Asia Regional Integration Center
Tracking Asian Integration
Cross-border Infrastructure
This section includes news, opinions and editorial, and studies and research reports and papers about regional cooperation and integration efforts on cross-border infrastructure, covering the following specific areas: transport, energy, information and communications, and related software such as harmonized procedures and standards that facilitate cross-border trade.
Most of the priority projects in ADB’s subregional programs go to cross-border infrastructure. These subregional programs include:
Initiatives
more- Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Transportation Working Group (TPTWG), Energy Working Group (EWG), and Telecommunications and Information Working Group (TEL)
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) cooperation on transport, telecommunication, energy, and customs
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations Plus Three (ASEAN+3) cooperation on energy, transport, and information & communications technology
- Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS)
News
- Philippines: [People's Rep. of] China loans to finance Luzon, Mindanao railwaysInquirer.net21 Mar 2019
- First major tunnel over 5,000 meters drilled through along [People's Rep. of China–Lao PDR] railwayXinhua News Agency21 Mar 2019
- Kazakh start-up makes staying online abroad cheap and easyThe Astana Times21 Mar 2019
Opinions and Editorials
- [Rep. of] Korean unicorn joins Viet Nam's food delivery sceneVietNamNet Bridge19 Mar 2019
- R&D and knowledge-sharing – Pakistan can learn from European modelThe Express Tribune11 Mar 2019
- Viet Nam: Direct flights to America greenlitVietNamNet Bridge4 Mar 2019
Studies and Research
- Modeling Fiji's Tourism ArrivalsI. Wainiqolo and S. ShivanjaliReserve Bank of Fiji1 Sep 2018
- Travel and Tourism Economic Impact 2018 SingaporeWorld Travel and Tourism CouncilWorld Travel and Tourism Council1 Mar 2018
- Financing infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific: Capturing impacts and new sourcesEdited by: Naoyuki Yoshino, Matthias Helble, and Umid AbidhadjaevAsian Development Bank Institute1 Jan 2018
Links
more- APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC)
- APEC Energy Working Group
- ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE)
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMST-EC)
- Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA)
- Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) ADB webpage
- CAREC Program
- Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) ADB webpage
Featured Publications
Toward Optimal Provision of Regional Public Goods in Asia and the Pacific
The Era of Financial Interconnectedness: How Can Asia Strengthen Financial Resilience?
