ASEAN sign free trade agreement
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The Association of Southeast Asian nations (ASEAN) and China have signed an agreement to create the world&#39;s biggest free trade area by removing tariffs for their two billion people by the end of the decade.
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VIENTIANE, Laos: China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are expected to make substantial progress in advancing the free trade area (FTA) at their summit to be held here today.
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Australia and the United States sealed a free trade agreement to start January 1, 2005 after clearing last-minute obstacles.
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Mercosur and the Andean Community countries finally agree a trade deal.
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All ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have recognized China as a market economy. Asean comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Viet Nam.
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Economic ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed Friday to liberalize 10 sectors as a first step toward the creation by 2020 of a regional economic community akin to the European Union.
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The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday agreed to pick up the pace in combining its economic strength to create a powerful regional
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South Korea and Japan on Friday agreed to conclude negotiations to sign a free trade deal by the end of 2005. President Roh Moo-hyun and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi came up with
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VIENTIANE, Laos -- A day after reaching a deal with China in a bid to create the world&#39;s largest free trade zone, the leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations have approved free trade talks with Japan.
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JAKARTA: Asean economic ministers agreed yesterday to start talks on free trade agreements with Japan and South Korea, and agreed on parts of a pact with China.
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Australia and New Zealand have cleared the last hurdle to a free trade agreement with the 10-nation Association of South-East Asian Nations, with a meeting of Asian economic ministers yesterday recommending a deal.
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VIENTIANE - China and 10 South-east Asian countries signed historic trade pacts to pave the way for the world&#39;s biggest free-trade zone by 2010, with a total population of nearly two billion people.
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VIENTIANE, Nov. 27. - South-east Asian ministers today finalised a free trade pact with China and a host of other accords to be adopted at a summit, but touchy topics like the lack of democracy in Myanmar
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Southeast Asian foreign ministers said they would encourage Australia and New Zealand to accede to a non-aggression pact with their 10-nation ASEAN group that South Korea signed.
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VIENTIANE, Laos  - Southeast Asian countries and China signed an accord Monday to create the world's biggest free trade area by removing tariffs for their two billion people by decade's end - a key step in their vision of a trade bloc to rival Europe and North America.
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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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JAKARTA -- Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to launch free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations in April 2005, sources said over the weekend.