What It Is: This annual list highlights the 200 high-performing Asia-Pacific companies with revenue under $1 billion.

Why It Matters To You: In addition to highlighting companies with less than $1 billion in revenue, the list also highlights companies that demonstrate consistent top- and bottom-line growth. Easily sortable by industry and country.

Considerations: This list considers stock traded Asia-Pacific companies with annual revenue between $5 million and $1 billion with additional criteria for profitability, growth, and modest indebtedness. The resulting 200 produced the highest sales and earnings per share growth for both the most recent fiscal one- and three-year periods, and the strongest five-year average return on equity. Excluded companies include those that are thinly traded, those trading less than a year, and those with worrisome accounting, management, ownership or legal troubles. It Previous lists are not easily accessible.

Created By: Forbes

What It Is: This annual list honors the best big publicly traded companies throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Why It Matters To You: This list looks at the corporate stars among Asia-Pacific's biggest listed companies. Easily sortable by industry and country.

Considerations: This ranking considers publicly traded companies that have at least $1.8 million in annual revenue, with companies that have a high debt ratio or that have more than 50% state-ownership not considered.

Created By: Forbes

What It Is: This ranking outlines the best cities for jobs based on affordability and availability of job opportunities.

Why It Matters To You: If you're looking to relocate, bigger doesn't always mean better. Some areas stand out for offering great job prospects along with a lower cost of living.

Considerations: Each region's ranking is determined by weighing three factors equally: hiring opportunity, cost of living, and job satisfaction. Only the 50 most populated U.S. metros are considered.

Created By: Glassdoor