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China, ASEAN Sign Upgraded Free Trade Pact Amid Global Trade Tensions
The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN and China on Tuesday signed an upgrade to their free trade agreement, which is expected to include sections on digital, green economy, and other new industries.
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East Timor, Asia's Youngest Nation, Joins ASEAN Bloc As Its 11th Member
East Timor's joining was formalised by ASEAN leaders at the opening of their annual summit in Kuala Lumpur.
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Myanmar Sends Representative To ASEAN Meet For 1st Time In Two Years
Myanmar's junta sent a senior official to a gathering of ASEAN foreign ministers in Laos on Monday -- the first time the diplomatically isolated country has attended a high-level meeting of the regional bloc in more than two years.
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Myanmar Crisis Tops Agenda At ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meet
ASEAN foreign ministers gathered in Indonesia on Tuesday for talks dominated by the crisis in Myanmar, with the regional bloc divided over how or whether to reengage with the coup-wracked country's ruling junta.
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East Timor Gets Nod To Join ASEAN Grouping As 'Observer'
Southeast Asian leaders agreed on Friday to allow East Timor to join the 10-nation ASEAN regional bloc, according to a statement released by summit host Cambodia.
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US President Joe Biden Joins US-ASEAN Summit Trump Skipped After 2017
US President Joe Biden joined Southeast Asian leaders for a virtual summit on Tuesday, the first time in four years that Washington has engaged at the top level with a bloc seen as key to countering an increasingly assertive China.
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ASEAN Envoy In Talks With Myanmar Junta Over Visit, Access To Aung San Suu Kyi
The Brunei diplomat appointed by a Southeast Asian regional bloc as its special envoy to Myanmar said on Saturday he is still negotiating with the military on the terms of a visit and has sought access to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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India Skipped China-Led Bloc But Can't Turn Away From Trade
After almost a decade of "negotiating with blood, sweat and tears," as Malaysia's trade minister put it, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership was signed this weekend at the conclusion of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. Fifteen countries - all of ASEAN, alongside Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and China - wil...
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Asian Trade Deal RCEP Will Be World's Largest: Your 5-Point Guide
Seven years after 10 members of Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN and the bloc's six trade partners launched negotiations to forge world's biggest trade pact - Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, a key announcement will be made today on the success of agreement, Thailand, one of the ASEAN members, has said. The development ca...
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PM Modi To Arrive In Bangkok Over Negotiations On Regional Economic Deal
Shoring up India's trade and security ties with the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the backdrop of China's rising economic and military influence over the region is expected to be the top focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's summit-level engagement with leaders of the powerful bloc during his three-day visit fro...
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PM Narendra Modi Invites ASEAN Leaders For Republic Day Celebrations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invited leaders of 10 South East Asian countries to attend the Republic Day celebrations as well as participate at a commemorative summit marking 25th anniversary of India's ties with the bloc and they accepted it.
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ASEAN Summit 2017: PM Modi's Agenda Of His Three-Day Visit To Manila
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Manila for a three-day visit to attend the ASEAN-India and East Asia summits. This will be his first bilateral visit to the Philippines. The ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region along with India comprises a combined population of 1.85 billion people, which is one fourth of the global popu...
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China Scores Diplomatic Victory, Avoids Criticism From ASEAN
China scored a diplomatic victory today, avoiding criticism by Southeast Asia's main grouping over its territorial expansion in the South China Sea even though some of the bloc's members are victims of Beijing's actions.
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ASEAN Leaders Launch European Union-Style Regional Economic Bloc
ASEAN leaders today declared the establishment of an EU-style regional economic bloc, ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), a single market with a free flow of goods, capital and skilled labour in the region.
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Europe Warns Against Escalation in South China Sea Dispute
The European Union made its strongest call yet for China and other Asian nations to resolve their dispute over the South China Sea, a position Brussels insists is neutral but that the United States is likely to welcome after pressing the bloc to speak up.
