Preface From De Facto to De Jure Economic Integration in East Asia: Past, Present and Future; D.Hiratsuka & F.Kimura Modality of East Asia's Economic Integration; F.Kimura The East Asian Noodle Bowl Syndrome; R.E.Baldwin Rules of Origin, Local Content, and Cumulative Local Content in East Asia: Application of an International Input-Output Analysis; I.Kuroiwa Making Sense of the Timeliness of Transportation in Economic Integration; N.Hamaguchi Evolution of core-periphery structure; N.Hamaguchi Industrialization through vertical production networks: Can Laos participate in Vertical Production Networks?; D.Hiratsuka, S.Keola & M.Suzuki Structural change in intermediate, consumption and capital goods trade during economic integration: the EU experience; B.Los & J.Oosterhaven Spillovers and Linkages between Local and Foreign Plants; K.Yokota Do Local Suppliers Benefit from Economic Integration? Evidence from Outward FDI from ASEAN; D.Hiratsuka Comparing Bilateral and Multilateral ASEAN-10+4 Free Trade Agreements: Possible Impacts on Member and Non-member countries; M.Fouquin How will ASEAN+3 Integration Accelerate Investment?; K.Itakura