ASEAN QUIZ REVIEWER 4.
The three target groups of people in the ASEAN Strategic Framework on Social
(8th ASEAN Quiz National Competition)
April 24, 2018
Segment 1- Part 1 (True or False)
1. All ASEAN Member States are encouraged to provide an ASEAN Immigration Lane in
their international airports to serve travellers from ASEAN countries. True or false?
Answer: TRUE
SPIEL: At the 2010 ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, the Master Plan of ASEAN
Connectivity has been drawn up after which all leaders of the member nations
decided to set up ASEAN lanes in their respective international airports to
promote people-to-people exchanges. Malaysia was the first country to
properly implement the ASEAN lane in 2015
SOURCE: Hanoi Plan of Action http://www.asean.org/news/item/hanoi-plan-
of-action
2. The aim of the ASEAN Plan of action in Combating Transnational Crime is to continue
ASEAN Member States close cooperation to prevent and combat transnational crimes
as well as to enhance ASEAN’s capacity to address transnational crimes in an effective
and timely manner. True or False?
Answer: TRUE
SPIEL: The ASEAN Plan of Action is Combating Transnational Crime (2016-
2025) was adopted by the ASEAN Ministers on Transnational Crime during the
11th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC) held in
Manila on 20 September 2017. It was established to follow-up the mandate of
the 2015 Kuala Lumpur Declaration in Combating Transnational Crime and to
contribute to the realization of the APSC Blueprint 2025.
SOURCE:
http://asean.org/storage/2012/05/ASEAN-Plan-of-Action-in-Combating-TC
Adopted by 11th-AMMTC-on-20Sept17.pdf
3. The ASEAN Youth Volunteers Program (AYVP) is intended to create opportunities for
youth volunteerism in ASEAN. True or False?
Answer: TRUE
SPIEL: The ASEAN Youth Volunteerism Program (AYVP) is a dedicated youth
volunteerism platform that intends to create opportunities in knowledge-driven
volunteerism, support the exchange of learning experiences, develop capacity,
enhance cross-cultural understanding, and forge a sense of regional identity
while making a sustainable difference to communities across ASEAN.
SOURCE: http://www.ayvpukm.com.my/about-us/
welfare and Development (2011-2015) are children, elderly, and small business
owners. True or False?
Answer: FALSE
SPIEL: The ASEAN Strategic Framework on Social Welfare and Development
(2011-2015) emphasizes on measures that would safeguard the interests and
rights, provide equal opportunities as well as raise the quality of life and
standard of living for children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and other
vulnerable groups.
SOURCE:
http://www.asean.org/storage/images/2012/publications/ASEAN%20Strategi
c%20Framework%20Social%20Welfare%20and%20Development%20(Nov).p
df
5. All Member States of the ASEAN are blessed with seashores and beaches, except for
Thailand, which has none. True or False?
Answer: FALSE
SPIEL: Lao PDR is the only landlocked Member state of the ASEAN. It shares
borders with the People’s Republic of China to the north, Vietnam to the east,
Cambodia to the south, Thailand to the west, and Myanmar to the Northwest
SOURCE: http://www.gms-eoc.org/index.php/gms/gms-lao-pdr.html
6. The ASEAN Emblem shall appear either in the specified colours or in a singular colour
of black, white, gold or silver. True or False?
Answer: TRUE
SPIEL: The colours for the Emblem-blue, red, white and yellow-represent the
main colours of the state crests of all the ASEAN Member states. The blue
represents peace and stability. Red depicts courage and dynamism, white shows
purity and yellow symbolizes prosperity.
SOURCE: http://asean.org/asean/about-asean/asean-emblem
7. The highest mountain peak in Vietnam is the Fansipan Peak. True or False?
Answer: TRUE
SPIEL: Mt. fansipan is located in the Tam Duong District Lai Chau of Vietnam
and spans and Cambodia as well. Hence, earning itself the romantic title “Roof of
IndoChina”.
SOURCES: http://www.alotrip.com/guide-vietnam-attractions/fansipan-
mountain
https://ladyexplorer.com/2015/05/01/hiking-mount-fansipan/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fansipan
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