U.S. to wrap up Malaysia trade talks by June 2008
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The United States expects to  complete free-trade talks with Malaysia by end-June 2008, a  U.S. trade official said on Monday.
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A long-delayed round of international talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program is scheduled for later this month, a senior U.S. official said Saturday.
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Southeast Asian countries have agreed to cut trade barriers between them three years earlier than planned, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.
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Southeast Asian and Chinese officials preparing for a summit in Laos next week gave final touches today to an agreement that aims for a free trade area with a market of nearly two billion people by 2010.
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The last chance for a world trade  deal could slip away in the next few months unless India,  Brazil and other advanced developing countries offer meaningful  commitments to open their market to more foreign goods, U.S.  private sector experts said on Tuesday.
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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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Negotiators on Friday were set to plan their next steps at the World Trade Organization after key talks between four leading powers collapsed, casting doubt on whether a long-sought free trade pact can be clinched.
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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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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations&#39; largest members are set to sign an agreement today to eliminate tariffs on goods ranging from cars to consumer electronics three years earlier than planned.
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JAKARTA : ASEAN finance ministers ended a meeting which saw Southeast Asia edge closer to a Europe-style single market, laying out a &quot;road map&quot; for integration and opening doors to wider global trade.
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PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - After a lapse of two years, Malaysia and Singapore relaunched a round of talks Monday to resolve long-standing disputes ranging from water supply to a new bridge linking the two historically linked, but quarrelsome, neighbors.
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Leaders from 21 Asia-Pacific nations are expected to call on Sunday for a final conclusion to world trade talks that have dragged on for six years, ending a two-day summit dominated by climate change and trade.
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A pipeline through Pakistan for import of natural gas from Iran to India could be ready by the end of 2009 if an agreement is reached with Tehran in June, a senior oil ministry official said on Friday.
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The last chance for a world trade deal could slip away in the next few months unless India, Brazil and other advanced developing countries offer meaningful commitments to open their market to more foreign goods, U.S. private sector experts said on Tuesday.
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South-east Asian countries have agreed to hold an East Asia summit in Malaysia next year with China, Japan and South Korea, a move that could eventually shift the leadership of regional
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The United States has set 2008 as the target for full implementation of an accord to end North Korea&#39;s nuclear weapons drive, including a final peace deal for the Korean peninsula, top US nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said Monday.
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The United States and China concluded high-level trade talks with progress reported in a few areas but no breakthrough in the biggest dispute, China's undervalued currency.