Government to consult over Asean trade talks
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The Government is to begin consulting with the business sector and others over potential free trade talks with Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) ministers.
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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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Southeast Asian economic ministers met  on Saturday with counterparts from powerhouses Japan and China,  and made progress toward liberalizing trade and boosting  business, officials said.
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AUSTRALIA will begin talks with South East Asian nations on a free trade pact after Prime Minister John Howard headed off a row over his refusal to sign up to a non-aggression pact with the region.
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The New Zealand government has agreed to a range of initiatives to build closer ties with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Prime Minister Helen Clark announced Wednesday.
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Discussions between constituted bodies and Government continued today following the Prime Minister's announcement during a radio interview last Saturday that Government is planning the introduction of the ...
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JAKARTA: Asean economic ministers agreed yesterday to start talks on free trade agreements with Japan and South Korea, and agreed on parts of a pact with China.
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Six Southeast Asian nations meeting at the ASEAN summit have agreed to speed up efforts to create a free trade zone in the region, the BBC reported Monday.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard expects to hold talks on anti-terrorism cooperation with Indonesia&#39;s President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono next month.
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Asia-Pacific leaders attending the annual summit in Santiago this week are being asked to consider establishing a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP).
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will push ASEAN leaders at a summit in Laos to address the lack of political reform in military-ruled Myanmar, a source of growing embarrassment to the group, officials said today.
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VIENTIANE -- Southeast Asian ministers yesterday finalized a free trade pact with China and a host of other accords to be adopted at a leaders summit, but touchy topics like the lack of democracy in Myanmar and Islamic unrest in Thailand were sidestepped. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting of 10 leaders was a prelude to a two-day summit. ...
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With lawmakers nipping at his heels  over U.S. trade deficits, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will  try to persuade key Asian nations during a visit this week that  they must act quickly to help tamp down protectionist  pressures.
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Singapore&#39;s prime minister is making his second visit in three weeks to Indonesia for talks with new President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono expected to focus on boosting ties between the two Southeast Asian countries.
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VIENTIANE, Nov. 27. - South-east Asian ministers today finalised a free trade pact with China and a host of other accords to be adopted at a summit, but touchy topics like the lack of democracy in Myanmar
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Ministers from trade powers tried on Sunday to push forward talks for a long-delayed deal to boost global commerce and ease poverty which risks running out of time this year.
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BRUSSELS (DPA): European Union trade chief Pascal Lamy heads off to Jakarta for a meeting with economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Saturday, EU officials said on Thursday.