SE Asian Leaders Meet on China Trade, Myanmar
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Southeast Asian leaders met on Monday to agree a landmark tariff-cutting deal with China, the first flesh on the bones of what will be the world&#39;s largest free trade deal within a decade.
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The creation of an East Asian union has gained more support after the leaders of 13 countries in East Asia agreed to hold an East Asian Summit conference next year at the 8th Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Korea, China, Japan
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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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EU foreign ministers gather Friday for their first post-summer holiday talks clouded by a simmering standoff with Asian countries over Myanmar, as well as the latest crises in Iraq and Sudan&#39;s Darfur region.
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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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The leaders of Japan and China agreed to a one-on-one meeting on the sidelines of a summit, overcoming a diplomatic impasse between the Asian powers that have been increasingly at odds. The breakthrough came as ministers for 21 Pacific Rim economics pledged Thursday work hard for the passage of a global trade treaty.
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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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Leaders from 38 Asian and European nations are in Vietnam for a summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting, known as ASEM. The main purpose is to discuss global trade and international issues, but that the question
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Leaders of an Asia-Europe grouping urged  new member Myanmar on Friday to improve its rights record and  pursue democratic reforms but a final statement is unlikely to  call for the release of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Asia-Pacific leaders meet in Australia to discuss how to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of extremists.
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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.
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A DAY after their landmark trade deal with China, South-East Asian leaders took their goal of regional integration a few steps further today, preparing for pledges to boost trade and political links with India, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand
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Leaders from Asia and Europe pledged on  Saturday to tackle everything from climate change to terrorism  but dodged calling for the release of Myanmar democracy icon  Aung San Suu Kyi at the end of their two-day summit.
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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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Japan and China's leaders are to meet on the sidelines of a regional summit, a week after a row over a submarine.
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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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The heads of state of 10 South East Asian countries are meeting in Laos&#39; capital Vientiane for the annual summit of regional grouping Asean.