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ASEAN News, Jan 27, 2012

ASEAN news: First Argentinean Ambassador Presents Credentials to ASEAN ...
Philippine Information Agency
27 -- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Argentina to ASEAN HE Mr. Javier A. Sanz de Urquiza, presented his Letter of Credence to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, at theASEAN Secretariat, Wednesday.
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ASEAN and SCO: Same traditions and missions
Pakistan Observer
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, widely known as ASEAN, will celebrate its 45th anniversary in August 2012. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) marked its 10th anniversary in 2011. Both organizations lie at the vast Euro-Asian ...
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Asean Expected To Integrate Power Grids By 2020
Bernama
BANGKOK, Jan 27 (Bernama) -- A Thai energy expert has foreseen that 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), including Thailand, will integrate their electricity grids by 2020 for regional power security.
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Cambodia steps up as ASEAN, regional mediator
VietNamNet Bridge
VietNamNet Bridge – As ASEAN chair in 2012, Cambodia will play its role as a neutral mediator in all regional and international issues, said Prime Minister Hun Sen on Jan. 24. "As the 2012 ASEAN chair, Cambodia will play a role as a neutral mediator, ...
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Regional Sales Manager - ASEAN Region (Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia based)
eco-business.com
Driven by the introduction of a new renewable energy incentive system in theASEAN countries and Australia for roof-top and ground-mounted Photovoltaic systems, our client have just established a regional headquarter in Singapore and further develop ...
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Patriots hope to get back on winning track
GMA News
The AirAsia Philippine Patriots try to bounce back from a 78-70 defeat against the San Miguel Beermen when they take on the Indonesia Warriors in the 3rdASEAN Basketball League (ABL) Saturday at the San Juan Gym. Head coach Glenn Capacio said the ...
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Don't expect RBI to cut interest rates till Q2CY12: Eskesen
Moneycontrol.com
The RBI's recent policy review which saw no alteration of the repo and reverse repo was in line with what Leif Eskesen, chief economist-India &ASEAN, HSBC Global Research was expecting. But the CRR 50 basis point rate cut caught them unawares.
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Craftsmanship gives a leading edge
The Nation
Vivat Viphavaphanich, managing director of Hawaii Thai Export Co Ltd, is set to face the challenges of the Asean Economic Community (AEC), which will become effective in 2015. One of the country's oldest makers of rattan furniture, Vivat inherited the...
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The Nation
Economic resilience priority for 2012
The Nation
"We will also work towards raising the standard of Thai financial institutions to become Qualified Asean Banks," Prasarn said. QAB is a standard used within Asean to allow qualified financial institutions to expand their businesses within the region.
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India-Thai Economic Partnership to Continue Growing: Thai PM Shinawatra
Orissadiary.com
Ms. Shinawatra stressed that the ASEAN is a strong market with 600 million population and Thailand could be a gateway for the Indian businessmen into the ASEAN market. Minister of Commerce and Industry Mr. Anand Sharma addressing the business meeting ...
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Orissadiary.com
Money exchange services start next month
Mizzima News
The move is designed to begin foreign trade services with Aseanmembers. The banks participating are the Cooperative Bank, Kanbawza Bank, Asian Green Development Bank and Ayeyawaddy Bank, said an article in the Yangon Times.
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Mizzima News
Tapping Malaysia as a major tourist market for the Philippines
Manila Bulletin
The number of tourists from ASEAN is climbing. There was a 12.04 percent rise in arrivals from ASEAN countries between 2010 and 2011. Of particular interest to Philippine authorities is Malaysia. Last year we welcomed more than 80000 visitors from ...
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P/$ rate closes at P42.85/$1
Manila Bulletin
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will draft guidelines that will allow the regional grouping to form a trade bloc with China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, Philippine Trade Secretary Gregory Domingo said yesterday.
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Malaysia aims to be hub of regional Economic Growth Triangle
Radio Australia
WUN: The triangle concept I think has basically been explored I think many times over last few decades - Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia - to include Singapore, Malaysia, ASEAN et cetera as well. So I suppose given the current interest in this region ...
