Trade and Investment
East Asia Free Trade Area (ASEAN+3)
Members
- Brunei Darussalam
- Cambodia
- China, People's Republic of
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Korea, Republic of
- Lao PDR
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Viet Nam
Relevant Dates
- Proposed/Under consultation and study
29 Nov 2004 - Not yet notified to the WTO
News
- Japanese firms look to other marketsPeople's Daily Online19 Feb 2013
- Establishment of Asian free trade zone positive on tradePeople's Daily Online6 Dec 2012
- ASEAN praises trade growth despite economic crisisPrensa Latina29 Aug 2012
- Philippines starts deliberations on ASEAN trade agreementMalaya28 Aug 2012
- Mongolia passes watered-down foreign investment lawReuters18 May 2012
- Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. targeted as Mongolia seeks to limit state dealsBusinessweek17 May 2012
Opinions and Editorials
- Signs of regained strength in East ChinaChina Daily19 Feb 2013
- ASEAN partners walk the talkThe Jakarta Post20 Nov 2011
- Three-way FTAThe Korea Times13 Oct 2009
- East Asia: economic integration and FTAsOhmy News30 Apr 2008
- Towards an East Asian economic unit Financial Express20 Jun 2006
Studies and Research
- Preferential and Non-Preferential Approaches to Trade Liberalization in East Asia: What Differences Do Utilization Rates and Reciprocity Make?J. MenonAsian Development Bank1 Mar 2013
- East Asia FTA: effects on [People's Republic of] China's selected industriesLoke, W.-H.The University of Nottingham6 Feb 2013
- The PRC's free trade agreements with ASEAN, Japan, and the Republic of Korea: a comparative analysisEstrada, Gemma, et al.Asian Development Bank1 Jan 2012
- Free trade agreements in East Asia: a way toward trade liberalization?Kawai, Masahiro and Ganeshan WignarajaAsian Development Bank1 Jun 2010
- Challenges and configurations of a region-wide FTA in East AsiaYue, Chia SiowInstitute of Strategic and International Studies14 Aug 2007
- East Asia FTAs: ASEAN perspectivesLeenabanchong, ChawinUniversity of Washington24 Jun 2007
