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

Developing Asia's rapid economic growth has been shifting the global economic and industrial centers of gravity away … from the North Atlantic, raising the importance of Asia in world trade, and boosting South–South trade. How will trade … patterns change over the next 2 decades in the course of economic growth and structural changes in developing Asia and the rest …

In the wake of recent food price spikes, plus growing demands for food in emerging Asia and for biofuels in Europe and … options for ensuring food security in Asia and elsewhere. Those options include boosting agricultural productivity growth …