ASEAN general history

Question 1

When was ASEAN established?

Answer 1

8 August 1967 in Bangkok

Question 2

Who were the founding countries of ASEAN?

Answer 2

1. Indonesia (Adam Malik)
2. Malaysia ( Tun Abdul Razak)
3. Philippines (Narciso Ramos)
4. Singapore (S. Rajaratnam)
5. Thailand (Thanat Kohman)

Question 3

What are the other 5 countries in ASEAN?

Answer 3

1. Brunei (84)
2. Vietnam (95)
3. Lao PDR (97)
4. Myanmar (97)
5. Cambodia (99)

Question 4

When was the first SEA-10 submit held?

Answer 4

Bangkok 1995

Question 5

What are the 7 aims and purposes of ASEAN?

Answer 5

1. Economic growth, social progress and cultural development
2. Regional peace and stability
3. Economic, social, cultural, technical, scientific and administrative collaboration
4. Mutual assistance in training and research
5. Collaboration in agriculture and industry, trade transportation and communications, and the improvement of living standards
6. Promotion of Southeast Asian studies
7. Cooperation with regional and international organisations

Question 6

When was the 1st ASEAN summit?

Answer 6

1976 where the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation was produced

Question 7

What were the pledges made in the ToAaC?

Answer 7

1. Respect the independence, sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity,
   and national identity of all countries;
2. The right of every member state to lead its national existence free from
   external interference, subversion or coercion;
3. Non-interference in the internal affairs of one another;
4. Settlement of differences or disputes by peaceful means;
5. Reunification of threat or the use of force; and
6. Effective cooperation among themselves

Question 8

What is the ASEAN charter?

Answer 8

Created in 2008 –legally binding agreement between AMS and US

Question 9

What are the three pillars of the ASEAN community?

Answer 9

It was created in 2003 at the 9th ASEAN summit.

1. Political-Security Community
2. Economic Community
3. Socio-Cultural Community

Question 10

When was the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 created?

Answer 10

At the 27th ASEAN Summit

Question 11

When was the 1st ASEAN Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministers’ Meeting (TELMIN)?

Answer 11

13-14 July 2001 in KL

TELMIN launched the ASEAN ICT Masterplan 2020 (AIM2020) in Nov 15 in Da Nang, Viet Nam.

Question 12

What is ASEAN+3?

Answer 12

In 1997, the first summit between ASEAN and China, Japan and Korea took place.

Summits would be held in conjunction with annual the ASEAN Summit.

Question 13

What is the East Asia Summit (EAS?)

Answer 13

10 AMS + Australia, China, Japan, India, NZ, Korea, Russia and US

(Indo-Pacific Region)

Question 14

How many ASEAN summits have there been?

Answer 14

35

Question 15

When has SG hosted the ASEAN summits?

Answer 15

4 times

4th: 1992
13th: 2007
32nd: 2018
33rd: 2018

Question 16

When has Indonesia hosted the ASEAN summits?

Answer 16

4 times

Bali
1st: 1976

9th: 2003

(JKT) 18th: 2011

19th: 2011

Question 17

When has Malaysia hosted the ASEAN summits?

Answer 17

4 times

2nd: 1977
11th: 2005

26th, 27th: 2015

Question 18

When was the ASEAN secretariat established?

Answer 18

February 1976

Question 19

When has Philippines hosted the ASEAN summits?

Answer 19

4 times

3rd: 1987
12th: 2007
30th, 31st: 2017

Pasay

Question 20

When has Thailand hosted the ASEAN summits?

Answer 20

4 times

5th: 1995
14th: 2009

34th, 35th: 2019

Question 21

When has Vietnam hosted the ASEAN summits?

Answer 21

3 times

6th: 1998
16th, 17th: 2010

Question 22

When has Brunei hosted the ASEAN summits?

Answer 22

3 times

7th: 2001

22nd, 23rd: 2013

Question 23

When has Cambodia hosted the ASEAN summits?

Answer 23

3 times

8th: 2002

20th, 21st: 2012

Question 24

When has Myanmar hosted the ASEAN summits?

Answer 24

2 times

24th, 25th: 2014

Question 25

When has Laos hosted the ASEAN summits?

Answer 25

2 times 28th, 29th: 2016