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Packers blast rice pledging scheme
The Nation
To ensure businesses survive, Somkiat, who is also managing director of Patum Rice Mill and Granary, an owner of MBK brand, said many rice packers would look to export small rice packs to Asean markets to escape the tough domestic situation.
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Army boasts of crack marksmen
Manila Bulletin
He said for the past decade, Army gunners have consistently landed in the top three in the annual ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM), an event where 10 countries take part. Army shooters have also consistently grabbed gold medals in other international ...
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Dragons feel the Heat in search for third straight win
Malaysia Star
By JOEL ALEXANDER PETALING JAYA: High-riding Westports Malaysia Dragons will not underestimate the winless Saigon Heat when they meet in the Asean Basketball League (ABL) at MABA Stadium tomorrow. The Malaysian team are perched atop the eight-team ...
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China And Japan Currency Swap: Nail In US Dollar's Coffin - OpEd
Eurasia Review
These currency agreements in Asia came in a year when the countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) were seeking to deepen ways ...
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An Indonesian's Hopes For US Role In Asia Pacific – OpEd
Eurasia Review
By Singgih Nugroho US President Barack Obama's November visit to Bali in November 2011 to attend the 19th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asia Summits was his second official visit to Indonesia in his role as president.
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ABL: Beermen face test vs Slammers
Tempo
By JONAS TERRADO Fresh off their first-ever victory in the AirAsia ASEANBasketball League, the San Miguel Beermen face another acid test on Sunday when they take on the defending champion Chang Thailand Slammers in Bangkok. The Beermen, toting an even ...
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Malaysia Ranked 25th Out Of 132 Countries In Environmental Performance Index 2011
Bernama
"Based on this new benchmark, Malaysia showed the best performance among Asean countries and was third best in the Asia-Pacific region after New Zealand and Japan. "In 2010, Malaysia was ranked 54th out 163 countries with Singapore in 28th place.
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Southeast Asia in 2012: Four Clouds and a Silver Lining
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
For the parties concerned, there is little alternative but to arrive at a negotiated settlement, and therein lies the rub—China wants bilateral negotiations, but the countries would prefer multilateral discussions through ASEAN.
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
US officials set N. Korea talks in Moscow, Seoul
AFP
From February 3-4, Campbell will visit Phnom Penh, Cambodia to meet with senior Cambodian government officials to discuss Cambodia?s role as 2012 ASEAN chair, and ways to further strengthen bilateral ties. He is due to return to Washington on February ...
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AFP
Clinton wants to step off political "high-wire"
WVLT
President Obama stands with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as he announces that she will travel to Myanmar, on the sidelines of the ASEANand East Asia summit in Nusa Dua, on the island of Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 18, 2011. (AP)
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US and Philippines eye stronger defense ties
Reuters
The United States has backed the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) call for a multilateral solution to the dispute, which Washington warns could threaten freedom of navigation in the strategically and commercially important ...
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TAT 2012 tourism push targets India, Turkey, Indonesia
Pattaya Mail
16 with a “Pattaya & Chonburi Activities Night” at the ASEAN Tourism Forum in Cambodia. In February, TAT will hit India and Turkey before returning to a traditional travel market in Japan. For yet another year, TAT's only plans to exhibit in a Western ...
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Pakistan keen to move towards FTA with Thailand: Gilani -
Associated Press of Pakistan
She said the Prime Minister was also appreciative of Thailand's consistent support to Pakistan's Full Dialogue Partnership with the ASEAN, which would be of mutual benefit for both the countries. The Thai Prime Minister expressed strong support for the ...
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Govt firm on rice-pledging plan: Boonsong
The Nation
To drive export growth, the ministry will focus on preparing for the AseanEconomic Community, supporting free-trade negotiations and driving exports in new potential markets. Of six rice exporters invited to meet with the commerce minister yesterday, ...
