2. Hi畛p h畛i c叩c qu畛c gia 担ng Nam , hay ASEAN, 動畛c thnh l畉p
vo ngy 8/8/1967, 畛 Bangkok, Th叩i Lan b畛i 5 qu畛c gia s叩ng l畉p
l Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, v Th叩i Lan.
Brunei tham gia ASEAN nm 1984.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations. or ASEAN, was founded
on 8th August, 1967, in Bangkok. Thailand by the five original member
countries, namely. Indonesia. Malaysia, the Philippines. Singapore and
Thailand. Brunei joined ASEAN in 1984.
3. Vietnam tr畛 thnh thnh vi棚n th畛 b畉y nm 1995. Lo v Myanmar
動畛c c担ng nh畉n vo hi畛p h畛i nm 1997, Campuchia 1999.
M畛c ti棚u ch鱈nh c畛a hi畛p h畛i l th炭c 畉y ph叩t tri畛n kinh t畉, ph叩t
tri畛n x達 h畛i v vn h坦a; v th炭c 畉y h嘆a b狸nh v 畛n 畛nh d畛a tr棚n
c担ng l箪, lu畉t ph叩p, trong m畛i quan h畛 gi畛a c叩c n動畛c trong khu
v畛c.
Vietnam became its seventh member in 1995. Laos and Myanmar
were admitted to this association in 1997, and Cambodia in 1999.
The main goals of the Association are to accelerate economic
growth, social progress and cultural development; and to promote
peace and stability through respect for justice, and the rule of law,
in the relationship between countries in the region.
4. ASEAN c坦 t畛ng d但n s畛 l 575.5 tri畛u ng動畛i, chi畉m 8.7% d但n s畛
th畉 gi畛i. T畛ng di畛n t鱈ch l 4,464,322 kilomet vu担ng.
但y l khu v畛c c坦 s畛 a d畉ng vn h坦a, v ng動畛i d但n c畛a c叩c
n動畛c nh動 Philippines, Brunei, Malay, v Singapore n坦i ti畉ng Anh
ngoi ti畉ng m畉 畉 c畛a m狸nh.
ASEAN has a population of 575.5 million, accounting for about
8.7% of the world's population. Its total area is 4,464,322 square
kilometres.
It is a region of diverse cultures, and people in some countries
such as the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore speak
English besides their own languages.
5. Theo s畛 li畛u th畛ng k棚 nm 2007 ghi nh畉n, ASEAN c坦 t畛ng s畉n
ph畉m qu畛c n畛i (GDP) g畛p l畉i g畉n 1282 t畛 USD. Con s畛 GDP ny
tng tr動畛ng 畛 m畛c trung b狸nh 6% m畛t nm t畛 2003 畉n 2007.
Kinh t畉 c畛a c叩c n動畛c thnh vi棚n r畉t a d畉ng, m畉c d湛 s畉n ph畉m
ch畛 l畛c l 畛 i畛n t畛, d畉u v g畛. Ch鱈nh ph畛 c畛a ASEAN 畉c bi畛t
ch炭 箪 畉n th動董ng m畉i.
According to the statistics recorded in 2007, ASEAN had a combined
gross domestic product of about US$ 1282 billion. This combined
GDP grew at an average rate of around 6% per year from 2003 to
2007.
The economies of the member countries are diverse, although its
major products include electronic goods, oil and wood. The
Governments of ASEAN countries have paid special attention to
trade.
6. Nm 2006, khu v畛c ASEAN c坦 t畛ng gi叩 tr畛 th動董ng m畉i l 1405 t畛 USD. M畛t
v湛ng th動董ng m畉i t畛 do 動畛c d畛 ki畉n s畉 h狸nh thnh trong khu v畛c ny tr動畛c
nm 2020.
C叩c nh l達nh 畉o ASEAN c滴ng th担ng qua T畉m nh狸n ASEAN 2020, v畛i m畛c
ti棚u g畉n k畉t g畉n h董n v畛 h嘆a nh畉p kinh t畉 trong khu v畛c. K畉 ho畉ch hnh
畛ng Hanoi, th担ng qua nm 1998, l m畛t chu畛i c叩c ho畉t 畛ng 動畛c v畉ch ra
theo k畉 ho畉ch d畉n 畉n s畛 h狸nh thnh c畛a T畉m nh狸n ASEAN.
In 2006, the ASEAN region had a total trade of US$ 1405 billion. It has been
estimated that a free trade area would be established in the region by 2020.
The ASEAN leaders have also adopted the ASEAN Vision 2020, which is
aimed at forging closer economic integration within the region. The Hanoi Plan
of Action, adopted in 1998, serves as the first in a series of planned actions
leading up to the realization of the ASEAN Vision.
7. Hi畛n nay, s畛 h畛p t叩c kinh t畉 ASEAN hi畛n di畛n tr棚n nhi畛u m畉t:
th動董ng m畉i, 畉u t動, ngnh c担ng nghi畛p, d畛ch v畛, ti ch鱈nh, n担ng
nghi畛p, ph叩t tri畛n n担ng th担n, l但m nghi畛p, nng l動畛ng, giao th担ng
v truy畛n th担ng, khoa h畛c k畛 thu畉t, c叩c doanh nghi畛p v畛a v nh畛,
v du l畛ch. ASEAN 達 t鱈ch c畛c ho畉t 畛ng 畛 n但ng cao t狸nh h狸nh
kinh t畉 x達 h畛i v gi畉i quy畉t c叩c v畉n 畛 gi畛a c叩c n動畛c thnh vi棚n.
Today, ASEAN economic cooperation covers many areas: trade,
investment, industry, services, finance, agriculture, rural
development, forestry, energy, transportation and communication,
science and technology, small and medium enterprises, and
tourism. ASEAN has actively worked to improve the socio-economic
situation and solve problems among its member countries.