ASEM Summit Starts amid Myanmar Discord
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Friday marks the beginning of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Hanoi, where themes such as terrorism and trade will be discussed.
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Myanmar's military junta has confirmed a  constitution-forming National Convention will restart at the  end of the rainy season in November, despite political turmoil  sparked by the purge of Prime Minister Khin Nyunt.
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Asian and European leaders were to wrap up summit talks here by calling for the United Nations to lead the fight against terrorism while largely side-stepping a rift over military-ruled Myanmar.
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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.
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BANGKOK: The removal of Myanmarâs PM, architect of a tentative âroadmap to democracy,â has dashed faint chances for an end to military rule and leaves South-East Asiaâs policy of constructive engagement in tatters.
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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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Leaders from Asia and Europe pledged on Saturday to tackle everything from climate change to terrorism but dodged calling for the release of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi at the end of their two-day summit.
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The ouster of Myanmar&#39;s prime minister, architect of a tentative &quot;roadmap to democracy,&quot; has dashed faint hopes for an end to military rule and leaves Southeast Asia&#39;s policy of constructive engagement in tatters.
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The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) is to hold its fifth summit on Friday and Saturday, and state and government leaders of Asian and European countries will exchange views on international
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Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. BANGKOK, Thailand -- The sacking of Myanmar&#39;s prime minister prompted concern among the country&#39;s neighbors
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HANOI - Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder told delegates at the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM 5) in Vietnam&#39;s capital Friday that Germany expects Myanmar (Burma) to take steps to improve its human rights record, according to delegation members.
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A showdown is expected at union Aslef's annual conference between supports of past and present leaders.
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Myanmar is under huge pressure from its Asean (Association of South East Asian Nations) colleagues to reform its regime, Prime Minister Helen Clark said yesterday.
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Leaders from 38 Asian and European nations are gathering in Vietnam for a summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting, know as ASEM. One thousand delegates are to discuss global trade and regional politics during the two-day forum.
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Asian and European leaders wrapped up summit talks here by calling for the United Nations to lead the fight against terrorism while largely side-stepping a rift over military-ruled Myanmar.
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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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European and Asian leaders held a summit in Hanoi to rekindle inter-regional ties amid deep divisions over how to persuade Myanmar's military dictatorship to relax its grip on power.