ASEAN members start moves to harmonize policies

1. What is the goal of this ASEAN meeting? The annual ASEAN meetings have been held to improve and harmonize trade and investment policies as the bloc pursues an integrated regional economy by 2015
2. What is ERIA? What do they intend to do? The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, and they keep the region on track so to speak  
3. What is AEC? What do they intend to do? ASEAN Economic Community, Help countries identify commitments that will deliver the best results toward integration 
4. What are the three key areas of focus? Transport, services, investment facilitation
5. How often does this group plan to meet? Once a year
6. What do they intend to keep in their "knowledge bank"? Possible tools members can use to pursue effective reforms and also a data bank of all regulatory reforms ASEAN members have made.
7. Who was the chairman of the meeting? What is his title? What is the population and GDP of his country? How does it compare to Australia? Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Brunei, POPULATION: 399,687, $49,391 current US$, AUS: 22,669,437, $42,279 current US$
8. What do you think that economic integration means? The extent to which a person is able to obtain and disburse income as it relates to life in the community 
9. Do you think that this is good or bad for Australia?