East Asia continues to fascinate not least because its development trajectory is not predetermined or humdrum. Between its evolutionary contours, the social, economic and political aspects bounce off one another to keep the region vital and dynamic.
REGIONAL gatherings on and in East Asia are now the norm rather than an exception. Among the most recent was the Second East Asia Congress in Kuala Lumpur, which dwelt on topical issues from economic growth, European “expansion” and monetary cooperation to labour mobility, educational excellence and regional media.