January 16, 2008
Some 75 percent of students and young people in the Southeast Asia identified themselves as citizens of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the latest survey shows Wednesday.
The survey, released by the ASEAN secretariat in Jakarta, found nearly 99 percent of students and young people felt ASEAN membership was beneficial to their nations while some 70 percent felt it was beneficial to them personally, local newspaper The Jakarta Post quoted the result Wednesday.
The survey included 2,170 students from 10 universities across the ASEAN's members last year. It found students from Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam were most likely to identify themselves with the ASEAN, with 96 percent, 93 percent and 92 percent respectively.
Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam are the newest members of ASEAN, having joined the 10-nation grouping in the 1990s.
They are often referred to as the newest four, or CMLV, and their development lacks behind the other six member countries.
Students in Singapore had the weakest affinity toward the grouping, with some 49 percent saying they were citizens of the grouping.
About 73 percent of Indonesian respondents felt they were ASEAN citizens, the survey found.
Some 60 percent of ASEAN students said they were familiar with the grouping. Vietnam and Laos topped the list of the student familiarity index, with more than 88 percent and 84 percent respectively.
Myanmar came in at the bottom of this index, with 9.6 percent of its students saying they were familiar with ASEAN.
About 68 percent of Indonesian students felt they were familiar with the grouping. In terms of willingness to know more about other ASEAN countries, some 92 percent of students said they were interested in learning more about their neighboring countries.
Again, students from Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam showed the highest interest in knowing more about neighboring ASEAN countries.
ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan welcomed the findings and said the results would be useful in portraying levels of awareness and sense of belonging.
Source: Xinhua
Some 75 percent of students and young people in the Southeast Asia identified themselves as citizens of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the latest survey shows Wednesday.
The survey, released by the ASEAN secretariat in Jakarta, found nearly 99 percent of students and young people felt ASEAN membership was beneficial to their nations while some 70 percent felt it was beneficial to them personally, local newspaper The Jakarta Post quoted the result Wednesday.
The survey included 2,170 students from 10 universities across the ASEAN's members last year. It found students from Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam were most likely to identify themselves with the ASEAN, with 96 percent, 93 percent and 92 percent respectively.
Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam are the newest members of ASEAN, having joined the 10-nation grouping in the 1990s.
They are often referred to as the newest four, or CMLV, and their development lacks behind the other six member countries.
Students in Singapore had the weakest affinity toward the grouping, with some 49 percent saying they were citizens of the grouping.
About 73 percent of Indonesian respondents felt they were ASEAN citizens, the survey found.
Some 60 percent of ASEAN students said they were familiar with the grouping. Vietnam and Laos topped the list of the student familiarity index, with more than 88 percent and 84 percent respectively.
Myanmar came in at the bottom of this index, with 9.6 percent of its students saying they were familiar with ASEAN.
About 68 percent of Indonesian students felt they were familiar with the grouping. In terms of willingness to know more about other ASEAN countries, some 92 percent of students said they were interested in learning more about their neighboring countries.
Again, students from Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam showed the highest interest in knowing more about neighboring ASEAN countries.
ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan welcomed the findings and said the results would be useful in portraying levels of awareness and sense of belonging.
Source: Xinhua
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