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Nov 1, 2011

ASEAN News, Nov 01, 2011


Asean ministers discuss energy grid
eco-business.com
Such a grid would integrate Asean's energy markets, and would require investments into trans-Asean gas pipelines and expanding connections between member countries. Speaking at a panel discussion at the Singapore Energy Summit, Singapore's Minister in...
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'We'll be ASEAN bridge' VN tells Kazakh leader
Viet Nam News
HA NOI — Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang said yesterday he would help Kazakhstan increase ties with ASEAN countries, adding that Viet Nam was ready to act as a bridge. President Sang made the statement during talks with his Kazakh counterpart ...
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ASEAN Symposium results in Jakarta Framework
Philippine Star
JAKARTA (Xinhua) - The two-day joint symposium of the Indonesian government, the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and Harvard University, concluded on Tuesday, resulting in several recommendations, dubbed the Jakarta Framework ...
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ASEAN not rejects, objects profit: Secretary General
Philippine Star
JAKARTA (Xinhua) - Secretary General of ASEAN Surin Pitsuwan said today that the region does not reject and object profit as the bloc is making everything easy for investment. In his closing remarks of a symposium titled 'Moving ASEAN Community Forward ...
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Philippines seen as AirAsia's biggest market
Inquirer.net
“We envision that by 2020, we should actually have an airline in all the Asean countries. We need to rid ourselves of tying up the brand of AirAsia with Malaysia. For that reason, we're starting an Asean office in Jakarta,” Ahmad said. ...
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Make G20-plus transparent
China Daily
For example, the UK invited ASEAN and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), Canada added the African Union (AU), South Korea brought in the Global Governance Group (3G), and France brought in the Cooperation Council for the Arab States ...
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Asean Seeks to Strengthen Ties Between Universities
Jakarta Globe
Encouraging students to spend time studying in other Asean countries is another key aim, a challenging task, given that many students still prefer universities in developedcountries such as the United States and Britain. To help reverse that trend, ...
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Six Asean Leaders Will Attend SEA Games Opening Ceremony
Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 (Bernama) -- Six Asean heads of state and 6000 athletes from 11 countries will attend the opening ceremony of the 26th SEA Games at the Jakabaring Stadium in Palembang, on Nov 11. Antara news agency quoted the chairman of South ...
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Singapore bids to host 2015 South-east Asian Games
Straits Times
ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM By May Chen Singapore will table its bid to host the 2015 South-east Asian (SEA) Games at the upcoming SEA Games Federation meeting in Jakarta. Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, who is also president of the Singapore National ...
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Straits Times
Asia Counts Flood Costs
The Diplomat
Indeed, the subject dominated a recent three-day Association of Southeast AsianNations meeting in Brunei on meteorology, along with the need to implement early warning systems. 'These floods map exactly onto models for a one-in-a-hundred-years' event, ...
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ASEAN summit to focus on equitable development
BusinessWorld Online Edition
The government, said Mr. Kabigting, has been sending “people like officials from CARD (Center for Agricultural and Rural Development) Bank to ASEAN member countries to talk about our success stories in micro-lending, so their own governments and ...
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China Presents Ratification of TAC to ASEAN
CRIENGLISH.com
Chinese Embassy in Jakarta on Tuesday presented the Instrument of Ratification of the Third Protocol Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) toASEAN, a press statement from the ASEAN Secretariat said. ...
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Obama and Asia's two futures
BusinessWorld Online Edition
The DPP has long been the Taiwanese party keenest on securing independence for thecountry. A third Asian issue with combustible potential is Burma, where another unique woman, the Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, is at the heart of events. ...
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Finding a common ground in energy matters
TODAYonline
"That will, I think, lend itself to a more immediate cooperation or collaboration amongAsean countries, because it then means that whilst we procure individually or we collaborate to procure, we also have the flexibility to create a secondary market ...
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Burma-China: Another dam puzzle (part 2)
Lowy Interpreter
The suspension of the dam project suggests to regional countries that, should Naypyidaw be given the ASEAN chair in 2014, it would be prepared to act in the Association's best interests, even in the face of opposition from its powerful neighbour and ...
