Asian countries are said to be on their way towards regionalism in the last decade as EU was born in Europe and NAFTA came into being in North America. There are currently more than 30 FTAs under working on among Asian nations. The dazzling network of FTAs makes it worthwhile to outline the underlying structure of the on going trading bloc in East Asia and to evaluate the potential effects of d...

the propagation of utilization of arbitration as a method of dispute resolution depends on the public confidence in the method. in this regard, the independence of arbitrators and their impartiality are necessary conditions for the realization of such confidence. independence and impartiality of arbitrators ensure a fair trial in arbitration and the lack of aforementioned features makes it impo...

ASEAN member states (AMS) are aware that food security is a national issue and should be prioritised. AMS also acknowledged those local efforts insufficient to face achieve security. recognize the importance of regional cooperation has come up with several initiatives ensure in region such as AIFS, APTERR AFSIS. Despite there challenges impede for instance, dependency on imports, non-tariff bar...