The Asia-Pacific region is home to the world's freest economies, according to an index published on Thursday as Western economies grapple with too much government involvement. Of the world's 10 freest economies, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, took the first four places, respectively, on the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom, published by think tank the Heritage Foundation, and the Wall Street Journal. These countries retained their top four positions from 2012. The world's largest economy the U.S. came in at number 10. While no euro zone country made it to the top 10 in economic freedom, Switzerland ... (full story)