NZ &#39;looks positively&#39; at ASEAN treaty
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New Zealand says it is looking positively at joining ASEAN&#39;s non-aggression treaty, which Australia is refusing to sign. New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark announced her position after the summit in the
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The leaders of 10 Southeast Asian countries have reached an agreement with China that will lead to the creation of the world&#39;s largest free trade zone.
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The high note which ended the the 10th Asean Summit at the Laotian capital of Vientiane were joined by leaders of Japan, South Korea, India, China, New Zealand and Australia as partners in free trade talks.
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New Zealand will support Vietnam&#39;s bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, Prime Minister Helen Clark said Tuesday.
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Economic ministers from a 10-member group of Southeast Asian countries on Sunday agreed to begin negotiating a free-trade deal early next year with Australia and New Zealand.
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Members countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) announced here Saturday they recognize the full market economy status of China.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro  Koizumi wooed southeast Asia on Tuesday a day after regional  giant China signed a landmark deal with ASEAN to create an open  Asian market of 1.8 billion people by 2015.
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Southeast Asian leaders and their dialogue partners from China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, and New Zealand converge today at the opening of
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Southeast Asian foreign ministers said they would encourage Australia and New Zealand to accede to a non-aggression pact with their 10-nation ASEAN group that South Korea signed.
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South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Wednesday he was optimistic for the outcome of behind-closed-doors negotiations on the denuclearisation of neighbouring North Korea.
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VIENTIANE (Laos), Nov. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) here Saturday welcomed a document under which an ASEAN-ROK Free
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VIENTIANE, Laos -- A day after reaching a deal with China in a bid to create the world&#39;s largest free trade zone, the leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations have approved free trade talks with Japan.
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PRIME Minister John Howard today said Australia was unlikely to sign a non-aggression pact with its Asian neighbours. The issue is reportedly causing tension ahead of Mr Howard&#39;s visit to Laos for the ASEAN leaders&#39; summit next week.
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A landmark trade agreement between 10 South East Asian countries and China has been signed at a summit in Laos. The deal could eventually unite a quarter of the world&#39;s population in a free trade zone.
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Southeast Asian trade ministers meeting in Jakarta proposed starting free-trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand next year to boost exports and investment in the region.
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THE Federal Government today played down its reluctance to join a non-aggression pact with Asian neighbours while Prime Minister John Howard prepared for a historic visit with ASEAN leaders.
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THE Howard Government has given its most upbeat assessment yet on a free trade agreement with China, claiming it would be &quot;arguably more important&quot; than Australia&#39;s bilateral pact with the US.