Communist Laos Bans Fun for Asian Summit
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Tourists have been barred from the capital, bars ordered to shut early and women told to cover up in traditional ankle-length skirts as communist Laos prepares for a summit of Asian leaders.
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The high note which ended the the 10th Asean Summit at the Laotian capital of Vientiane were joined by leaders of Japan, South Korea, India, China, New Zealand and Australia as partners in free trade talks.
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The leaders of Thailand's coup ban all meetings and other activities by political parties, two days after taking power.
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Leaders from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are gathering in Vientiane, capital of Laos, for a summit meeting among themselves and a series
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Thailand's interim government lifts a ban on political party activities imposed after last September's coup.
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VIENTIANE: Sixteen Asia-Pacific leaders converge on reclusive Laos this weekend for a major summit likely to be dominated by mounting concerns over Muslim unrest in Thailand and Myanmar&#39;s &quot;road map&quot; to democracy.
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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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Leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations started a two-day summit in Vientiane on Monday, focussing on deepening economic integration to create a powerful bloc that could compete with the United States and Europe.
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen left here on Thursday for Vientiane, Laos, for the 10th ASEAN summit from Saturday to Nov. 30. The premier was accompanied by a high-ranking
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Ha Noi (VNA) - The 10th summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN 10) - an important event marking one year of operation of the regional grouping - kicked off in Vientiane , Laos , on Monday.
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Vientiane (VNA) - Foreign ministers from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Saturday in Vientiane, Laos, approved a draft anti-terrorism declaration which is expected to be adopted at the 10th ASEAN Summit on Tuesday.
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Singapore has drawn sharp criticism   from the World Bank chief and non-governmental groups after it   banned about 20 activists from entering the country for next   week's IMF-World Bank meetings.
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The State Department told Americans on Wednesday to avoid travel to Nepal because of possible political unrest in the aftermath of King Gyanendra's dismissal of the government and suspension of many civil rights.
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An afternoon session of talks in Hanoi between North Korea and Japan was canceled, the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.
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AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister John Howard flies into the Laotian capital late today as security jitters threaten to engulf the ASEAN summit.
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A landmark trade agreement between 10 South East Asian countries and China has been signed at a summit in Laos. The deal could eventually unite a quarter of the world&#39;s population in a free trade zone.
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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.