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China, ASEAN Sign Upgraded Free Trade Pact Amid Global Trade Tensions
The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN and China on Tuesday signed an upgrade to their free trade agreement, which is expected to include sections on digital, green economy, and other new industries.
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East Timor, Asia's Youngest Nation, Joins ASEAN Bloc As Its 11th Member
East Timor's joining was formalised by ASEAN leaders at the opening of their annual summit in Kuala Lumpur.
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Myanmar Sends Representative To ASEAN Meet For 1st Time In Two Years
Myanmar's junta sent a senior official to a gathering of ASEAN foreign ministers in Laos on Monday -- the first time the diplomatically isolated country has attended a high-level meeting of the regional bloc in more than two years.
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Myanmar Crisis Tops Agenda At ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meet
ASEAN foreign ministers gathered in Indonesia on Tuesday for talks dominated by the crisis in Myanmar, with the regional bloc divided over how or whether to reengage with the coup-wracked country's ruling junta.
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East Timor Gets Nod To Join ASEAN Grouping As 'Observer'
Southeast Asian leaders agreed on Friday to allow East Timor to join the 10-nation ASEAN regional bloc, according to a statement released by summit host Cambodia.
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US President Joe Biden Joins US-ASEAN Summit Trump Skipped After 2017
US President Joe Biden joined Southeast Asian leaders for a virtual summit on Tuesday, the first time in four years that Washington has engaged at the top level with a bloc seen as key to countering an increasingly assertive China.
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ASEAN Envoy In Talks With Myanmar Junta Over Visit, Access To Aung San Suu Kyi
The Brunei diplomat appointed by a Southeast Asian regional bloc as its special envoy to Myanmar said on Saturday he is still negotiating with the military on the terms of a visit and has sought access to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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India Skipped China-Led Bloc But Can't Turn Away From Trade
After almost a decade of "negotiating with blood, sweat and tears," as Malaysia's trade minister put it, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership was signed this weekend at the conclusion of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. Fifteen countries - all of ASEAN, alongside Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and China - wil...
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Asian Trade Deal RCEP Will Be World's Largest: Your 5-Point Guide
Seven years after 10 members of Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN and the bloc's six trade partners launched negotiations to forge world's biggest trade pact - Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, a key announcement will be made today on the success of agreement, Thailand, one of the ASEAN members, has said. The development ca...
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PM Modi To Arrive In Bangkok Over Negotiations On Regional Economic Deal
Shoring up India's trade and security ties with the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the backdrop of China's rising economic and military influence over the region is expected to be the top focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's summit-level engagement with leaders of the powerful bloc during his three-day visit fro...
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PM Narendra Modi Invites ASEAN Leaders For Republic Day Celebrations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invited leaders of 10 South East Asian countries to attend the Republic Day celebrations as well as participate at a commemorative summit marking 25th anniversary of India's ties with the bloc and they accepted it.
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ASEAN Summit 2017: PM Modi's Agenda Of His Three-Day Visit To Manila
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Manila for a three-day visit to attend the ASEAN-India and East Asia summits. This will be his first bilateral visit to the Philippines. The ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region along with India comprises a combined population of 1.85 billion people, which is one fourth of the global popu...
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China Scores Diplomatic Victory, Avoids Criticism From ASEAN
China scored a diplomatic victory today, avoiding criticism by Southeast Asia's main grouping over its territorial expansion in the South China Sea even though some of the bloc's members are victims of Beijing's actions.
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ASEAN Leaders Launch European Union-Style Regional Economic Bloc
ASEAN leaders today declared the establishment of an EU-style regional economic bloc, ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), a single market with a free flow of goods, capital and skilled labour in the region.
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Europe Warns Against Escalation in South China Sea Dispute
The European Union made its strongest call yet for China and other Asian nations to resolve their dispute over the South China Sea, a position Brussels insists is neutral but that the United States is likely to welcome after pressing the bloc to speak up.
