![]() Although a relative newcomer to the role of global power city, Seoul, South Korea comes in seventh following closely on the heels of Berlin with a total score of 233.4. Paris and Tokyo earn third and fourth place honors a bit farther back, though their overall scores of 308.7 and 304.3 are well above those of fifth and sixth place cities, Singapore and Berlin, at 255.3 and 234.8. New York and London finish at the top of The Mori Memorial Foundation‘s Global Power City Index 2011 with nearly identical overall scores of 320.9 and 320.6, respectively. ![]() cities are particularly competitive in R&D and as a destination for researchers. The performance of major European cities lags overall, but improves when viewed through the lens of a unique set of actor-specific city rankings for artists, residents and visitors. ![]() The Global Power City Index provides a ranking of the urban competitiveness of 35 world cities based on their international “magnetism.” This desirable-yet-elusive trait is defined as a city’s “comprehensive power to attract creative people and excellent companies from around the world amidst accelerated interurban competition.” While New York, London, Paris and Tokyo top the latest version of the Global Power City Index by a healthy margin, other prominent Asian cities, such as Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore and Hong Kong, perform well in a number of specific areas.
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