By James Wallar Malaysia will assume the chair of ASEAN in 2015, the year the grouping has pledged to achieve the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). Observers should not expect a “big bang” in November 2015 when ASEAN heads of state…
By Truong-Minh Vu & Nguyen Thanh Trung Communist Party of Vietnam official Le Hong Anh recently wrapped up his two-day visit to China as a special envoy of the party chief in an effort to mend ties after the oil…
By Marie DuMond On April 8, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yoon Sang-jick of South Korea and Minister of Trade and Investment Andrew Robb of Australia signed a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the Republic of Korea and…
By James Wallar Provisions on competition policy have increasingly been embedded in regional trade agreements. So it was no surprise last September when negotiators for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – a free trade agreement currently negotiated between ASEAN…
By Matt Goodman All roads may no longer lead to Rome, but someday they may lead to the FTAAP (Free Trade Area Asia Pacific). In addition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the other main route to the APEC vision of…
In North Korea, missile launch preparation reportedly continues, with a projected launch range of December 10-22. Korea Chair Victor Cha and program Fellow Ellen Kim have penned a new CSIS Critical Questions, which points out that the DPRK averages a…
President Barack Obama’s trip to Southeast Asia represents his first travels abroad since his re-election. Currently in Myanmar, the U.S. President will head to Cambodia for the East Asia Summit. Our CSIS Asia Team has compiled a series of materials…
By Jae-Kyung Park This year’s ASEAN Summit and related meetings will begin November 18 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Among the several hundred meetings the ASEAN Chair country hosts in a year, the summit meetings are the headlining events, with participation…
