About ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional community of countries in the Southeast Asian region.
It was established in August 1967 based on the Declaration of the Establishment of ASEAN (commonly known as the Bangkok Declaration) to promote regional peace and stability and economic growth. The original five member countries were Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Later, Brunei, Viet nam, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Cambodia joined in succession, and the current membership consists of ten countries.
10 ASEAN Member States
Brunei Darussalam
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Cambodia
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Indonesia
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Lao PDR
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Malaysia
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Myanmar
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Philippines
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Singapore
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Thailand
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Viet nam
ASEAN Secretariat and the AJC
The ASEAN-Japan Centre is an intergovemental organization, independent from the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia. While the ASEAN Secretariat was established at the ASEAN Summit in 1976, the ASEAN-Japan Centre was established by an agreement between governments of ASEAN Member States and Japan in 1981, aiming at promoting trade, investment and tourism between ASEAN and Japan.
The Centre has developed cooperative relationship with the ASEAN Secretariat in broader areas while maintaining close contact with each Member State through their government, their embassies in Japan as well as related offices in the fields of trade, investment and tourism.