EU allows Asia summit to go ahead
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The European Union drops its objections to allowing Burma to attend a joint summit with Asia later in the year.
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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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Southeast Asian and Chinese officials preparing for a summit in Laos next week gave final touches today to an agreement that aims for a free trade area with a market of nearly two billion people by 2010.
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BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers agreed Friday to accept Myanmar as a participant in an Asia-Europe summit in October in Hanoi, while deciding to slap fresh sanctions on Myanmar to press for democratization.
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The European Union is set to firm up its strategic partnership with India at a summit meeting at The Hague on Monday, officials said, adding that counterterrorism efforts would also be in focus.
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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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The European Union (EU) summit, which ended on Friday in Brussels, Friday reached agreement on EU enlargement, especially on Turkey accession talks.
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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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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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EU leaders have reached agreement with Poland on the outline of a new treaty to replace the bloc&#39;s failed constitution, several member states said as a summit moved into a third day Saturday.
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VIENTIANE, Laos Southeast Asian and Chinese officials put the final touches Friday on agreements for next week&#39;s regional summit meeting to create a free-trade area covering nearly two billion people by 2010.
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Foreign ministers from the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet here Wednesday hoping to move towards a free trade deal between the regions.
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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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Premier Wen Jiabao(front row, third from right) and other Asian and European leaders attend the Fifth Asia-Europe Meeting summit, which opened in Hanoi, Vietnam yesterday.
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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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The summit between President Roh Moo-hyun and Laotian President Khamtay Syphandone Tuesday on the sidelines of the ASEAN+3 Summit in the Laos capital, Vientiane, will serve to enhance bilateral
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An international forum including China and Russia expressed support Saturday for an Asian to be the next head of the United Nations.