Laos Master International Business Vientiane Laotian students

- Introduction to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN.
- Objectives. Principles. ASEAN member countries. Statistics.
- Introduction to:
  ASEAN Economic Community.
  ASEAN Free trade area (AFTA).
  ASEAN plus three cooperation.
  ASEAN Free trade agreements.

- ASEAN Economic Profile.
- ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint.
- ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA).
- ASEAN Single Market and Production Base.
- Competitive Economic Region.

- Introduction to the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA).
- Tariff Liberalisation. Elimination of Import Duties and Tariff Rate Quotas.
- ASEAN Rules of Origin. Calculation of Regional Value Content.
- Non-tariff Measures. Import Licensing Procedures.
- Trade facilitation. ASEAN Single Window.
- ASEAN Customs. Customs Valuation.
- Standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures.
- Sanitary and phytosanitary measures. Emergency Situation.
- Realisation of the ASEAN Free Trade Area.

- The ASEAN China Free Trade Area (ACFTA).
- Trade between ASEAN countries and China.
- Origin of a good.
- ASEAN-China Center. Functional Cooperation.

- ASEAN Canada Economic Cooperation Agreement (ACECA).
- Trade between ASEAN and Canada.

- ASEAN Australia New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA)
- Trade Relations between ASEAN and Australia and New Zealand.
- Rules of Origin.

- ASEAN - India Trade in Goods (TIG) Agreement.
- Bilateral trade between India and ASEAN countries.

- Introduction to the Trans-Regional ASEAN European Union Trade Initiatives (TREATI)
- Trade Relations between ASEAN and EU countries.

- ASEAN Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP).
- Trade Relations between ASEAN countries and Japan.

- ASEAN ROK Korea Free Trade Area (AKFTA)
- Trade Relations between ASEAN countries and South Korea.

- Introduction to the ASEAN - Russia Business Forum
- Trade Relations between ASEAN and Russia.

- ASEAN United States Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA)
- Trade relations between ASEAN countries and US.

- Introduction to the Ayeyawady - Chao Phraya - Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS).
- Strategy plan of action. Trade and Investment Facilitation.

- Mekong River Commission (MRC).
- Objectives and structure.

- EU - Generalised System of Preferences (GSP).
- GSP+ scheme.
- The Everything But Arms arrangement (EBA).

- Introduction to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
- Objectives of ESCAP. Programmes. Committees.
- The committee on trade and investment.
- Regional trade agreements in Asia. Regionalism in Asia.
- APTIAD interactive trade indicators.
- Statistical yearbook for Asia and the Pacific.

- Introduction to the Asian Development Bank.
- Operations. Projects and programs. Partnerships. Financial resources.
- ADB Project cycle.
- Regions and countries.
- Key indicators for Asia and the Pacific.
- Asian development outlook.

- Introduction to the Asia - Middle East Dialogue – AMED.
- Principles and Objectives. AMED Working Groups.
- AMED III Meeting.

- Introduction to the Boao Forum For Asia (BFA).
- Structure. BFA and the economic integration in Asia.

- Introduction to the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD).
- Impacts of the Global Recession on Asia.

- Introduction to the Asia-Europe Economic Meeting (ASEM).
- Trade facilitation.
- The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF).

- Introduction to the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC).
- Objectives and organization.
- Introduction to Latin America-Asian Economic Relations.
- Manila Plan of Action.

- The Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific.
- Objectives and Programmes.