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Despite the increasing interest in the topic of international transmission of financial markets, the Northeast Asian region has received little attention concerning connectedness among financial markets. This article discusses network connectedness among financial markets in the Northeast Asian region. In particular, we investigate various aspects of international linkage across different asset-class (stock, bond, foreign exchange) markets in China, Japan, and Korea. The basic finding is that the connectedness among Northeast Asian countries seems rather weak, while the US markets are an important source of network effects on financial markets in this region. As for the dynamic aspects of connectedness, we observe time-varying patterns in connectedness measures, with a surge around the GFC. Also presented evidence that China has become more influential with the development of Chinese financial markets since the "new normal (Xinchangtai)" period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Using the unique survey data involving 138 Chinese firms, this study examines the determinants of the performance of the Chinese firms doing businesses with North Korea. The business ties between the Chinese firms and their North Korean counterparts affiliated with the army are positively correlated with the former’s performance. This finding suggests that North Korea’s “Military First” policy acts as a guiding principle of the resource allocation in the country’s export sector. We also found that South Korean sanctions against North Korea were ineffective in banning North Korean goods from gaining access to the South Korean market possibly because of the circumvention of Chinese firms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]