ACRONYMES AC KN OWLE DG E M E NTS FOREWORD LISTOF CONTRIBUTORS Chapter 1 Development Trends oflnternationaITrade and Investment in Asia 1.1 Growth Path ofTrade in Asia 1.2 The Development Trend of the Sino-Japanese Trade and Investment 1.3 Rapid Growth ofTrade between China and ASEAN Chapter 2 Foreign Trade Integration in Asia 2.1 Trade Dependence among Asian Economies 2.2 Trends ofTrade in Asia: Intra-regional and Inter-regional Flows 2.3 RecentTrends in Portfolio Investment in Asia 2.4 Foreign DirectlnvestmentTrends ofAsia 2.5 Progress of RegionaITrade Liberalization in Services 2.6 Steady Dependence oflntra-Asia Tourism 2.7 The Progress of Financial Integration in Asia Chapter 3 Prospects, Challenges and Collective Gains of China-Japan-Korea Free Trade Area 3.1 Evolution ofChina-Japan-Korea FreeTrade Area 3.2 Trade Creation Effect of China-Japan-Korea Free Trade Area 3.3 Sensitive Areasin Negotiation ofChina-Japan-Korea FTA 3.4 High-quality or Low-quality FreeTrade Agreement Chapter 4 The Future of the ASEAN+ Structure: Pathways to Integration ... 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Post-crisis Output Growth ofAsia 4.3 Bottom-upApproach 4.4 Top-down Approach Chapter 5 Greater Mekong Sub-regional Economic Cooperation 5.1 The Background of Greater Mekong Sub-regional Economic Cooperation 5.2 The Status and Features of the Greater Mekong Sub-regional Economic Cooperation 5.3 The New Trend and Practical Problems of GMS Economic Cooperation 5.4 The Impacts ofGMS Cooperation on Regional Progress Important Events of the Asian Integration REFERENCES