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GM-SAIC confident of replicating China success story in India
Hindu Business Line
Reports have been doing the rounds that it will next explore the option of entering other ASEAN markets such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. More recently, the GM-SAIC combine announced that it would commission a new vehicle plant ...
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Hindu Business Line
Australians once were worriers but there's blue sky ahead
HealthCanal.com
Now in the 21st century, Australia finds itself at the right place at the right time in the Asian time zone, and supplying what China, India, ASEAN and the rest of the emerging world need. With euro-gloom and American blues economically, ...
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[PIA News] ASEAN news: First Argentinean Ambassador Presents ...
MANILA, Jan. 27 -- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Argentina to ASEAN H.E. Mr. Javier A. Sanz de Urquiza, presented his ...
www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=74036
Thai-ASEAN News Network - Thai Gay Community Debate Over ...
The gay community in Thailand is known for its colorfulness and openness. However the LGBT or the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community are in ...
www.tannetwork.tv/tan/ViewData.aspx?DataID=1051820
Thai-ASEAN News Network - The Cabinet's Musical Chairs
Even though Yingluck Shinawatra just became the 28th prime minister of Thailand on August 5, 2011, it had been long predicted by many that her first Cabinet ...
www.thailandoutlook.tv/tan/ViewData.aspx?DataID=1051720
News & Resources | News | ASEAN News
ASEAN-KOREA CENTRE · Centre Activities · News & Resources · Trade&Investment ... E-news; Press Release; Media Coverage; Speech;ASEAN News ...
www.aseankorea.org/.../detail.jsp?...
Asian Economic Growth the Center of Attention at Davos
The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, for example, has strengthened its economic integration and, with the launch of the Asean ...
www.thejakartaglobe.com/economy/asian...the.../493878
IMF cuts growth forecast for Philippines, Asean
The International Monetary Fund has cut its growth projection even for the better-performing Asean region, which includes the Philippines, citing a mild...
news.asiaone.com/News/.../A1Story20120125-323768.html
ASEAN-China Centre to help promote business, cultural exchanges
By Maria Siow | Posted: 26 January 2012 1802 hrs BEIJING: The ASEAN-China Centre was launched at the 14th ASEAN-China Summit, and set up in Beijing in ...
www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/.../1/.html
US President Could Attend Asean Summit Later This Year | News ...
Meanwhile, the US is making diplomatic efforts to improve its relationship in Cambodia.
www.voanews.com/.../US-President-Could-Attend-Asean-Sum...
ASEAN News and Updates from The Economic Times
Get Latest news updates on ASEAN - Breaking news and information onASEAN from The Economic Times.
economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/ASEAN/news
Asean News
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a regulation that 45 percent of Kalimantan island must be used for biodiversity ...
www.bruvoice.com/asean-news/?lang=en
Thai-ASEAN News Network - Zimbabwe Guardian
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Antara News : ASEAN cultural show, exhibition in Jakarta soon
The Association of South East-Asian Nations (ASEAN) in an effort to promote its member countries` lives in various fields is to hold an ASEANCultural Show and ...
www.antaranews.com/.../asean-cultural-show-exhibition-in-jak...
White Orchid | Thai-ASEAN News Network – Business Blooming ...
Nida Sampattavanich Since the kingdom provides the ideal climate and growing conditions for the cultivation of various forms of tropical flora, the country is a.
www.whatisanorchid.com/.../white-orchid-thai-asean-news-net...
ASEAN countries agree to ease visa regulations | News from ...
The 15th ASEAN Tourism Ministers Meeting at the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2012 in Manado, North Sulawesi, produced 7 core agreements to support the.
www.tourismcambodia.com/.../asean-countries-agree-to-ease-v...
[NEWS] ASEAN... | Facebook
‎[NEWS] ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights convenes first meeting - Philippine Information Agency http://bit.ly/zMXIIo. Like · Comment ...
www.facebook.com/aseansecretariat/.../10150603054208854

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