Top 200 companies were picked from over 12,000 publicly-listed firms with sales of less than $1 billion in the Asia-Pacific region, a release said.<br /><br />The list was mainly dominated by as many as 78 small and mid-sized firms from China and Hong Kong due to the relative economic prosperity of these regions.<br /><br />Japan was the second most represented country in the coveted list with 24 companies, while its neighbour South Korea had 23 firms.<br />India was ranked at the fourth place with 20 entries followed by Australia with 18, it said.<br /><br />This year's list is dominated by companies that have withstood challenges that threatened their survival and those that have deomonstrated exemplary entrepreneurship.</p>