Institution
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional organisation founded in Bangkok in August 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. It later admitted Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia, and Timor-Leste became its eleventh member in 2025. It promotes economic cooperation, regional stability and non-interference among its members, with a secretariat in Jakarta.
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