FACTORS OF ECONOMIC DYNAMISM IN ASIAN COUNTRIES George Cornel Dumitrescu ABSTRACT: The aim of this paper is to identify the factors that determined economic growth in Asian countries. In order to understand these factors and how they joined forces to help acquire economic growth, the paper studied some of the most relevant economies from this dynamic area of the world. The study identified capital accumulation, education, technological transfers, foreign investments, state interventions in shaping a sound economy and natural resources as important factors of growth, along with the cultural heritage of Asian people. Keywords: economic growth, human capital, foreign investment, education, culture JEL codes: O14, O15, O16, R11,