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Fiji explores its options
Indian Weekender
Do you see an interest in ASEAN playing a more concrete role in your economic development? What about India? We would hope ASEAN will play a more concrete role. We are moving to get observer status with theASEAN countries so they can play a more ...
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Indian Weekender
Friendship with Venezuela to be promoted at all levels
Viet Nam News
"As an ASEAN member, Viet Nam has joined hands with other countries and territories to overcome challenges in the current world economic crisis," said Hung. Hung was full of praise for the achievements gained by Venezuela in recent years, ...
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City Export Value Boosts US 1.092 Billion
BeritaJakarta.com
The main market of Jakarta products along August was still held byASEAN countries. It can be seen as many as 35.29 percent of the total export of Jakarta products was marketed in ASEAN, or increased 3,93 points from ASEAN market share in the same ...
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BeritaJakarta.com
S'pore to explore buying power from the region
TODAYonline
While Singapore has not formally raised the issue of buying electricity from the region, the topic of importing electricity has been talked about at ASEAN meetings as part of discussions on an ASEAN power grid and a trans-ASEAN gas pipeline, ...
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Burma must make a Judgment to end civil war immediately
Asian Correspondent
He also said that he expected progress in these areas before the country assumes the chair of ASEAN. Burma's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi made an appeal on last July 28 for political talk and an urgent ceasefire between major ethnic rebel groups ...
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GLCs market record RM312 billion under programme, says Lim
The Borneo Post
“Malaysia's population is only 28 million compared with Asean's 600 million, and such a big market will provide our GLCs a wider market. We are advising them to not only look at Asean but also markets like China.” To a question from Datuk Idris Haron ...
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Thai warehouses at Guangxi Port urged
The Nation
Nanning hosts the China-Asean Expo (Caexpo) every year. The Chinese government promotes the city as a centre for connectivity between China and Asean. The eighth Caexpo last month featured 4700 booths from China and Asean countries, drawing 203000 ...
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Wanlu joins festival in Malaysia
Tempo
Wanlu says that with this recognition, he feels that all his hard work in promoting ventriloquism and puppetry in the country is paying off. The festival gathers the best puppeteers in the ASEAN region. Wanlu is bringing Nicolo and Baby Bryan to the ...
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The limits of power: Why China is a 'bad neighbour'
Firstpost
China is also working on “connectivity” projects – namely, a rail and highway network – aimed at boosting economic and social ties between China and the ASEAN countries. The Myitsone and Mekong incidents have now cast a shadow over these projects, ...
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Firstpost
Energy subsidies 'not the right thing to do'
eco-business.com
The Malaysian government has also set up a RM $300 million renewable energy fund which Mr Chin says he hopes will help the country become one of the leaders withinAsean for clean energy. Malaysia is expecting RM 70 billion of revenue and the creation...
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Countries agree to secure Mekong River shipping
China.org.cn
The 4880-km-long Mekong River, a so-called "Golden Channel" linking Cambodia, Vietnam and the four countries, has served as a major trade route for the countries and the China-ASEAN free trade zone. Shipping on the Mekong River has been suspended after ...
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Forex - Chart USD/MYR Update: Intraday bounce gaining momentum
FXstreet.com
Meanwhile, Second Finance Minister Ahmad Husni said the country's 5% growth target is achievable and will be supported by more public projects and sustained commodity and resource-based export growth. He added that the increase in ASEAN-Malaysia trade...
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Thailand speeds up food imports
The Nation
He said that such items would be imported from Asean countries including 7 million eggs from Malaysia and Hong Kong. The ministry will also import 400000 canned food and 1 million drinking water bottles. He expected all to arrive in Thailand within ...
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US reiterates support to GPH-MILF peace talks; Bayan Muna wary
Minda News
“We fully support the Government of the Philippines' efforts to bring security and stability to the southern Philippines, including through the ongoing peace process [with the MILF],” Kurt Campbell, US assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific ...
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Army shooters bag 4 golds
Philippine Star
The team finished second overall among 10 competing countries. Army Corporal Rodney Rizano was declared as the Best Rifle Shooter in the ASEAN region after he won two individual gold medals in the rifle category. Lt. Col. Ricky Bunayog said the boys ...
