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ASEAN News, Dec 16, 2011

3rd Asean Media Forum Kicks Off In Singapore
Bernama
By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah SINGAPORE, Dec 16 (Bernama) -- The 3rd Asean Media Forum (AMF) kicked off in Singapore Friday with focus on harnessing social media to promote Asean community building. The AMF was initiated by the Asian Media ...
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ASEAN-China transport ministers adopt joint statement for stronger cooperation
People's Daily Online
16 (Xinhua) -- The 10th ASEAN-China transport ministers meeting concluded here on Friday with adoption of a joint ministerial statement to deepen ASEAN-China cooperation on Maritime Consultation Mechanism, Air Transport Agreement, and Joint ASEAN-China ...
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Golden swim for Singapore at the Asean Para Games
TODAYonline
by Low Lin Fhoong SINGAPORE - Swimmer Theresa Goh kicked off Team Singapore's medal campaign at the 6th Asean Para Games in Indonesia today, clinching the gold medal in the women's 50m breaststroke SB5 in a new games record time of 57.90sec. ...
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Sixth ASEAN Para Games opens
Viet Nam News
HA NOI — The sixth ASEAN Para Games officially opened yesterday in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia. Based in Manahan Stadium, the city's largest sports arena, the opening ceremony was highlighted by displays of traditional and contemporary Javanese ...
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Hemela Lands Malaysia's First Gold At Asean Para Games, Rewrites Games Record
Bernama
SOLO, Dec 16 (Bernama) -- Hemala Devi Enikutty had the honour of landing Malaysia's first gold medal at the ongoing 6th Asean Para Games when she won the women's javelin F12 (visually impaired) event at the Manahan Stadium here today. ...
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ASEAN Foundation chief speaks at workshop on Nagoya Protocol
Thai News Agency MCOT
Jakarta, Dec 16 (ANTARA) - ASEAN Foundation Executive Director Dr. Makarim Wibisono spoke at a national workshop on the Nagoya Protocol and its implementation organized by Indonesia`s environmental affairs ministry. Dr. Makarim Wibisono made a ...
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Tablets can increase productivity of Malaysian companies
New Straits Times
The Regional Sales Director (Asean) of SonicWall Inc, Ang Chye Hin said currently, few companies practiced the "working from home" concept and if tablets are used instead of laptops, the workplace can be diversified. ...
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Integrating financial Asia
China Daily
By Xiao Gang (China Daily) It is encouraging that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is progressing on an ambitious plan to build up an integrated economic community by 2015. This community will include a free trade and investment ...
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China Daily
Banchero powers Beermen past Indonesia Warriors in ABL charity meet
GMA News
The San Miguel Beermen debuted with a 76-70 win over the Indonesia Warriors late Thursday night in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) charity tournament in Bangkok, Thailand. Chris Banchero scored 21, Richard Jeter added 16 points and Dalron Johnson ...
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China, though not savior, remains a bright spot in fragile world economy
The Borneo Post
'own' one of the largest FTAs in the world,” he said, referring to the ASEAN China Free Trade Area (ACFTA). The free trade deal, which came into force on January 1, 2010, not only boosted the economy in the East Asian region, but also “significantly ...
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China's ODI Reaches $50 bln in First 11 Months
Business China
Shen said that 74.4% of the investment from January to November went to Hong Kong, the Association of East Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- with whom China entered a free trade area on Jan. 1, 2010 -- the European Union (EU) and large nations including ...
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Malaysia-Chile FTA Approved By National Congress Of Chile
Bernama
"This is the first bilateral FTA that has been signed between Chile and an Aseancountry. For Malaysia, it is also very relevant because it is the first bilateral FTA signed with a Latin American country. It means a lot because it comes with a value on ...
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US-India Partnership in an Asia-Pacific Century
US Department of State (press release)
India's distinguished former Foreign Secretary, Shyam Saran, has observed that India's engagements with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China, Japan and Australia are “a reflection of the concept of the Asia-Pacific, which hitherto ...
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S&P upgrades rating outlook of PLDT, PSALM, Napocor
BusinessWorld Online Edition
PLDT's axBBB+ rating on the ASEAN regional scale was likewise retained. "We revised the outlooks after taking similar action earlier today on the outlook on the sovereign credit rating on the Republic of Philippines," S&P said in a statement. ...
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Spanish writer on Joaquin / Benito Legarda on Rizal / Concert honors former CJ
Philippine Star
The Asean Law Association Choir will sing “We Are the World” by Lionel Ritchie and Michael Jackson. Uy and the AP Ensemble will sing “God Will Find a Way” by Dan Moen. Uy and Al Gatmaitan and the full cast will interpret “Ageless Passion” by Cayabyab. ...
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Google lists Pinoys' most-searched news
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Azkals, the country's football team, started to gain popularity after beating Vietnam's Red Devils in the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Football Federation Suzuki Cup 2010. Meanwhile, Japan made headlines in March being hit by the ...
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TESDA Skills Olympics is back
Manila Bulletin
Last month, Secretary Joel Villanueva, TESDA Director General, ordered the restaging of the Philippine National Skills Competition (PNSC) next year, and the preparation for the Philippine participation in the 9th ASEAN Skills Competition (ASC IX) to be ...
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Guangxi's foreign trade reaches $20 billion high
People's Daily Online
At the same time, the total value of bilateral trade between Guangxi and otherASEAN countries amounted to $8.15 billion, up 51 percent over the same period last year. ASEAN remains the largest trading partner with Guangxi. Guangxi's exports to ASEAN ...
