Brussels, 31/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - Although they now account for 30% of EU exports, ASEM countries also account for 44% of imported goods in Europe.
The most recent Eurostat figures on trade between Europe and Asia published on the eve of the ninth ASEM forum on 5-6 November in Vientiane (Laos), confirmed the growing interdependence between the two regions. From 2000 to 2011, the share of 16 Asian countries (Burma/Myanmar, Brunei, Cambodia, China, South Korea, Indonesia, India, Japan,...