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ASEAN: see Association of Southeast Asian Nations Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), organization established by the Bangkok Declaration (1967), linking the nations of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
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ASEAN

 in full Association of Southeast Asian Nations

International organization established by the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand in 1967 to accelerate regional economic growth, social progress, and cultural development and to promote peace and security in the region. Brunei became a member in 1984, Vietnam in 1995, Laos and Myanmar (Burma) in 1997, and Cambodia in 1999. ASEAN became a leading voice on regional trade and security issues in the 1990s; in 1992 member nations created the ASEAN Free Trade Area.



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Byline: ANI Hua Hin (Thailand), Oct 23 (ANI): ASEAN Summit Spokesperson Vimon Kidchob on Friday said that participation by countries like India is very significant for all ten ASEAN member countries, as India has very strong-hold in various fields like education, herbal medicines, IT, science and technology.
Thai Commerce Minister Porntiva Nakasai told a press conference after the meeting of the ASEAN ministers and their counterparts from China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and India that the group acknowledged the latest studies on a 16-country Comprehensive Economic Partnership and on a 13-country East Asia Free Trade Area, but decided more examination of the two plans are needed.
As a research institute based in Singapore, the EA1 monitors developments in relations and interactions between China and the individual countries of Southeast Asia as well as the ASEAN grouping as a whole.
 
 
 
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