Organizations associated with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

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Southeast Asian nations face down global economy

The Association of South East Asian Nations, known as ASEAN, is usually thought to be more of a figurehead organization that rarely takes real action. That might be changing though as the group works together in the face of the global economic slowdown.

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