DHL Head Says ASEAN Needs More Unity
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The head of DHL express delivery in Asia is applauding efforts by Thailand and Singapore to speed up economic reforms in Southeast Asia, but he warns that if the region doesn&#39;t work better as a group, less developed nations will lag farther behind.
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A DAY after their landmark trade deal with China, South-East Asian leaders took their goal of regional integration a few steps further today, preparing for pledges to boost trade and political links with India, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand
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Responding to the G4 nations&#39; bid for expanded membership and their inclusion in the UN Security Council, the Handelsblatt in DÃ¼sseldorf stressed that those who want to make progress must join forces.
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With final preparations being made for next weekâs Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, plans to discuss terrorism and European-style integration have received a major jolt.
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Australian ministers will urge Pacific rim leaders to do more to free up global trade and fight terrorism when they attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Chile this week.
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New Zealand is considering signing an anti-aggression treaty with south east asian nations despite Australia saying it will not. The Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) is urging both countries
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The leader of Southeast Asia&#39;s biggest country, Indonesia, on Friday urged economic ministers from the region to put aside their differences and work toward economic integration akin to the European Union&#39;s.
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Singapore: Southeast Asia edged closer towards European-style economic integration and historic trade deals with its giant neighbours in 2004 as the region&#39;s economies rebounded from last year&#39;s SARS crisis.
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VIENTIENE, Laos: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hopes ASEAN will be able to bring forward the deadline to become an Economic Community before 2020.
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It will take 50 years or more for Southeast Asian nations to more closely resemble the European Union including the easing of border controls, according to Singapore's former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
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Australia, Indonesia and East Timor should  aim to increase cooperation at upcoming three-country talks,  Jakarta's foreign minister said on Sunday, amid renewed  concerns about stability in the tiny fledging nation.
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VIENTIANE  - The leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations are holding summit talks to speed up economic integration and forge an economic bloc capable of standing up to rising competitors such as India and China.
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East Asian nations must pull together to boost their global stature but Australia and New Zealand should be excluded due to their Western ideology, former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad said.
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China will make more efforts to boost its trade volume with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), one of China&#39;s most important trading partners to date and together have promising economic cooperation in the future, a Chinese
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ELEANOR HALL: Tensions are rising ahead of an historic ASEAN leaders summit to be held in Laos next week. Australian diplomats are trying to overcome an 11th hour hurdle that could block John Howard&#39;s ambition
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Indonesia's Aceh needs three more years to rebuild itself after the December 2004 tsunami, the head of the province's reconstruction agency said.
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It will take 50 years or more for Southeast Asian nations to more closely resemble the European Union including the easing of border controls, according to Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew.