This report went back to the very beginning of the ISO 9000 story in Vietnam and traces its development. ISO 9000 helped Viet Nam to carve out a place of its own in the world market.

Malaysia with a population of about 22 millions people. Malaysian economy depends largely on the manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing organizations in Malaysia have been implementing ISO 9000 standards since the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) first published the first edition of the standards in 1987. The first ISO 9002 : 1987 certification was awarded on 19 October, 1998 to a tyre manufacturing factory. This certificate was issued by SIRIM, (Standards & Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia), formerly the National Standard Institution in Malaysia. The ISO 9000 standards has gained widespread acceptance among organizations in the Malaysian private sector and more than 6,000 ISO 9000 certifications had been awarded.