China and Southeast Asian nations sign trade pact
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VIENTIANE, LAOS - China and 10 Southeast Asian countries signed a deal to create one of the world&#39;s largest free-trade areas by the end of the decade.
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Southeast Asian nations and China signed an accord Monday to create the world&#39;s biggest free trade area by removing tariffs for their 2 billion people by decade&#39;s end - a key step in their vision of a trade bloc to rival Europe and North America.
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A landmark trade agreement between China and 10 South East Asian countries is signed at a summit in Laos.
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China and Hong Kong expanded their free trade pact on Friday, with a deal to let Hong Kong companies enter a variety of businesses ranging from oil product sales to moviemaking and media marketing.
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Southeast Asia has taken another step towards creating a European-style economic marketplace. A series of anticipated new free-trade agreements could help the region compete with economic powerhouses India and China.
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Southeast Asian nations have agreed to an &quot;historic&quot; cooperation mechanism to help improve safety in waterways which are vital to world trade, officials said Tuesday.
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SHANGHAI : The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has recognised China as a full market economy, Chinese state press reported following a meeting of ASEAN finance ministers in Indonesia.
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VIENTIANE: India and 10 Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday signed a âprosperityâ blueprint focused on plans for a full free-trade area by 2016 and political and security cooperation to combat terrorism.
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Six Southeast Asian nations meeting at the ASEAN summit have agreed to speed up efforts to create a free trade zone in the region, the BBC reported Monday.
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JAKARTA: Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) announced on Saturday they recognize China&#39;s full market economy status.
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Southeast Asian ministers on Saturday finalized a free trade pact with China and a host of other accords to be adopted at a leaders summit, but touchy topics like the lack of
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The leaders of China and India agreed Tuesday to double trade between their two countries to $40 billion by 2010 and to boost ties that have been marked by suspicions dating to a 1962 border war and rivalry over their regional roles.
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The leaders of Japan and China agreed to a one-on-one meeting on the sidelines of a summit, overcoming a diplomatic impasse between the Asian powers that have been increasingly at odds. The breakthrough came as ministers for 21 Pacific Rim economics pledged Thursday work hard for the passage of a global trade treaty.
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VIENTIANE - Leaders of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma) and Vietnam agreed on Sunday to âredoubleâ efforts to reform and integrate their formerly socialist economies by promoting private sector participation and facilitating trade and development in
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SHANGHAI, China -- China has reached agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, on completely removing tariffs on merchandise goods by 2010 as part of a proposed free trade agreement, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce says.
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HONG KONG - China and Hong Kong have agreed to extend a free trade pact Friday, further liberalising measures on trade in goods and services.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao has agreed on closer economic cooperation with Sudan after sealing talks with a series of trade agreements.