In the past, too little stress was laid on preparing Southeast Asia's peoples for a future in which they will conduct more trade and exchanges with one another than with outsiders.

CNN: RETOOLING ASEAN

A. student at Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business, says she would have liked more than just a few days to adjust, as she struggled to join in classroom exchanges and conduct small talk with recruiters.

WSJ: B-Schools Try to Make Transition Smoother for International Students