Free trade agreements (FTAs) have been proliferating in Asia for more than a decade. International fragmentation of … qualitative approach that carefully examines the characteristics of both product fragmentation trade and FTAs in Asia to ascertain …

this oversight by using proxy data to explore the position of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) located in Asia …

Production networks have been extensively developed in East Asia. Previous studies on production networks used …

This paper discusses on how to facilitate paperless trade for international supply chain integration in the Asia and … trade readiness of countries in the Asia and Pacific region, the paper identifies five critical challenges in facilitating …, the paper also provides implementation cases of cross-border paperless trade in the Asia and Pacific region, namely Pan …

The future creation of a region-wide economic agreement in Asia has become the hot issue among trade policymakers in … the region. The APEC 2010 Summit Statement clearly states that the members should pursue a Free Trade Area of the Asia … (TPP). This paper considers the path or sequencing towards a future region-wide economic agreement in Asia, both …

of rules to existing FTAs in Asia (both intra- and extra-regional) to guage the degree to which they approach best …

Against the backdrop of growing momentum for regional cooperation and integration (RCI) in Asia, this paper examines … in this paper includes an Asia-wide definition of regional roads that fall on the Asian Highway (AH) network. The AH … linkages to Europe. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) conducts research on …

before. The Asia-Pacific region as a whole has increased its share of global commodity imports, across all sectors (minerals … energy security more challenging than before. The Asia-Pacific economies hold vast amounts of fossil and non-fossil energy … import demand. Despite holding vast coal and natural gas reserves, demand for fossil fuel in Asia and the Pacific is …

attempt to identify the comprehensive picture of non-notified RTAs, with an emphasis on the Asia and the Pacific. Because …

This paper examines the major drivers and draggers of regional economic cooperation and integration (RECI) in Asia and … and rule of law; and institutions and geopolitics. The assessment suggests that East Asia has been fortunate to have been …-border economic integration, despite its much less democratic political regime. South Asia is almost the obverse image of East Asia …