China, ASEAN to create trade bloc
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The leaders of 10 Southeast Asian countries have reached an agreement with China that will lead to the creation of the world&#39;s largest free trade zone.
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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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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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JAKARTA, IndonesiaâEconomic ministers from the 10-member AssociaÂ­tion of Southeast Asian Nations agreed Friday to liberalize 10 sectors as a first step toward the creaÂ­tion by 2020 of a regional economic community akin to the European Union.
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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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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 economic ministers and counterparts from northern Asia powerhouses - Japan, China, and South Korea - agreed Saturday on steps toward free trade
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The creation of an East Asian union has gained more support after the leaders of 13 countries in East Asia agreed to hold an East Asian Summit conference next year at the 8th Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Korea, China, Japan
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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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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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Trade ministers from the ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have agreed with New Zealand and Australia to recommend the launch of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement.
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VIENTIANE, Laos - Southeast Asian leaders finalized visionary pacts with China and India at their summit on Monday, hoping for a pan-Asian trade bloc to rival Europe and the United States, even as the region grapples with terrorism and epidemics such as
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Economic and trade ministers from Australia, New Zealand and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) hope to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) by 2007 it was revealed yesterday.
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Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed on Sunday to start implementing a planned free trade area (FTA) with economic powerhouse India in January next year.
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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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Rising power China moved Monday to expand its influence in a region long dominated by the United States, signing an accord with Southeast Asian nations aimed at creating the world&#39;s largest free trade area by 2010 - a sprawling market of nearly 2 billion
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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.