Backgrounds of the Conference
In 1990's, East Asia was growing at a remarkable rate in the world economy. The share of the regional trade volume in the global trade increases rapidly; and some countries in the region have accumulated strong economic strength so that they have entered into the process of new industrialization. East Asia has not only becomes one of the most economically dynamic regions in the world, but also a mainstay of the world economy that stands side by side with North America and EU.
Pushed by the countries in East Asia, Asia speeds up its regional economic integration, and much progress is achieved in ASEAN FTA, ASEAN "10+3" and " 10+1". In 2004, the total GDP of China, Japan and Korea exceeded USD 7 trillion, which accounted for 1/5 of the world economy. In 2003, the total foreign trade volume of the three countries exceeded USD 2 trillion, and among which, 58% came from the inter-regional trade. It is obvious that a mutually dependent regional trade chain is coming into being in the Northeast Asia...More

Subjects

Establishment of FTA among ASEAN, China, Japan and Korea
Economic Integration in East Asia: New Opportunity for the Furtherance of Regional Economic Development

Topics

The recent regional economic cooperation and development in East Asia area and outlook;
The economic and trade relations among China, Japan and Korea under new Circumstances;
Progress and outlook of ASEAN 10+3;
The impact of Sino, Japan, Korea- ASEAN FTA respectively, on economic Cooperation and development in East Asia;
Positions and roles of Guangxi, China in CAFTA;
Opportunities for East Asian countries in the construction of Sino-Vietnamese Economic Corridor;
Outlook and impact of the area circulating the Ring Northern Bay Economic Zone.

Conference Paper

Charit Tingsabadh : Economic integration in ASEAN reflections on recent developments
Dinh Wan An(VIETNAM) : China Economic Relation - Progress and Poblems
Gloria O. Pasadilla : Assessment of East and Southeast Asian PTAs
John Wong : China's Catalyst Role in East Asian Economic Cooperation Uuder ASEAN+3
Kem Reat Viseth : Currency Substitution in Cambodia
Sharad Bhandari : Regional Economic Cooperation in East Asia – Opportunities and Challenges
Bi Jiyao : Economic Integration and Cooperation in East Asia - Towards a Community
Kazutomo Abe : Trilateral Free Trade Agreement-Revisited
Lin Hua Sing : Regional Economic Integration Is an Engine for Asian Economic Development
lin Ling : Forming the Front Position of “10＋1”FTA
Ma hong : Enhancing Benefit，Improving Mechanism and Consolidating Cooperation
Ong Tok-lee : The Prospect of the Ring of Northern Bay Economic Zone

Speakers & Guests

Charit Tingsabadh，Research Director，Faculty of Economics，Chulalongkorn University
Dinh Van An，President, Central Institute for Economic Management (Vietnam)
Gloria O. Pasadilla，Senior Research Fellow，Philippine Institute for Development Studies
Kazutomo Abe，Research Adviser, National Institute for Research Advancement(Japan)
Li Luoli，Vice-Chairman and President, China Development Institute
Lin Ling，Vice-President，Industrial and Economic Association of China
Takafusa Shioya，President，National Institute for Research Advancement(Japan)
Tsang Tak-sing, Member, Central Policy Unit, the Hong Kong SAR Government Counselor of Central Policy Unit, the Government of HKSAR
Zhu Wenhui, Commentator, Hong Kong Phoenix TV