Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Answers to Video Comprehension for ASEAN Intro (Part 2)

Q1
Diplomacy - signing of ASEAN Charter
Strong leadership

Q2
someone able to command respect of the government leaders of the member countries. Patience, with strong diplomatic skills. Having good levels of energy to attend meetings.


Q3
Peace
ASEAN can help maintain peace and unite against piracy, terrorism and drug trafficking.

Prosperity
Economic collaborations, pooling of resources, networking of resources.
Job creation through leverage of production networks in the region

People
Bring about better education systems and opportunities in countries (like Singapore)
Increase human capital

Economic Competition
To put together the GDP and purchasing power of the 10 member countries.

Q4.
Governmental
Need specialised people in ASEAN affairs to explain the advantages of be identified with ASEAN to other government officials

Community level
People who are familiar or even pro-ASEAN to tell others about ASEAN

Barriers
Lack of a common language - different versions of Bahasa
Government officials do not know ASEAN comprehensively

Q5.
90% of wealth comes from profits of ASEAN SMEs - important sources of revenue
Localised firms are anchors of jobs in the region in the event of global recession

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