1951 ⟶ Colombo Plan Established for Asia-Pacific Development

July 1: Colombo Plan, a regional organisation of 27 countrie...
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🚢 Sa Huynh-Kalanay Trade Network Established

Sa Huynh-Kalanay Interaction Sphere extensive trade network started between the Sa Huynh and the Philippines and later expanded to Taiwan, Southern Thailand, and northeastern Borneo.⟶
Sa Huynh-Kalanay Trade Network Established (-500)
TradeMaritime TradeArchaeologyCultural Exchange
VietnamVietnamPhilippinesPhilippinesTaiwanTaiwanThailandThailandBruneiBrunei

🚢 Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij (KPM) Founded

Founding of the shipping line Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij (KPM) that supported the unification and development of the colonial economy.⟶
Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij (KPM) Founded (1888)
ColonialismDutch East IndiesShippingTradeEconomic DevelopmentInfrastructureMaritime Transport
NetherlandsNetherlandsIndonesiaIndonesia

🤝 Colombo Plan Established for Asia-Pacific Development

July 1: Colombo Plan, a regional organisation of 27 countries designed to strengthen economic and social development of member countries in the Asia-Pacific region, commences.⟶
Colombo Plan Established for Asia-Pacific Development (1951)
Economic DevelopmentAsia-PacificPost-ColonialismInternational CooperationCold WarRegionalism
AustraliaAustraliaBangladeshBangladeshCambodiaCambodiaCanadaCanadaSri LankaSri LankaIndiaIndiaIndonesiaIndonesiaIranIranJapanJapanLaosLaosMalaysiaMalaysiaNepalNepalNew ZealandNew ZealandPakistanPakistanPhilippinesPhilippinesSingaporeSingaporeSouth KoreaSouth KoreaThailandThailandUnited KingdomUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited StatesVietnamVietnam

🤝 ASEAN Founding

August 8: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) founded.⟶
ASEAN Founding (1967)
RegionalismInternational RelationsCold WarPolitical CooperationEconomic DevelopmentDiplomacyPost-Colonialism
IndonesiaIndonesiaMalaysiaMalaysiaPhilippinesPhilippinesSingaporeSingaporeThailandThailand

🤝 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Signed

November 15: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is signed by 15 Asia-Pacific countries to form the world's largest free-trade bloc, covering a third of the world's population.⟶
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Signed (2020)
Free TradeEconomic IntegrationAsia-PacificGlobalizationTrade AgreementsRegionalismInternational RelationsEconomic Cooperation
AustraliaAustraliaBruneiBruneiCambodiaCambodiaChinaChinaIndonesiaIndonesiaJapanJapanLaosLaosMalaysiaMalaysiaNew ZealandNew ZealandPhilippinesPhilippinesSingaporeSingaporeSouth KoreaSouth KoreaThailandThailandVietnamVietnam