HONG KONG, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- In 2025, the Asia-Pacific region stood at a crossroads of contradiction: border skirmishes and ...

Australia sees Southeast Asia as a vital partner for economic growth, focusing on areas such as agriculture, critical minerals and energy transition. Despite shared goals of integration, their ...

Journalists interested in learning about economic integration in Asia Pacific can attend this online report launch. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is hosting a virtual event, "Harnessing the ...

Economic and geopolitical necessity drives ASEAN countries to stand against isolationism and choose economic openness.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev meet at the 6th Consultative Meeting of the Heads of Central Asian States in 2024. Credit: Akorda / Facebook After the ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Interest in economic security has proliferated in recent years, not just in the United States but also in Asia, Europe, and beyond. Building ...

While free trade has become politically infeasible in Washington, there are other ways to shore up the U.S. presence in one of the world’s fastest-growing regions. For decades, free trade has been a ...

Asian economic integration may become more issue-based, with countries collaborating more on subjects like climate change or ...

Hainan FTP to boost regional economic integration in East Asia. China on December 18 launched island-wide special customs operations in the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP), ...

TIRANA, October 16, 2023—During her first visit to Albania as the World Bank Vice President for the Europe and Central Asia Region, Antonella Bassani is meeting the leaders of Albania, Bosnia and ...

The most feasible avenue for promoting such integration at the current moment is via multilateral regional initiatives such as the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). IMEC cannot only ...