New Zealand announces initiatives to build links with ASEAN
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The New Zealand government has agreed to a range of initiatives to build closer ties with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Prime Minister Helen Clark announced Wednesday.
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Southeast Asian nations, Australia and  New Zealand hope to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) by  2007 after beginning formal negotiations next year, government  ministers said on Sunday.
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The federal government&#39;s refusal to sign a non-aggression pact with Australia&#39;s Asian neighbours is causing tension ahead of Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s visit to the ASEAN leaders&#39; summit in Laos, a newspaper report says.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard meets Southeast Asian leaders in Laos under growing pressure to sign a non-aggression pact with them to dispel concern about his policy of pre-emptive strikes.
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China will make more efforts to boost its trade volume with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), one of China&#39;s most important trading partners to date and together have promising economic cooperation in the future, a Chinese
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New Zealand and Malaysia have agreed to carry out studies on a possible free trade deal, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton was quoted Monday as saying in Jakarta.
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PRIME Minister John Howard said yesterday he would use the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation leaders meeting in Chile to encourage further liberalisation of global trade.
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Southeast Asian foreign ministers said they would encourage Australia and New Zealand to accede to a non-aggression pact with their 10-nation ASEAN group that South Korea signed.
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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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Asia-Pacific leaders agreed on Saturday  to adopt a &quot;long-term aspirational goal&quot; to reduce greenhouse  gas emissions, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said.
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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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Southeast Asian nations, Australia and New Zealand hope to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) by 2007 after beginning formal negotiations next year, Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile said on Sunday.
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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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Australia's Defence Minister Robert Hill urged Asia-Pacific countries to expand their role in the fight against terrorism as he launched talks by the US-backed Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI).
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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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Top leaders of Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are set to adopt a statement next week in Laos outlining antiterrorism cooperation among their police forces, according to Japanese Foreign Ministry.
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VIENTIANE : ASEAN leaders have started arriving in Laos for the 10th ASEAN summit. Several are taking part in a Business and Investment Summit on Sunday before the summit begins on Monday.