Malaysian PM hails ASEAN cooperation with partners outside region
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VIENTIANE (Laos), Nov. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahamad Badawi on Sunday hailed economic cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and countries out of
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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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Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam consented to send congratulatory messages to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand and Thailand&#39;s Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on the occasion of the 77th
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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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Australia&#39;s prime minister says he is unlikely to sign a non-aggression pact with its Asian neighbors, despite his efforts to strengthen economic ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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BUKIT BUNGA, Malaysia  - Thailand and Malaysia opened a bridge over their restive border on Friday, a new artery for commerce between relatively prosperous Malaysia and poor Muslim communities on the other side.
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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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The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday agreed to pick up the pace in combining its economic strength to create a powerful regional
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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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Pledging cooperation with Nepal in its fight against terrorism, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today said his country would supply arms to the Himalyan kingdom on a credit basis.
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Six South East Asian nations will scrap tariffs between them by 2007, Malaysia's PM  says at an Asean summit.
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Malaysia's ambitious plan to build a $7 billion trans-national oil pipeline to ship Middle East crude to big Asian importers moved a step closer to reality on Monday after several regional firms signed on as partners.
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Trade ministers from the ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have agreed with New Zealand and Australia to recommend the launch of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement.
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Southeast Asian countries have agreed to cut trade barriers between them three years earlier than planned, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.
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Australia&#39;s government yesterday reassured its Asian neighbors that suggestions of pre-emptive strikes against overseas extremist bases would not target its partners in the war against terror.
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SINGAPORE intends to promote Islamic banking products to expand its reputation as a financial hub, and will collaborate with countries such as Malaysia and Brunei in this area.
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Ties with Pakistan are on the right track, External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh said today. The statement came on the day Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz wrapped up his crucial visit.