The First Annual Meeting on Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
| The First Annual Meeting on
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
Since the launch of the APEC, Asia-Pacific cooperation has been the global focus of attention. In cooperation with the East-West Research Center of Yonsei University, a series of seminars focusing on cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region has been held in Seoul.
| Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Under the WTO
November 8-9, 1994 |
Keynote Speech
- Fred Bergsten, Director, Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC
Session I
Economic Stimulation and Economic Policy Under the WTO System
Chair
Il SaKong, Chairman and CEO, Institute for Global Economics
"Institutional Adjustment and the New Order: the WTO and NAFTA", Donald Peterson, Professor, University of British Columbia
"Thai Economic Policy Under the WTO System", Nadejo Boontanacin, Professor, Chulalongkorn University
Session II
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Within the WTO System
Chair
Kuhan Chung, Director, Yonsei University East-West Research Center
"The United States, WTO and APEC", Marcus Noland, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics
"Economic Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region Under the WTO System: Japanese View", Motoshige Ito, Professor, Tokyo University
"Economic Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region Under the WTO System: Chinese View", Jiang Xiaojuan, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
"Economic Cooperation in the Pacific in the Post-Uruguay Round Global Economy: Korean Perspective", Won Soon Kim, Professor, Korea University
Session III
Sub-regional Integration Within the Asia-Pacific Region
Chair
Seok Beom Yoon, Professor, Yonsei University
"Sub-regionalism in the Asia-Pacific Region", Mohamed Ariff, Professor, Malaya University
"Economic Cooperation in Northeast Asia: Potential Opportunities and Constraints", Kapyeong Chung, Professor, Yonsei University
"Asia-Pacific Sub-regionalism: A Case Study of the South China Economic Zone", E.K.Y. Chan, Professor, Hong Kong University
Session IV
Strategic Alliances Between Firms in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Perspective from Singapore
Chair
Yeongseon Lee, Professor, Yonsei University
"Strategic Alliances Between Firms in the Asia-Pacific Region", Pohkam Wong, Professor, Singapore National University
"From Subcontractor to Partner: Alliance Involving NIC-based Firms in the Asia-Pacific", Kuhyeon Cheong, Professor, Yonsei University
Session V
A Future Agenda for the WTO System: the Environment, Industrial Relations, and Industrial Organization
Chair
Il SaKong, Chairman & CEO, Institute for Global Economics
"Environmental Issues on the Future Agenda of the WTO System", Taekwhan Han, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)
"Competition Issues on the Future Agenda of the WTO System", Kwangshik Shin, Korea Development Institute (KDI)
