Fatmawati

WHEREAS the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Union of Myanmar became Member States of ASEAN on 23 July 1997, and have agreed to subscribe or accede, as the case may be, to all Declarations, Treaties and Agreements of ASEAN;

WHEREAS the Kingdom of Cambodia became a Member Stat

The Thirty-First Meeting of the ASEAN Economic Ministers was held in Singapore on 30 September 1999. The Meeting was preceded by a Preparatory ASEAN Senior Economic Officials Ministers (SEOM), the Second AIA Council Meeting and the Thirteenth AFTA Council Meeting held from 27-29 September 1999.

Introduction There is growing complexity in the economic relationship between ASEAN and China. On the one hand, China is a major competitor to ASEAN both as an investment destination and as a major producer of labour-intensive manufactures. But on the other hand, China’s maintenance of the renmin

I would like to begin by expressing our sincere appreciation to the international experts who are here to share with us their knowledge on alternative approaches in achieving quality and comparable FDI data. On behalf of ASEAN, I thank the Government of Japan for the financial support and to the In

To give you an overall view of what ASEAN aims to achieve and how it positions itself in the global community, allow me to refer to the grand vision of ASEAN called ASEAN 2020.

The ASEAN Heads of States and Government in Kuala Lumpur on 15 December 1997 have promulgated the ASEAN Vision 2020 cha

World Affairs (WA): How and in what circumstances was ASEAN established? What, in your view, were the principal economic and political factors that led the five Southeast Asian nations to join hands in 1967? 

Rodolfo C Severino (RCS): ASEAN was established in 1967 by five countries – Indonesia