The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967. The Member States of the Association are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao P.D.R., Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. The ASEAN Secretariat is based in Jakarta, Indonesia. General information on ASEAN is available online at http://www.asean.org No part of this publication may be quoted or reprinted without obtaining prior agreement from the ASEAN Secretariat. This report was commissioned by the Ministry of Information and Communications the S. R. of Viet Nam and written by TRPC Pte Ltd. Copyright belongs to the ASEAN Secretariat, 2015. All rights reserved.