By justine Brown
with an average annual economic growth rate of more then five percent the countries that comprise this ddynamic region represent a thriving trade and economic hub despite infrastuctructure and regulatory challenges.
consisting of 11 countries reaching from eastern india to china southeast Asia is generally divided into mainland and island zonees. the mainland -compprising burma thailand laos combodia and vietnam is an extension of the Asian continent while island southeat asia includes malaysia singapore indonesia the philippines Brunei and the asian continent while island southeast Asia includes brunei and the new nation of East timor formerly part of indonisia. these countries diversity lies at the heart of the region's rapid economic growth.