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
A. B. Levintal

Cross-Border Economic Cooperation: Notes on Creating a Northeast Asian Economy
Tony Michell
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
Dong-Keun Ryoo
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
Sergei Sevastyanov
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
Liu Ming

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
Jai-Min Lee
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)
Dmitry A. Izotov
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
Byungwon Bahk

A Perspective from the Republic of Korea
Jae Hyong Hong

Appendix