Question

The September 27, 2003, Toronto Star had a headline reading, "Global Economy is Shifting Focus to East Asia". The article MOST LIKELY references

Answer 1

Question: The September 27, 2003, Toronto Star had a headline reading, "Global Economy is Shifting Focus to East Asia". The article MOST LIKELY references:

Answer: ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) - A regionally-based international organization with ten members.

Explanation: The EU and ASEAN have a trade agreement in effect since 1980, however the EU refused to trade with Burma/Myanmar in 2003 due to the issues between human rights and that country. This trading barrier was mentioned in Toronto Star's headline reading, "Global Economy is Shifting Focus to East Asia".  

Answer 2

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

The article MOST LIKELY references the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a regional organization founded on August 8, 1967, in Bangkok, Thailand, with the purpose of strengthen economic and political ties between its members. The original founding members are Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines.