Motivated by the proliferation of free trade agreements (FTAs) in Asia over the last decade, this paper studies the … challenges faced by the Asian “noodle bowl” — overlapping, multiple trade rules, regulations, and standards in Asia — in the … among Asian economies that have formed Asian supply chains, called Factory Asia. It then considers ways and means of …

Although a latecomer, economically important Asia has emerged at the forefront of global free trade agreement (FTA …. Political economy considerations suggest that a likely scenario is for FTA consolidation in Asia to be followed by connections …

To make Asia more economically sustainable and resilient against external shocks, regional economies need to be …, reforms, systems, and procedures and through promoting effective coordination and cooperation. Asia has many overlapping … build seamless Asian connectivity, Asia needs an effective, formal, and rules-based institutional framework. The paper …

The Asia and Pacific region and Latin American and Caribbean region are two regions divided not only by vast geographic … cooperation between the Asia and Pacific region and Latin America and the Caribbean. It also provides some recommendations to …

Is the harmonization of financial regulatory regimes possible in East Asia? Focusing on corporate governance, which … organizations, and the domestic political realities of East Asia …

financial and monetary cooperation in East Asia in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis. The Republic of Korea would not … (ASEAN); Hong Kong, the PRC; and Taipei,China. Japan has shown less interest in assuming a greater role in East Asia … PRC. Otherwise, ASEAN 3 will lose its rationale for steering regional economic integration in East Asia …