ASEAN Economic Community
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The Region | Takes cognizance of the most significant developments in Asia during 1969 death of the Cultural Revolution, Soviet-Chinese confrontation, Ho's death, deadlock in the Paris peace talks, and the beginning of American withdrawal from Vietnam. Speculates on the economic effects on Asia of the withdrawal. Notes increasing attempts to improve trade with communist countries. Comments on insurgency, economic development, foreign investment flow, and ...Continue Reading | English | 13792 | |
An ASEAN Common Market? | Discusses the ASEAN agreement on preferential trading arrangements, including specific preferential tariff levels and the goods to which they apply, and preferential arrangement with respect to products of the ASEAN industrial projects. Points out the need of export market for manufactured goods, and the moves of Japan toward the establishment of a true economic union among the ASEAN member countries. Notes some viewpoint concerning the need to ...Continue Reading | English | 13278 | |
Foreign Affairs Bulletin, January-March 1976 | Provides information on foreign affairs, covering statements, official notes and legal notes as well as on political, economic and social developments in Thailand | English | 13189 | |
Cambodia and Southeast Asian Regionalism | Gardon, Bernard K | Examines aspects of Cambodia's foreign policy to discern factors that may impinge on Cambodian participation in regional cooperation efforts, particularly in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Considers Cambodia's reliance on instability in the region as aiding her national survival and neutral image. Discusses the circumstances under which Cambodia's participation in ASEAN would be likely and relates these circumstances to nei ...Continue Reading | English | 12042 |
Report of the Second Conference of the ASEAN Chambers of Commerce and Industry | Reports on the opening ceremony of the second conference of the ASEAN-Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI). Covers list of delegates, welcoming addresses by Chairman of the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia, and President of ASEAN-CCI, statements by Heads of Delegations, and amendments to ASEAN-CCI constitution. Contains working papers on guidelines on relations between ASEAN Permanent Committee and the private sector, gu ...Continue Reading | English | 11712 | |
Current History | Tilman, Robert O | Discusses problems facing Malaysia, noting increased contact and resultant tension between Malay and Chinese communities. Notes number of disputes Malaysia has had with Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore despite shared ethnic, religious, linguistic and cultural traits. Mentions declining tin and rubber industries and planning for economic diversification. Notes symbiotic relationship of Malaysia and U.S.S.R. stemming from Malaysia's need ...Continue Reading | English | 11538 |
ASEAN Trade and Cooperation | Reports on expanding economies of the total trade of ASEAN nations, showing statistical table on pattern of bilateral trade of ASEAN countries. Describes foreign trade of ASEAN nations, focusing on aspects of intra-regional trade of ASEAN countries. Deals with intra-regional cooperation and points out preferential trading arrangements to promote intra-regional trade, and ASEAN's joint approach to improve access to market outside the region for ...Continue Reading | English | 11445 | |
The Case for an ASEAN Free Trade Area | Phitaya Smutrakalin | Discusses trade problem between the developing and industrially advanced nations, regarding the nature of dialogue which is pleading and begging for favor rather than negotiation. Presents the idea of regional trade cooperation among developing countries by the propagation of ESCAP and notes the main causes of the slow progress. Examines the ideas concerning closer economic cooperation among the ASEAN, citing the feasibility study of establishi ...Continue Reading | English | 11416 |
Lee Kuan Yew's Fight for Survival | Warner, Denis | Discusses ramifications of the British decision to withdraw its military forces from East of the Suez. Cites Lee Kuan Yew's plans for dealing with this situation and contrasts it with Indonesian attitudes toward defense. Discusses Singapore's trade, population growth, economy, and its Communist Party | English | 09970 |
The Sabah Crisis: An Old Feud Boils Anew | Vanderwicken, Peter | Describes the background of the Malaysian Philippines feud and suspension of diplomatic relations. Notes the implications to the U.S. and Great Britain. Discusses Sabah's land, resources, people and history. Examines two translations of the Sabah contract (1878) between the Sultan of Brunei and two European businessmen, noting conflicting interpretations of these translations upon which the two countries base their claim. Appraises the future ...Continue Reading | English | 09318 |
Problems of Economic Development in Changing Asia | Ali, S.M | Reviews economic failures of developing countries for the decade of the 1960's. Considers prospects in the 1970's, noting the effects of a possible and of the Vietnam war and active regional cooperation programs. Considers the effects of a decrease of U.S. aid to Southeast Asia and notes advantages of group requests for aid over individual country requests. Cites the roles of ASEAN and ASPAC in obtaining aid and in establishing favorable trade ...Continue Reading | English | 08821 |
Asian Roundup-A Team of Top Political Scientists and Historians Reviews U.S. Policy in Asia | Reviews the implications of U.S policy in Southeast Asia. Discusses the importance of developments in the Asia-Pacific region to the future of the United States. Describes crucial role played by the U.S. in Asia immediately following World War II. Suggests examination of the issues, procedures, and cultural attributes in the American scene which have an impact on U.S. foreign policy. Refers to problems of industrialization in Asia, absence of ...Continue Reading | English | 08006 | |
On the Pros and Cons of an ASEAN Free Trade Area | Pichit Lerttamrab | Describes the meaning of a free trade area and its distinction from an economic community or customs union. Gives the reasons why member countries want to form a free trade area, including the benefits and disadvantages of forming a free trade area | English | 04173 |
EEC and Asia | Considers Europe's crisis of confidence and activities of ASEAN countries, concerning the European Economic Community (EEC), information on Peking : the common market's most fervent supporter, and relations between Japan and EEC. Details roles, importance, and commercial movements of EEC, dealing with West Germany, France, Britain, Benelux, Italy, and Denmark. Presents Western's Europes' alliance under severs stain and a marked and growing imba ...Continue Reading | English | 03779 | |
Summary Record of the Meeting of ASEAN/EC Commission Experts on Tariff Reclassification | Examines and discusses specific possible means of improving access for ASEAN products into the EEC. Gives definition of the term Tariff Reclassification . Considers products of common interest to ASEAN for which tariff reclassification is requested. Discusses production of orchids. vegetable oils, unmanufactured tobacco, veneer, plywood and other wood products, and batik garments. Contains annexes on list of delegates, list of ASEAN products ...Continue Reading | English | 03448 | |
Commodity Cartels: Are They the Answer? | Reports on world economy suffering from the aftermath of the October 1973 Middle East War. Explains the basic consequences of that confrontation, citing the beginning of a super-effective international oil cartel and astronomical increase in the price of crude oil and a major shift in political and economic power from the industrialized countries of the West and Japan to the Middle East oil producing countries. Interviews Mr. Bob Goninon, Gener ...Continue Reading | English | 03230 | |
ASEAN Free Trade Gathers Momentum | Stockwin, Harvey | Considers a distinct likelihood of the formation of an ASEAN free trade area from the ASEAN summit meeting at Bali in 1976 to hasten development and to upgrade the five members' economic prospects. Shows the progress towards economic cooperation of the ASEAN members expressed by the Kukrit-Marcos joint communique and Suharto-Lee Kuan Yew meeting in 1975. Discusses the possibility of the development of the ASEAN into a security pact, and the pos ...Continue Reading | English | 03069 |
Exports | Contains various articles on the prospect for Thai exports, the Export Promotion Council, export credit insurance, and urgent need to promote exports. Contains an interview with the commerce minister and considers bright future for Thai marble, garment accessories industry, ASEAN display centre, refrigerators for export, and ministry of commerce's representatives abroad. Covers guide to shipping, Japan opens charter market to Asian ships, Asia' ...Continue Reading | English | 03035 |