Asia-Europe summit remains in search of relevance
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Long on talk and short on substance, the only forum exclusively dedicated to dialogue between Asian and European leaders is still trying to prove its global relevance after its latest summit here.
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VIENTIANE: Asean leaders reached a consensus to approve Malaysiaâs long-held ambition to hold a summit of East Asian countries - the East Asian Summit (EAS).
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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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HANOI : Asian and European leaders began arriving in Hanoi on Wednesday ahead of a summit aimed at boosting political, economic and cultural ties despite profound inter-regional differences over Myanmar.
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Friday marks the beginning of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Hanoi, where themes such as terrorism and trade will be discussed.
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Thirtynine leaders from Asia and Europe yesterday began informal talks on issues on trade, security threats and terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
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Asian and European countries meet in Vietnam for talks likely to be clouded by Burma's lack of reform.
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BRUSSELS, Sep 12 (IPS) - At this week's Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in  Helsinki, experts were unanimous that if Europe and Asia keep  investing in political and economic cooperation, it could pay  huge dividends for a multilateral world.
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China&#39;s demand that Europe lift its 15-year-old embargo on arms sales will receive a sympathetic hearing at today&#39;s EU-China summit in The Hague, despite fierce opposition from an unlikely alliance of human rights groups and the Bush administration.
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VIENTIANE  - The leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations are holding summit talks to speed up economic integration and forge an economic bloc capable of standing up to rising competitors such as India and China.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium   Divisions over how to fight global warming threatened to overshadow Thursday's summit meeting aimed at making the European Union the world leader in the battle against climate change.Comment
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An unlikely meeting of minds on an issue of global concern.
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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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Asian and European leaders on Saturday concluded their fifth ASEM summit here after reaffirming their desire to further push economic partnership, enhance cultural exchanges and
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In his second term, George W. Bush and his team need to pay more attention to Asia in general and Southeast Asia in particular, according to regional experts.
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The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) is to hold its fifth summit on Friday and Saturday, and state and government leaders of Asian and European countries will exchange views on international
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HANOI- The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), which serves as a basic pillar of cooperation between the EU, the ASEAN, China, Japan and the Korean Republic, accepted another 13 countries, including the Czech Republic.