Progress and Development of ASEAN :: International Economics, Trade Agreement

1.0OVERVIEW OF (ASEAN)1.1 The Association of Southeast Asiatic Nations (ASEAN), Bangkok, Thailand with the signing of the (ASEAN) declaration, by the founding fathers of (ASEAN), namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand was establish on 8 dire 1967. On 7 January 1984, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam on 28 July 1995, Myanmar on 23 July 1997 and Cambodia on 30 April 1999 then joined. Nowadays, (ASEAN) have ten division states. The aims and objective as set of (ASEAN) are first, to accelerate the economic growth, companionable progress, and culture emergence in the office through joint endeavors in the spirit of compare and partnership in order to strengthen the foundation for a well-fixed and peaceful community of Southeast Asian nations. Second, to promote active collaboration and mutual assistance on matters of common interest in the economic, social cultural, technical, scientific and administrative fields. Third, to promote Southeast Asian studies and to maintain intimately and beneficial cooperation with existing international and regional organization with similar aims and purpose and explore all avenues for even closer cooperation among themselves.(ASEAN) focus for three (3) communities to achieve. First, political. To make on what has been construed over the years in the field of political and tribute cooperation. The (ASEAN) political security community (APSS). The aim, to ensure that countries in the religion live on at peace with one another and with the world in a just democrat and harmonious environment. The APSS blueprint envisages (ASEAN) to be a rules base community to shared values an norms, a cohesive, peaceful, stable and resilient region with shred responsibility for comprehensive security, also (APSS) blueprint is guide by the (ASEAN) charter and the principle and purpose contained was adapter by the (ASEAN) leaders at the 1984 (ASEAN) summit on 1 march 2009 in Cha am / Hua-Lin Thailand. Second, Asian economi c community (AEC), the goal of religion economic integration by 2015, envisages the following key characteristic, a single market production base. A highly competitive development region and a region of ingenuous economic development also a region fully integrate in the global economy. Thirdly, (ASEAN) socio cultural. The aims for this communities, to contribute to raising an (ASEAN) community that is people lie and socially responsible with a view to achieving enduring solidarity and unity among the peoples and member states of (ASEAN). Focus on nurturing the human, cultural and natural resources for sustained development in harmonious also people of (ASEAN).