Preface Chapter 1 An Overview of Asian Economy 1.1 Asian Economy Gains a Stable Growth Momentum in 1.2 "One Belt, One Road" Initiative Steps up Asia's Efforts in Reshaping Its International Relations 1.3 Prospects on Asia's Future Development Chapter 2 New Characters and Trends of Asian Regional Economic Integration 2.1 Asian Regional Economic Integration Is Further Accelerated 2.2 New Characters of Asian Regional Economic Integration 2.3 NewTrends of Asian Regional Economic Integration Chapter 3 Asia Competitiveness Evaluation Report 3.1 Target Economies to Be Evaluated in 3.2 Final and Sub-item Rankings in Chapter 4 Analysis on the Annual Evaluation Result of Asian Economies' Competitiveness 4.1 Emerging Industrialized Economies ("FourTigers of Asia") 4.2 Traditional Developed Economies 4.3 BRICS Countries in Asia and Mongolia 4.4 Emerging ASEAN Economies andTimor-Leste 4.5 Resource Exporters of Central and West Asia 4.6 Other South Asian Countries Appendix Introduction to Competitiveness Indices of Asian Economies Appendix 1 Purpose and Target of the Evaluation Appendix 2 Introduction to Competitiveness Indices of Asian Economies Appendix 3 Introduction to Competitiveness indicators of Asian Economies References Acknowledgments