Preface Contributors Introduction and Overview Part 1. Investment Requirements and Strategies for Cooperation in Infrastructure and Energy Development in Northeast Asia The Socio-Economic Situation in the Russian Far East and Prospects for Developing Investment Cooperation with Northeast Asian Countries Cross-Border Economic Cooperation: Notes on Creating a Northeast Asian Economy 1. Economic Cooperation in the Region 2. Chinese Investments in the Far East and Siberia 3. Agricultural Development 4. Multilateral Funding and Day to Day Banking 5. Why Land Transit Is Important 6. Road Connections 7. Cross-border Cooperation, Hubs, and Clusters 8. Multilateralizing Kaesong Industrial Estate 9. Dandong-The Last Frontier 10. The Disruption of Sanctions on Third Parties–The Need for A Study 11. The Disruption of Sanctions and the Need for a Fairer Sanctions Regime Development in the Future 12. Sanction Exempt Cross-Border Economic Cooperation 13. Conclusion: A Cross-Border Economic Cooperation Wish List for 2014 Challenges to a Northeast Asia Regional Logistics System Satoshi Inoue Port Cooperation in the Northeast Asia 1. Introduction 2. Concept of Port Cooperation 3. Cases of Port Cooperation 4. Conclusion Japan’s Sustainable Electric Future Yoshiki Iinuma A Note on Power Grid Interconnection in Northeast Asia Mitsuho Uchida Russia and Northeast Asia Energy Security 1. Key Findings 2. Introduction 3. The Main Principles of Russia’s New Energy Policy 4. Energy Security and Energy Market in Northeast Asia 5. Russia’s Activities and Vision for Energy Policy in Northeast Asia 6. Evaluation of Russia’s Input into Northeast Asia Energy Security 7. Recommendations and Conclusions The Yellow River and Cooperation in Northeast Asia Part 2. Financing Economic Integration and a Regional Multilateral Bank: Research Papers on the Northeast Asian Bank for Cooperation and Development (NEABCD) Creation of a Joint-Venture Bank by China, Japan, and Korea 1. Introduction 2. Challenges for development finance in Northeast Asia 3. Creation of a Joint-Venture Bank by China, Japan and Korea 4. Conclusion Economic Development of the Russian Far East and the Northeast Asian Development Bank (NEADB) 1. Introduction 2. Economic Development Prospects of the Russian Far East and Foreign Economic Activity Alternatives 3. Development Programs of the Russian Far East and the Northeast Asian Development Bank (NEADB) 4. Conclusion Re-analysis of Innovation in Asian Infrastructure Financing Mechanisms Liqun Jin 1. Demand for Innovation in Asian Infrastructure Financing Mechanisms 2. Feasibility of Innovation in Asian Infrastructure Investment Review and Strategy for the Proposed Northeast Asia Bank for Cooperation and Development A Perspective from the Republic of Korea Appendix