Pak Lah: Asean must work as one
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VIENTIANE: Asean must move as a group to achieve greater economic integration with others and not merely strengthen intra-regional cooperation, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
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Foreign ministers from the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet here Wednesday hoping to move towards a free trade deal between the regions.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will push ASEAN leaders at a summit in Laos to address the lack of political reform in military-ruled Myanmar, a source of growing embarrassment to the group, officials said today.
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ASEAN finance ministers ended a meeting which saw Southeast Asia edge closer to a Europe-style single market, laying out a &quot;road map&quot; for integration and opening doors to wider global trade.
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VIENTIANE (Laos), Nov. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) here Saturday welcomed a document under which an ASEAN-ROK Free
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Southeast Asian nations pledged Monday to work together to help the region's tourism industry recover from last month's tsunami, and launch a marketing drive to woo tourists back.
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TONY EASTLEY: For years Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir blocked Australia&#39;s closer involvement with the ASEAN group of nations.
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Leaders from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are gathering in Vientiane, capital of Laos, for a summit meeting among themselves and a series of meetings involving China, South Korea, Japan and some
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Southeast Asia has taken another step towards creating a European-style economic marketplace. A series of anticipated new free-trade agreements could help the region compete with economic powerhouses India and China.
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Southeast Asian countries have completed talks on a plan for economic integration, bringing the region a step closer to creating a European-style single market covering 530 million people.
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VIENTIANE -- Southeast Asian ministers yesterday finalized a free trade pact with China and a host of other accords to be adopted at a leaders summit, but touchy topics like the lack of democracy in Myanmar and Islamic unrest in Thailand were sidestepped. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting of 10 leaders was a prelude to a two-day summit. ...
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Talking of Indiaâs vision of a greater Asian Economic Community which found an echo with Japan and some Asean members, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for breaking down the North-South disparities and barriers and giving a massive push to economic
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Southeast Asian economic ministers began talks to discuss ways to speed up economic integration and free trade in an effort to move closer to establishing a regional economic community.
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East Asian nations must pull together to boost their global stature but Australia and New Zealand should be excluded due to their Western ideology, former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad said.
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SANGIAGO : Asia-Pacific powers appeared split on a radical proposal for the creation of a region-wide free trade pact. Business chiefs have called for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum leaders
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By Ed Cropley VIENTIANE  - Leaders of 13 Southeast and Northeast Asian states Monday underlined their determination to turn growing economic power into political influence by establishing a new summit-level grouping.
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Southeast Asian economic ministers meet this weekend with counterparts from regional powerhouses China, Japan and South Korea in an effort to liberalize trade and boost business.