WORLD NEWS: "Asian Nations Unveil $120 Billion Liquidity Fund," A WSJ News Roundup, Wall Street Journal, 4 May 2009.

A situation of the big three (Japan, China, South Korea) coming together to help out the ASEAN members of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam--very much the Core aiding the Gap within Asia.