ACRONYMS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOREWORD LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Chapter 1 The Asian Economies under the Global Financial Crisis: Recovery and Growth 1.1 Recovery and Growth of the Asian Economies 1.2 Responses of the Central Banks of the Asian Economies 1.3 Protectionism and Its Containment Chapter 2 Trade and Investment Flows 2.1 Foreign Trade of Asian Economies 2.2 Foreign Direct investment Chapter 3 Regional Cooperation and Economic Integration of the Asian Economies 3.1 Dramatic Rise of Regional Trade Agreements 3.2 ASEAN+3 and Beyond 3.3 APEC: A Possible Free Trade Area 3.4 Regional Economic Cooperation 3.5 The Degree of Correlation among the Asian Economies Chapter 4 The Copenhagen Meeting and the Environment: A New Challenge for Cooperation in Asia 4.1 Joint Efforts of China and India at the Meeting 4.2 Environmental Situation in Asia 4.3 Efforts of Various Asian Governments Appendix Ⅰ Chronological Dates of Economic Integration Agreements in Asia Appendix Ⅱ Number of FTAs in Asia by Status (1975-January 2010) REFERENCES