Laos PM prays for ASEAN success
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The prime minister of Laos led tens of thousands of compatriots in a Buddhist holiday ceremony at a golden-spired temple Saturday, praying for the success of an Asian summit with a VIP guest list never before seen in the reclusive
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VIENTIANE : ASEAN leaders have started arriving in Laos for the 10th ASEAN summit. Several are taking part in a Business and Investment Summit on Sunday before the summit begins on Monday.
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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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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will address the nation today as his government faces its biggest crisis yet after the deaths of 85 Muslim protesters, most in military custody, this week.
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HANOI, November 28 (Itar-Tass) -- Chiefs of state and prime ministers are coming to Vientiane, Laos, for the tenth ASEAN summit due on November 29-30.
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A strong economy is expected to hand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra a solid majority Sunday.
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VIENTIANE : A record number of agreements are expected to be signed at the 10th ASEAN Summit in Laos. The leaders&#39; summit will take place on Monday and Tuesday and already trade
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The federal government&#39;s refusal to sign a non-aggression pact with Australia&#39;s Asian neighbours is causing tension ahead of Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s visit to the ASEAN leaders&#39; summit in Laos, a newspaper report says.
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East Timor will sign a formal request to join the 10-member Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN) next week, the tiny nation's new Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta said.
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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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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has conveyed to Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra its concern over the latest incident of violence in southern Thailand.
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Economic ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) finally agreed to beef up their commitment to push ahead the program of
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AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister John Howard flies into the Laotian capital late today as security jitters threaten to engulf the ASEAN summit.
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Foreign media in Laos for next week&#39;s ASEAN summit should expose rights abuses in the country, an international watchdog says.
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Southeast Asian foreign ministers completed a day of endless meetings in Vientiane on Saturday, seemingly content in the knowledge that they had achieved much while resolving little.
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President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo appealed to world Muslim leaders today to help secure the release of Filipino hostages in Afghanistan and Iraq as anxious relatives prayed for their safety.
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Thailand's enormously popular King Bhumibol Adulyadej has praised the country's post-coup government as &quot;wise and experienced&quot;, but hinted he expected to see a new premier within a year.