Forum urges Asian for next U.N. chief
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An international forum including China and Russia expressed support Saturday for an Asian to be the next head of the United Nations.
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Asian and European business leaders at a joint forum pushed for greater trade between their regions Thursday, with Asians calling for more transfer of technology to their countries and Europeans demanding greater Asian investment.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan called today for the immediate release of Burma&#39;s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and urged the government to open &quot;a substantive dialogue&quot; with opposition parties and ethnic minorities to demonstrate its commitment to ...
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Although the nation&#39;s most recent bid to join the United Nations ended in failure, ROC President Chen Shui-bian called for international support of Taiwan&#39;s participation in the world body in a Sept.
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Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian on Friday stepped up rhetoric pushing for a referendum on seeking United Nations membership for the island under the name &quot;Taiwan,&quot; despite fresh warnings from Beijing and Washington.
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envisioning a bigger role in global military cooperation and a better response to missile attacks. neighbours such as China -- where memories of Japan&#39;s past militarism run deep.
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Altsean-Burma (Alternative Asean Network on Burma) calls upon the international community to urgently demand access to detained NLD leaders, especially Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, to ensure that they are safe and sound.
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The Security Council hands South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon a second victory in a &quot;straw poll&quot; to select a successor to UN chief Kofi Annan, but the race remains wide open with more candidates expected to enter the fray.
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Leaders of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), which represents 40 per cent of world&#39;s population, will send a strong call for the United Nations to play a leading role in the war against terrorism.
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Comment is free: Jonathan Steele: After six months in the job, the UN secretary general should be taking the lead, but his record so far is underwhelming.
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After 12 years of failure it is time for Taiwan to adopt a new strategy in its quest to gain a seat at the United Nations, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen (é³åå±±) said yesterday.
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An Asia-Europe forum has accepted Myanmar and 12 other new members ahead of a summit strained by Yangon&#39;s human rights record and detention of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
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South Korea's foreign minister has become the only candidate with a good chance of winning the race to succeed U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, but a mystery 'no' vote has thrown his victory into question.Comment
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Japan, Brazil, India and Germany are joining forces to lobby for permanent seats on the UN Security Council. The move comes as a high-level panel prepares recommendations on reforming and enlarging the most powerful UN body.
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UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called on world nations to make a long-term commitment to rebuilding lives and communities shattered by the south Asia tsunami disaster.
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 28 -- The leading candidate to succeed Kofi Annan as secretary general of the United Nations, Ban Ki  Moon, South Korea's  minister of foreign affairs and trade,  has at least one potential advantage over his rivals in the election race for the world's top diplomat:
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The Security Council was to hold a fourth straw poll on the next UN leader which will determine whether the front-runner, South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon, seen here in September 2006, has the backing ...Comment