Najib: Asean will emerge as new economic power

KUALA LUMPUR: Further integration in Asean will lead to the world witnessing the emergence of a new economic power in Southeast Asia, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

"I say new, because although our economies have been trade and commercial hubs for centuries, we are today creating an economic union unlike anything since the days of empire," said the Prime Minister.