ASEAN meet begins in Laos
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Leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations started a two-day summit in Vientiane on Monday, focussing on deepening economic integration to create a powerful bloc that could compete with the United States and Europe.
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Southeast Asian economic ministers met on Saturday with counterparts from powerhouses Japan and China, and made progress toward liberalizing trade and boosting business, officials said.
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Vientiane (VNA) - Foreign ministers from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Saturday in Vientiane, Laos, approved a draft anti-terrorism declaration which is expected to be adopted at the 10th ASEAN Summit on Tuesday.
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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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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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VIENTIANE: Leaders of the four poorest countries within the 10-nation Southeast Asian group agreed to forge closer economic links Sunday as they strive to catch up with their wealthier partners.
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Asian and European leaders open their biennial summit with the EU promising new sanctions against Burma.
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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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Editor&#39;s Note: Published on page A2 of the Dec. 1, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. VIENTIANE, Laos -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations yesterday agreed to work
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VIENTIANE (Laos), Nov. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahamad Badawi on Sunday hailed economic cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and countries out of
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HANOI : Asian and European leaders began arriving in Hanoi on Wednesday ahead of a summit aimed at boosting political, economic and cultural ties despite profound inter-regional differences over Myanmar.
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Southeast Asian leaders have opened a two-day summit in Laos aimed at creating an economic community in six years and expanding free trade agreements with Asia&#39;s largest economies.
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JAKARTA -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is to start free-trade negotiations with Japan and South Korea next year and expects to wrap up talks within two years, ministers said.
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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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Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), an informal dialogue between the two continents, Thursday embraced 13 new members. Among the new members are three ASEAN countries -- Laos, Cambodia and
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Sixteen Asia-Pacific leaders converge on reclusive Laos this weekend for a major summit likely to be dominated by mounting concerns over Muslim unrest in Thailand and Myanmar's "road map" to democracy.
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As Laos continues in its efforts to emerge from years of isolation, much will be made of how it performs in its hosting of the 10th Asean Summit in Vientiane on November 29.