Will Asian trade strategies unite or divide? Map of China's Trade and Foreign Infrastructure. The TPP, Abenomics and America’s Asia Pivot. The TPP talks are critical for both Japan’s future and U.S.
Asia policy. By Andre Stein and Miro Vassilev for The Diplomat August 06, 2013 Facebook0 Twitter0. Getting close to China: How different states pivot to Asia. Author: Irvin Studin, University of Toronto Pivots to Asia today are primarily China-driven.
'TPP must strike a balance in IP' Business Times, Malaysia ’TPP must strike a balance in IP’ By Rupa Damodaran 22 July 2013.
Yuan gains 34% against USD in past 8 years. BEIJING - The Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, has appreciated 34 percent against the US dollar since the exchange rate reform began eight years ago.
The central parity rate of the yuan stood at 6.17 yuan per US dollar on Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. The yuan advanced some 20 percent against the euro during this period. Experts said after eight years of appreciation, the yuan's exchange rate is close to the equilibrium level, and a general trend of two-way exchange rate fluctuation is coming into being. USA et Chine d'accord pour négocier un traité d'investissements. The rush toward Asia-Pacific FTAs. Japan Times, Tokyo Opinion The rush toward Asia-Pacific FTAs By Michael Richardson 17 July 2013.
Future of the world trading system: Asian perspectives. Authors: Richard Baldwin, Graduate Institute, and Masahiro Kawai and Ganeshan Wignaraja, ADBI The WTO risks losing its centrality in the world trading system due to its focus on 20th century trade issues and lack of progress in the Doha Round.
Asia, meanwhile, has built a deep network of supply chains and is experimenting with new forms of regional trade governance. Asia’s experience of open trade-led development offers lessons for other regions. Future_World_Trading_System. Govt to form strategy after July TPP talks. For Asean-6 countries, dairy demand is high, Business, Phnom Penh Post. Soaring dairy-consumption growth in the so-called ASEAN-6 – Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – has been outpacing local supply, according to a new report by international financial services provider Rabobank released last week.
While the inability to meet local demand is creating large trade opportunities and intense competition between international producers, dairy exporters trying to capture these markets still encounter structural challenges. “We expect dairy consumption across ASEAN-6 to grow by 2.4 per cent per year through to 2020. This creates a requirement for an extra 3 billion litres of milk, which local players are ill-equipped to deliver,” Rabobank analyst Michael Harvey said in a press release. Shanghai Breaks Ground with Free Trade Zone - New area is intended to liberalize cross-border business, and has inspired other cities to convince Beijing to let them follow suit By staff reporters Wang Xiaoqing, Fu Yanyan and Yu Hairong, and Hong Kong correspondent Dian Tian (Beijing) – From the Lingang New City in the farthest southeastern corner of Shanghai, heading northern through the Pudong Airport bonded zone and to the Waigaoqiao bonded zone in the north of the city, an area covering almost 28 square kilometers has been officially named a Free Trade Zone (FTZ), the first of its kind on mainland China.
The Shanghai Integrated Free Trade Zone, as the municipal government named it, is designed to be a testing ground for foreign-related reforms in four crucial areas: investment, trade, financial services and regulations. Differential policies can encourage trade between bonded areas and foreign companies, but because they often differ from one place to another, the compliance cost can run high for some trading companies.
Speeding up development: Nawaz to induct ‘China cell’ into PM’s office. The cell will oversee all development projects in the country being carried out with Chinese help.
The government will do its utmost to bring the infrastructure of Gwadar port at par with Hong Kong, Dubai and Singapore and turn the city into a major trade hub, says PM Sharif. PHOTO: AFP/ FILE GUANGZHOU: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced on Sunday that he will soon induct a ‘China cell’ in his office to supervise all development projects to be executed with the cooperation of Chinese companies in Pakistan. Www.cigionline.org/sites/default/files/BRICS_ASIA_no3.pdf. 'Positive' sign on free trade pact. Updated: 2013-07-03 01:12.
China: ‘largest trading partner’ isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. The insight that for the first time Australia’s largest trading partner—China—is now no longer our primary security partner or even in the Western alliance has now been offered many times as a sign that enormous strategic changes are afoot for Australia and the region. But Australia isn’t alone. China has become the largest trading partner for Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia and India. SOEs Declining Role in China’s Foreign Investment. State-Owned Enterprises have traditionally dominated Chinese ODI. This is starting to change. Though overseas investment is a decidedly capitalist thing to do, the main players in China’s efforts to invest abroad are a vestige from the past: state-owned enterprises (SOEs). As Chinese overseas investment experiences a dramatic rise, SOEs still do most of the investing.
In 2005, SOEs were responsible for 100 percent of investments; in 2011, that number had decreased—to 89 percent, according to the Heritage Foundation. A 2010 Columbia University survey found that 16 of the top 18 foreign asset-holding Chinese companies were SOEs. Southeast Asia: The Next Crisis? Central bankers added to the Chiang Mai decision-making mix. Author: Eko Saputro, Deakin University Although the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation (CMIM) has not yet been activated, its governance framework seems to be constantly evolving. The challenge facing Asia’s Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. Author: Jayant Menon, ADB and ANU. Seoul to become bridge between US, China through FTAs. Yonhap 2013/06/14 Seoul to become bridge between U.S., China through FTAs SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) — South Korea on Friday revealed its new policy on free trade agreements (FTAs) that again highlighted its role as a bridge between advanced and developing nations, or more specifically the United States and China.
Enough Talk about Why Asia is Important; Time for Action. Global value chains, trade policy and Asia. Author: Razeen Sally, NUS The defining feature of early 21st-century international trade is global value chains (GVCs). Trade in GVCs is the fastest growing part of international trade, and a critical driver of productivity, growth and employment in both developed and developing countries. This is especially true in East Asia, where 62.5 per cent of total manufacturing exports are GVC-related exports. India’s Strategic Failure in Central Asia. Xi-Obama Summit Ushers in New Era of Bilateral Relations. The summit is evidence of a maturing Sino-U.S. relationship, and is cause for optimism. The China Money Report. Yuan's internationalization could catch up with yen, British pound. Asian gazing (7): the China choice. If Australia’s 2009 Defence White Paper was a red rag to China, then the 2013 White Paper looks more like the white flag of surrender. Trust a journalist to thrust that wonderful juxtaposition of colour and contrasting choice at the Defence Minister, Stephen Smith.
The Emerging Strategic Triangle in Indo-Pacific Asia. For China’s new premier Li Keqiang, the choice of India for his first foreign trip was a smart one. Li went to New Delhi amid a public outcry in India over the territorial spat with China, and then visited Pakistan at a time when a new government was preparing to take office. ASEAN-China Free Trade Area: Challenges, Opportunities and the road ahead. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The Promise and Future of Myanmar (Video) Central Asia, the new silk road? (Video) Baku, Azerbaijan / 7-8 April 2013 World Economic Forum Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the South Caucasus and Central Asia The South Caucasus and Central Asian region has recorded significant economic growth and development over the past decade. CA: At the Confluence of Change (Report) The story between the TPP and the RCEP. Japan To Lead Rule-Making In FTAAP. State of the Region 2012-2013.