Communist Laos Bans Fun for Asian Summit
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Tourists have been barred from the capital, bars ordered to shut early and women told to cover up in traditional ankle-length skirts as communist Laos prepares for a summit of Asian leaders.
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A Hmong leader and  others charged with attempting to overthrow the Communist  government in Laos are heroes with high integrity who oppose  violence, their attorneys said on Tuesday.
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President Roh, who is visiting Laos to attend the 8th ASEAN+3 (Korea, China, Japan) conference, met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsieng Loong at the International Trade Exhibit &amp; Convention Center (ITECC) in Vientiane yesterday afternoon and
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Southeast Asian leaders completed a series of meetings in Laos where renewed embarrassment over military-ruled Myanmar threatened to overshadow the signing of an historic trade deal with China.
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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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The Indo-European Union summit to be held on October 13-14 in The Hague has been cancelled.
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The heads of state of 10 South East Asian countries are meeting in Laos&#39; capital Vientiane for the annual summit of regional grouping Asean.
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The leaders of Thailand's coup ban all meetings and other activities by political parties, two days after taking power.
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Foreign ministers from Japan and from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in Laos Saturday to discuss terrorism, Kyodo reported.
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HANOI : The Asia-Europe Summit Meeting was enlarged on Thursday to include the European Union&#39;s 10 new members as well as three Asian nations -- Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.
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Ha Noi (VNA) - The 10th summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN 10) - an important event marking one year of operation of the regional grouping - kicked off in Vientiane , Laos , on Monday.
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Leaders from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are gathering in Vientiane, capital of Laos, for a summit meeting among themselves and a series of meetings involving China, South Korea, Japan and some
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The Asean forum opens in Laos, with a free-trade accord and anti-terrorism moves on the agenda.
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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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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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Chinese police have banned a conference involving hemophiliac activists and are believed to be holding one of the main organizers for questioning, a source close to the organizers said on Saturday.
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BANGKOK -- Thailand's new military rulers banned all political gatherings and activities at the local level yesterday, further cementing their powers and preempting any opposition following last week's bloodless coup.