ASEAN’s ten economies vary substantially in population, per capita income and economic structure. Their performance has been somewhat uneven, but strong on average, but barring a severe global setback some observers foresee even faster growth, and include several ASEAN countries among the world’s high performing emerging economies (Goldman Sachs 2010). The region is also benefiting from competitive “courting” by large economic and political partners, including China, Japan, the United States and the European Union (Chachavalpongpun 2010).