The paper analyzes the rise of interest for free trade agreements and economic cooperation agreements following the failure of Doha Round and the different impact of the economic crisis on various countries and regions, focusing on the participation of Japan to such agreements. Given the high...

In the Fifth Summit of the ASEAN Plus Tree (APT) Leaders, the vision for an East Asian community - i.e., an East Asia that moves "from a region of nations to a bona fide regional community with shared challenges, common aspirations, and a parallel destiny" was articulated. Various motivations...

In the past, the economic relationship between Indonesia and China had not been smooth, mainly due to political reasons. However, increased integration of China into the world market after its joining of the World Trade Organization (WTO) provides the opportunity for an economic relationship...