Historical Organization
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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Organization Timeline
Vietnam joins the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
📅 28 July 1995Vietnam became ASEAN’s seventh member at the organization’s ministerial meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan. Membership marked a major regional diplomatic shift after years of conflict and isolation. It...
Vietnam assumes the ASEAN chairmanship
đź“… 1 January 2010Vietnam began a one-year term chairing ASEAN, coinciding with fifteen years of membership. The chairmanship gave Vietnam a platform to shape regional diplomacy and advance cooperation among...
Vietnam hosts the opening of the 16th ASEAN Summit
📅 8 April 2010The summit opened in Hanoi under Vietnam’s chairmanship, with leaders discussing implementation of the ASEAN Charter and community-building. For Vietnam, regional integration offered a route to...
Vietnam concludes its ASEAN chairmanship
đź“… 31 December 2010Vietnam completed its one-year rotating chairmanship, having hosted high-level regional meetings and advanced ASEAN community plans. Regional institutions gave Vietnam diplomatic room to navigate...
ASEAN Economic Community is formally launched
đź“… 31 December 2015ASEAN formally launched its Economic Community, advancing a regional project that Vietnam had joined as a member and helped chair. The initiative promoted an integrated regional market, but its impact...