Economic Relations of China, Japan and Korea with the Mekong River Basin Countries (MRBCs)
BRC (Bangkok Research Center) Research Report
No.3
Bangkok Research Center, IDE-JETRO, Bangkok, Thailand
Authours / Contents (42KB)
Introduction (69KB) / Mitsuhiro Kagami
Chapter 1
Trade, FDI, and ODA between Cambodia and China/Japan/Korea (243KB) / Chap Sotharith
1. Country Profiles on Trade, FDI and ODA
2. Cambodia-China Relations
3. Cambodia-Korea Cooperation
4. Cambodia-Japan Relations
5. Comparisons
6. Conclusion
Chapter 2
1. Theoretical Discussion on the South-South Trade of Sophisticated Products
2. Trade Recovery between China and MRBC in 2009
3. Case Studies on China's Trade Sophistication with MRBC
4. Catching up to Technology Ladder
5. Conclusions and Implications
Chapter 3
China’s Foreign Economic Cooperation for CLMV : Contact Engineering in CLMV (146KB) / Zhu Zhenming
1. Development Course of China's Foreign Contract Engineering
2. Management and Policy Systems of China's Foreign Contract Engineering
3. Characteristics of China's Foreign Contract Engineering
4. China's Contract Engineering in CLMV
5. Basic Characteristics of China's Contract Engineering in CLMV
6. Yunnan's Enterprise and Contract Engineering in CLMV
7. China's Enterprise Face Difficulties and Problems in Foreign Contract Engineering in CLMV
8. Conclusion
Chapter 4
Korea’s Economic Cooperation with CLMV Countries: Vietnam Case (278KB) / Jeawan Cheong
1. Trade Sector with Vietnam
2. Overseas Direct Investment (ODI) Sector with Vietnam
3. ODA Sector
4. Prospects of Economic Cooperation and Policy Recommendation
Chapter 5
Lao PDR and its North East Asian Development Partners: China, Japan and Korea (284KB) / Syviengxay Oraboune
1. Overview of Economic Relations between Lao PDR and North East Asian Countries
2. Comparison of Economic Relations between Lao PDR and among China/Japan and Korea
3. Case Study of FDI Relations between Lao PDR and China, Japan and Korea
4. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations
Chapter 6
Thailand’s Trade Relations with GMS and CLMV (131KB) / Sompop Manarungsan This
1. Thailand's Economic Cooperation with Cambodia
2. Thailand's Economic Cooperation with Lao PDR
3. Thailand's Economic Cooperation with Myanmar
4. Thailand's Economic Cooperation with Vietnam
5. Summaries and Conclusions
Chapter 7
Comparison of Vietnam and East Asia Countries (China, Korea, and Japan) Economic Relations (223KB) / Ha Thi Hong Van
1. Trade Relations
2. Development and Characteristics of East Asia Direct Investment in Vietnam
3. Impacts of Vietnam's Trade Relations with Three Counties
4. Conclusion
Chapter 8
Myanmar’s Border Trade with China: Situation, Challenge and Prospects (757KB) / Toshihiro Kudo
1. Border Trade: An Overview
2. New "Burma Road"
3. Border Trade and Ethnic Insurgency
4. Muse (105 mile) Border Trade Zone
5. Conclusion
Chapter 9
Japan’s ODA to Mekong River Basin Countries: With Case Studies (634KB) / Minoru Makishima
1. Current Situation of Japan's ODA to MRBCs
2. Hard Infrastructure Development Cooperation
3. Soft Infrastructure Development Cooperation
4. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations
Chapter 10
Complementary Manufacturing Relationships between Firms in China (177KB) / Yasushi Ueki
1. Infrastructure Development and Integration in the MRBR
2. Industrial Upgrade in CLMV
3. Discussions
4. Summary and Conclusions
Tentative Conclusion (331KB) / Mitsuhiro Kagami
2. Worldwide Shift of Production Base: From Advanced to Developing Asian Countries
3. Technological Transfer: Fragmented Fragmentation Theory
4. Concerns about the Effectiveness of Japan's ODA