Increasingly, Filipino businesses eyeing expansion are looking in their ASEAN neighborhood for opportunities – especially Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. Doris Dumlao-Abadilla of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, writing for the Reporting ASEAN programme, tells us more in the third/last of this three-part series.

China is not yet an economic behemoth in ASEAN, given that it’s s more of a trade power than a major foreign investor in the region. But the day may not be so far away when ASEAN countries find China’s clout to be much bigger – and a more potent geopolitical tool in areas like the South China Sea disputes – if they do not diversify their economic ties, writes Johanna Son for the Reporting ASEAN series.

Japanese companies no longer see China as a top destination for investment, and are overwhelmingly turning to India and ASEAN for growth, according to a joint survey by Nikkei Inc. and the U.S. think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies. Ken Moriyasu of the Nikkei Asian review looks at the reasons behind this change.