Asian, European leaders gather in Hanoi ahead of summit
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Asian and European leaders began arriving in Hanoi ahead of a summit aimed at boosting political, economic and cultural ties despite profound inter-regional differences over Myanmar.
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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.
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Four countries discuss Mekong river water use    HANOI, Dec.
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EU foreign ministers have agreed to attend a key summit with Asian states next month after breaking a deadlock in a row over Burma, but warned against Rangoon&#39;s participation at top level.
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Southeast Asian and Chinese officials aimed for a free trade area of nearly 2 billion people in talks held Friday to prepare accords for next weekâs Summit in the Laotian capital, while reports of overnight explosions near the
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Security, trade and energy will top the agenda when Asian leaders meet in the Philippines next week, with declarations expected on combating terrorism, accelerating economic integration and boosting energy security.
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Leaders gather in the Portuguese capital for the first summit between the European Union and Brazil.
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HANOI, Vietnam  - An Asia-Europe forum accepted  Myanmar and 12 other new members Thursday ahead of a summit  strained by Yangon's human rights record and detention of  democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
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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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South East Asian leaders are joined in Laos by officials from six regional powers for this year's Asean summit.
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VIENTIANE - Senior officials of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations made final preparations on Thursday for ASEAN leaders to sign at their summit here next Monday an agreement on accelerating economic integration in the region.
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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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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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French and German leaders hold  a one-day summit dominated by the future of Airbus parent EADS  on Monday, seeking to halt in-fighting blamed for their worst  recent industrial crisis.
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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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The 5 th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 5) officially opened in Hanoi on Friday morning with the participation of top leaders and high-ranking officials from 39 ASEM member countries and more than 1,200 domestic and foreign reporters.
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The heads of 13 Asian delegations to the 5th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 5) met in Hanoi on October 7 afternoon to discuss issues to be tabled in the upcoming plenary meetings.