Asia-Europe summit still struggling to find relevance after 10 years
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Ten years have passed since the first Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) opened in Bangkok, but Asian and European leaders are still struggling to prove that their forum results in more than just hot air.
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The financial crisis that rocked Asia a decade ago is past, but in the countries most affected, a sense of loss persists.
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Leaders at an Asia-Pacific summit appeared deadlocked on Thursday over what their "Sydney Declaration" on climate change and cutting greenhouse gas emissions should say.
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The unprecedented crisis in Asia has left governments struggling to catch up with public opinion, says Paul Reynolds
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Southeast Asian ministers have wrapped up preparations for ASEAN&#39;s 10th summit, which starts Monday. Free trade and expanding ties with Asian neighbors China and India are high on the agenda.
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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.
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The World Economic Forum's annual meeting 2007 focused on green issues, but did it lack its usual fizz?
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Asia-Pacific leaders attending the annual summit in Santiago this week are being asked to consider establishing a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP).
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Even as smaller countries of the 10-member Asean grouping have expressed reservations about the proposed Free Trade Area (FTA) with China as it will put them at a great disadvantage, efforts are on to remove their misgivings.
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At the World Economic Forum, aid to the devolping world took center stage--and China remained a mystery
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BRUSSELS, Sep 12 (IPS) - At this week's Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in  Helsinki, experts were unanimous that if Europe and Asia keep  investing in political and economic cooperation, it could pay  huge dividends for a multilateral world.
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Leaders of 10 South East Asian nations have started a two-day summit in the Laos capital, Vientiane. The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting will focus on deepening economic integration
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VIENTIANE: Asean leaders reached a consensus to approve Malaysiaâs long-held ambition to hold a summit of East Asian countries - the East Asian Summit (EAS).
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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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With final preparations being made for next weekâs Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, plans to discuss terrorism and European-style integration have received a major jolt.
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A tough mission in Afghanistan will dominate a NATO summit this week but few results are likely and a united Western approach to global security threats may have to await a new generation of leaders, analysts say.
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Asian and European leaders were set to admit 13 new nations to a high-powered regional forum riven by discord over one of the countries slated to join -- military-ruled Myanmar.