Southeast Asian Studies: Origins, Development, Future

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Southeast Asian Institute - The Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS) in Singapore recently conducted a study of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as part of a plan to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ASEAN under the Trump regime. As a research center to study Southeast Asia's economy, strategy and trends, ISEAS pays close attention to local public opinion and how it is influenced by political and social change. ASEAN was established to strengthen the unity and cooperation among the countries of the organization and plays an important role in regional security and it is closely related to China, Korea, Japan, the United States and the EU I will.

The economic outlook of the Southeast Asian Nations Association (ASEAN) region looks very bright. In recent years, ASEAN has achieved annual growth of about 5%, and the Asian Development Bank estimates that nearly 500 million ASEAN population will be considered the middle class by 2030. The forecast by the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to make the region the world's fourth largest economy by 2050. It is hard today to find companies that can not track these forecasts and economic health trends, rather than being excited about the regional outlook. From New York and Frankfurt to London and Singapore, the rise and fall of each trend was carefully reviewed, taking opportunities and reducing the risk. However, few, if not so many, have noticed another important trend that may affect business or profit. The health of the earth is bad