Foreign investment jumps across South-East Asia: ASEAN
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: Foreign direct investment in South-East Asian countries almost tripled in the first quarter of 2004, underscoring the region&#39;s attractiveness as a manufacturing base and growing global
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The Asean group of south-east Asian states sealed a historic trade pact with China today in the latest move towards a pan-Asian trade bloc that could rival the EU and the US.
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Gains in U.S. tech stocks and  increasing economic confidence pushed Asian stock markets  higher on Monday, while a surprisingly large jump in Japan's  current account surplus sapped the dollar.
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Asia's fishery industry is awash with growth, opportunity and risk.
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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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VIENTIANE, Laos  - Japan and India courted  southeast Asian leaders Tuesday, a day after China signed a  landmark deal with ASEAN to create an Asian free trade market  of 1.8 billion people by 2015.
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Developing countries are starting to flex their financial muscles and invest overseas.
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Exporters such as Honda Motor Co. led gains in Asian shares on Monday as a rebound in the U.S. dollar eased concerns over corporate profits.
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Business & money: Asian demand continues to lift commodity values as Vale contract heralds even more lucrative deals
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KUALA LUMPUR : Shares in Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia rose sharply on their listing, doing well against a weaker broader market as investors bought into the low-cost concept, dealers said.
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BIG aircraft orders from Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways International yesterday underscored the potential for growth in the Asia-Pacific aviation industry.
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SINGAPORE  - Singapore's exports expanded by 17 per cent to a record high last year, riding strong demand from China for oil and commodities and on sales of electronics and pharmaceuticals to the United States and European Union.
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By Zhao Huanxin  Overseas investment is welcome in the water sector, which will be opened up further, Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan said yesterday.
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Asian stocks in the shipping, steel and trading sectors bounced higher Friday after China said its economy expanded 9.1 percent in the year to the end of September.
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Most Asian markets advanced Monday as Japanese stocks were lifted by gains in metal and machinery shares and Chinese and South Korean markets rose to new records.
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JAKARTA (Agencies): President Megawati Soekarnoputri opened high-level economic talks between members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Friday with a warning to ASEAN leaders that they must stay the course on their agreed
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Australia&#39;s Foreign Minister says he&#39;s confident of progress in talks on a regional free trade area, during this week&#39;s meeting of South-East Asian nations in Laos.