Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

1. Introduction to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
2. Objectives and principles of the ASEAN
3. ASEAN member countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam
4. ASEAN Economic Community
5. ASEAN Free-Trade Area
6. FDI in the ASEAN Countries
7. ASEAN plus Three Cooperation

Sample:

ASEAN Trade Agreements.

1. Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle
2. Mekong Economic Cooperation
3. East ASEAN Growth Area
4. China-ASEAN Free-Trade Area
5. ASEAN-Canada Agreement
6. ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free-Trade Area
7. ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement
8. ASEAN-EU Trade Initiatives.
   1. ASEAN-EU free trade agreement (negotiation)
   2. The EU Partnership and Cooperation Agreements with the ASEAN Members
9. ASEAN-South Korea Free-Trade Area
10. ASEAN-Russia Business Forum
11. U.S.-ASEAN Agreement
12. ASEAN-Pakistan Free-Trade Area
13. ASEAN-Japan Economic Partnership
14. ASEAN plus Three: China, Japan and South Korea
15. ASEAN plus Five: Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan and South Korea
16. ASEAN-Hong Kong China Agreement
17. Regional Comprehensive Economic Association
18. Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
19. Mekong River Commission
20. Greater Mekong Subregion
21. SCO (Guest Attendance)

The aims of the subject “Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)” are the following:

1. To understand the purposes and functions of the ASEAN
2. To assess the benefits for the ASEAN member countries as well as the cooperation areas
3. To understand the concept of “ASEAN Economic Community” (a single market and unified production base) and the implications for the ASEAN countries
4. To understand the benefits of the free-trade area of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
5. To analyze the economic and trade integration process among the ASEAN member countries
6. To know the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) and the Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy
7. To analyze the international relations of the ASEAN (Trade Agreements)

The Subject “Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)” belongs to the following Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: World Trade.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Languages: or ASEAN Association des nations de l’Asie du Sud-Est (ASEAN / ANASE) ASEAN.

1. Credits of the Subject “Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)”: 3
2. Duration: three weeks

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was created in 1967 in Bangkok by the five original ASEAN member economies: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

1. Brunei joined in 1984
2. Vietnam in 1995
3. Laos and Myanmar in 1997
4. Cambodia in 1999

The ASEAN region has a population of 625 million people, a total area of 4.5 million km², a combined GDP of 1,100 billion dollars and a total trade of 1,400 billion dollars.

The ASEAN economic cooperation covers:

1. Foreign Trade
2. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
3. Industry sector
4. Trade in Services
5. International finance
6. Agriculture and forestry
7. Energy
8. International transport
   1. Asia-Africa Logistics Corridor
9. Communication
10. TRIPS
11. Small and medium enterprises (SME)
12. Tourism

The ASEAN plus Three Cooperation began in 1997 with the meeting of an unofficial Summit among the Leaders of the ASEAN and their counterparts from East Asia: China, Japan, and Korea.

ASEAN Religions: Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism.

1. Total Muslim people in the ASEAN: 241,224 million
2. Total Buddhist people in the ASEAN: 103,873 million

Transport Corridors:

1. East-West Corridor (Myanmar-Vietnam)
2. Nanning-Singapore Logistics Corridor
   1. Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Zone

Other institutions related to the ASEAN:

1. Colombo Plan
2. Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC)