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Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) A loose economic and geopolitical affiliation that includes Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Future members are likely to include Burma, Laos, and Cambodia. Association of Southeast Asian Nations An economic and political alliance of sovereign states in southeastern Asia. It was established in 1967; its members are Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. ASEAN promotes regional cooperation on cultural and political levels, and it provides a forum for the peaceful resolution of disputes. Perhaps most important is ASEAN's work in regional integration. For example, it operates the ASEAN Free Trade Area and encourages members to invest in each other with as few restrictions as possible. It has also concluded common free trade agreements with a number of non-member countries, including Japan and Australia. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This was a reference to the Association of South East Asian Nations Insurance Council, of which Sjamsoeddin is chairman, although he said his comments were his personal view. In 1980, the commission signed its first agreement of this kind with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). Cytec Industries, West Paterson, NJ, and Dyno Industrier ASA, Olso, Norway, have signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture to manufacture amino resins and market industrial crosslinkers for the coatings industry in China, India, Australia, New Zealand and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). |
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