ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS ASEAN ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGION ASIA REGION OCEANIA GLOBAL RELATIONS ESTABLISHED 1967 PURPOSE TO ENCOURAGE REGIONAL ECONOMIC SOCIAL AND CULTURAL COOPERATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA MEMBERS BRUNEI INDONESIA MALAYSIA PHILIPPINES SINGAPORE THAILAND VIETNAM NOTE ASEAN EVOLVED FROM THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN TREATY ORGANIZATION SEATO