The ASEAN countries have achieved rapid industrialisation especially since the mid-1980s. In this process, foreign direct investment (FDI) has played a substantial role. Among foreign investors, Japanese manufacturers are active in the electronics and automobile sectors, forging production...

The Asia-Pacific region is rapidly becoming the main area of growth in the global economy in the 21st century. Recent developments in the movement of people, goods, services, and information are closely linked to the latest round of globalization, of which the effects on this region are...