Update 1: ASEAN Economic Ministers Work on Community
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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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Southeast Asian ministers on Saturday completed a free trade pact with China and other accords to be adopted at a meeting of their leaders, but touchy
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Economic ministers from a 10-member group of Southeast Asian countries on Sunday agreed to begin negotiating a free-trade deal early next year with Australia and New Zealand.
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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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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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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, 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 leaders have opened a two-day summit in Laos aimed at creating an economic community in six years and expanding free trade agreements with Asia&#39;s largest economies.
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HANOI, November 28 (Itar-Tass) -- Chiefs of state and prime ministers are coming to Vientiane, Laos, for the tenth ASEAN summit due on November 29-30.
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The theme of the 12th Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) leaders&#39; meeting - &quot;One Community, Our Future&quot; - is a reflection of the members&#39; strong will to promote regional economic dynamism and a sense of unity.
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Southeast Asian trade ministers meeting in Jakarta proposed starting free-trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand next year to boost exports and investment in the region.
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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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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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President Megawati Soekarnoputri urged ASEAN economic ministers gathering here for a key annual meeting to formulate ways of accelerating the integration of the region&#39;s economies.
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JAKARTA - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries are planning to boost regional cooperation in investment amid tight international competition - especially in the sector of infrastructure.
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Jakarta (VNA) - The 36th ASEAN Economic Ministers meeting closed in Jakarta on Sunday after three days, approving a draft framework agreement on strengthening the economic cooperation among ASEAN member countries.
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Vientiane: The 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) today decided to establish a &#39;formidable regional grouping&#39;, comprising India and China as well, that will rival the trade blocs of Europe and the United States.