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Macro News

  • Japan's average rice price hit new record high
    Japan Times
    10 Jan 2026
  • Japan to beef up foreign investment oversight with own version of [Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States] by year-end
    Japan Times
    8 Jan 2026
  • Japan's factory activity steadies as demand declines slow, [Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI)] shows
    Channel News Asia
    5 Jan 2026
  • As Japan's labor shortage deepens, businesses fear losing foreign workers
    The Mainichi
    1 Jan 2026
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RCI News

  • Viet Nam–Japan trade surpasses $50 billion for the first time
    Viet Nam News
    8 Jan 2026
  • [Republic of Korea Prime Minister], Japan's ruling party policy chief discuss development of bilateral ties
    Yonhap News
    8 Jan 2026
  • Japan seeks power to order divestment of foreign acquisitions
    The Business Times
    7 Jan 2026
  • Japanese investors show growing interest in Uzbekistan’s wind energy and infrastructure
    UzDaily
    21 Dec 2025
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Featured Publications

AEIR 2025: Harnessing the Benefits of Regional Cooperation and Integration
March 2025
Regional Cooperation and Integration Publications List 1992–2025
January 2026
Deepening Trade and Transport Facilitation Policy Analysis of Border Crossing Points: Expanding the CAREC Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring Framework
July 2025
E-Commerce Evolution in Asia and the Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges
November 2023
Integrated Approach to Trade and Transport Facilitation: Measuring Readiness for Sustainable, Inclusive, and Resilient Trade
December 2022



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The Asia Regional Integration Center (ARIC) is an ongoing technical assistance project of the Economic Research and Development Impact Department (ERDI). Following the 1997/98 Asian financial crisis and the contagion evident around the region, ADB was asked to use its knowledge-based expertise to help monitor the recovery and report objectively on potential vulnerabilities and policy solutions. With the ASEAN+3 process just starting, ADB provided technical assistance beginning in 1999—to create the Asia Recovery Information Center, the precursor to ARIC.
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