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Asia Deepens Regional Ties as Disruptions Roil Global Trade

WATCH: Jong Woo Kang, Principal Economist at the ADB, discusses why Asia trade ties have deepened amid the global disruptions from the pandemic.Source: Bloomberg

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By Claire Jiao

February 9, 2022 at 12:30 AM UTC

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February 9, 2022 at 1:19 AM UTC

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Countries in Asia-Pacific have strengthened their regional integration during the pandemic, which helped to insulate their economies as supply-chain bottlenecks and restrictions to restrain the virus choked trade elsewhere.