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4:03 >> Japan approves 1bn yen grant
The Nation
On Oct 14, on Asean's request, Japan approved technical assistance from JICA experts. Users are solely responsible for their comments.We reserve the right to remove any comment and revoke posting rights for any reason withou prior notice.
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Cloud PMS Initiative For Thai Hotels
thephuketinsider.com
In a lead up to the much heralded AEC (ASEAN Economic Community) over the next three years, Thailand's IT sector is looking to take these products overseas as well. For hotels, the answers perhaps are no longer in the wind but up in the air - in the ...
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India Factory Output Growth Rises
Wall Street Journal
"Tight capacity is evident from a rising backlog of work, lengthening supplier delivery times and reported difficulties filling vacancies," said Leif Eskesen, chief economist for India and Asean at HSBC. "Not surprisingly, input and output prices ...
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Colorado springs back
Inquirer.net
What pleased me most, the only female journalist in the Asean group, was the exceptional ride quality of the Colorado, accustomed as I had become to the bouncy, bucking-horse ride of all the pickup trucks I have tested in the past. ...
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P/$ rate stands at R42.62/$1
Manila Bulletin
To achieve 10 percent growth target in export earnings for 2011, Perlada said bigger push is needed especially into Philippine FTA markets particularly Japan, China, Korea,ASEAN, India, Australia and New Zealand. TOKYO AFP) — Japan's Panasonic said ...
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ASEAN common currency issue too premature: experts
Philippine Star
JAKARTA (Xinhua) - The ASEAN common currency issue is too premature for the region as it has to deal with more important issues and has to learn from European Union, experts said here on Monday. "For ASEAN, although it is an intriguing idea, ...
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Viet Nam-Japan issue joint statement
ISRIA (registration)
The two sides also welcomed progress in cooperation since the second Mekong-Japan high-level meeting in 2010 and acknowledged that the progress in the implementation of the “Mekong-Japan Action Plan 63” contributed to ASEAN connectivity. ...
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Electric dream closer to reality with new Renault car
Straits Times
It will offer a battery-powered electric sedan here from as early as next February, at a price comparable to that of some conventional models. Renault area operations manager (Asean and Japan) Arnaud Mourgue told The Straits Times that the Fluence ZE ...
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Straits Times
With Peace on the Ballot, Aceh Gets Ready to Vote
Jakarta Globe
At an Asean leaders summit in Jakarta in 2005, just two weeks after the Indian Ocean tsunami, the leaders of 26 nations and international organizations agreed to donate $4 billion in aid for rehabilitation and reconstruction in Aceh. ...
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News & Resources | News | ASEAN News
E-news; Press Release; Media Coverage; Speech; ASEAN News. Notice; Publications; Resources ... title, [2011.10.28] Daily Press Monitoring. Category, read, 8 ...
www.aseankorea.org/.../detail.jsp?...
China, ASEAN to enhance cultural cooperation|Top News ...
Chinese officials, officials from ASEAN countries as well as business leaders on Saturday vowed to increase cultural exchanges between China and Southeast ...
www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/...10/.../content_13956467.htm
ASEAN news: ASEAN Ambassadors Golf Tournament to Tee Off ...
The tournament will be attended by Ambassadors from ASEAN Member States and other countries, government officials and businessmen. In conjunction with ...
www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=60087
ASEAN persuades countries to commit on non ... - Siam Daily News
ASEAN persuades countries to commit on non-nuclear weapon The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) keeps persuading countries to give their.
www.siamdailynews.com/.../asean-persuades-countries-to-com...
Panetta raises South China Sea issue with ASEAN counterparts ...
Search. The Mainichi Daily News ... ASEAN defense ministers will gather in Bali's beach resort area Nusa Dua on Monday after the informal talks with Panetta. ...
mdn.mainichi.jp/.../news/20111024p2g00m0dm005000c.html
Government the Liability - Thai-ASEAN News Network
At the moment the flood has devastated many parts of the country, including the capital and the situation seems to be deteriorating on the daily basis. ... local newspaper articles and do not reflect the views of the Thai-ASEAN News Network. ...
www.thailandoutlook.tv/tan/ViewData.aspx?DataID=1048989

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