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Taiwan, New Zealand to launch joint feasibility study on trade pact
Focus Taiwan News Channel
According to Yang, New Zealand is the first non-ASEAN country to agree to explore the feasibility of an ECA with Taiwan. The two sides have recently completed separate studies into the issue, which concluded that signing the ECA will help boost their ...
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Focus Taiwan News Channel
2012 Global R&D Funding Forecast: The Asian Machine
R & D Magazine
The 16 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)—consisting of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam; ASEAN+6, consisting of China, Japan, South Korea, India ...
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R & D Magazine
Competing Visions of Effective Multilateralism
ISN
Take the case of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as an example. Analysts have traditionally claimed that this regional organization has been a great success ('Southeast Asia is no longer a war-torn region') or they view it as an ...
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ISN
Miri swimmer aims to defend gold
The Borneo Post
SOLO: National elite paralympic swimmer Zul Amirul Sidi is expected to have an easy path to defending his gold medal in the backstroke men's individual S5 category at the 6th Asean Paralympic Games. sad about losing the chance of getting gold in the ...
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Women's team take tennis gold in solo
The Nation
Thai women's wheelchair tennis team made the country proud yesterday as they crushed hosts Indonesia 3-0 to capture the first gold medal on offer in the sixthAsean Para Games in Solo, Indonesia. Just a few hours ahead of the official opening ceremony ...
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Obama has China on Back Foot
The Diplomat (blog)
During the East Asia Summit and APEC meetings last month, the White House guided ASEAN members toward the US economic and security vision, to the obvious exclusion of the Chinese. The US message didn't go unnoticed by China's leaders – their discomfort ...
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Taiwan opens solar power plant in Spratlys
Manila Standard Today
“The Philippine government should issue a diplomatic protest and raise the issue in the Asean and the UN,” Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone, chairman of the House committee on public informationl, told the Manila Standard. “We can't be passive to the ...
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SEAsian ministers welcome regional league
AFP
"We also need to work with the Asean Football Federation (AFF) and football associations from each member country to figure out how it would be implemented," he added. The leaders also decided to establish a regional coordinating board to boost ...
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AFP
Possible acquisition of Proton to see little synergy for Naza
The Borneo Post
He justified his statement by explaining that Volkswagen had yet to have a passenger car production hub in Asean. HwangDBS Vickers concurred with the statement, citing Proton adviser, Tun Mahathir Mohamad who said that DRB-Hicom, a conglomerate with ...
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Press Roundtable at U.S. Embassy Beijing, China
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Burma is an essential component of ASEAN, it's a member of ASEAN. ASEAN'scohesion and viability is an important American interest. It's an important interest to the region, regional stability. For too long Burma's been an outlier because of its ...
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ThaiBev: B1.4bn to market to foreigners
Bangkok Post
The move is part of its aggressive plan to expand its beer business overseas and capitalise on the Asean Economic Community (AEC), scheduled to begin in 2015. Of the budget, 1.1 billion baht will be spent locally with the remaining 300 million baht ...
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Bangkok Post
Junk No More: Play Indonesia's Debt Upgrade With These ETFs
Benzinga
Global X FTSE ASEAN 40 ETF (NYSE: ASEA): With all the calamity facing global equity markets this year, it's easy to lose sight of just how much the ASEANregion, of which Indonesia is a part, holds for investors in the coming. ...
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Comfy Quarters in Khon Kaen - Thai-ASEAN News Network
Youthapong Charoenpan A stunning foyer boldly sets the tone at Pullman Khon Kaen Racha Orchid, one of the most luxurious hotel properties in the kingdom's ...
www.thailandoutlook.tv/tan/ViewData.aspx?DataID=1050528
High Tides and Flash Flood Hit Southern Provinces
High Tides and Flash Flood Hit Southern Provinces. UPDATE : 14 December 2011. Fishing boats are currently unable to set sail due to high tides and the ...
www.tannetwork.tv/tan/ViewData.aspx?DataID=1050680
South-East Asia ASEAN News - World News Report
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world.einnews.com/news/south-east-asia-asean
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ASEAN-KOREA CENTRE · Centre Activities · News & Resources · Trade&Investment ... E-news; Press Release; Media Coverage; Speech; ASEANNews ...
www.aseankorea.org/.../detail.jsp?...
2012 Global R&D Funding Forecast: The Asian Machine
Many people call this the Asian Century because of the rapid economic, population, and technology growth in this area and the trends forecast for the next...
www.rdmag.com/.../2012-Global-RD-Funding-Forecast-The-...
RI, ASEAN must stay away from regional arms race
“Some ASEAN countries do have disputes with China over the South China Sea, but I think they will concentrate more on their own domestic issues; ...
www.thejakartapost.com/.../ri-asean-must-stay-away-regional-...
3rd Asean Media Forum Kicks Off In Singapore
Sundeep said Asean member nations had embarked on a project to create a single... The panelists include U Pho Naing Lin, chief editor, Popular News, ...
www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=634823
PHL turns over Asean Tokyo chairmanship to Cambodia - GMA ...
"The ACT is composed of ten ASEAN Ambassadors ACT and its chairmanship rotates every six months," the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a news...
www.gmanetwork.com/.../phl-turns-over-asean-tokyo-chairma...
ASEAN military news
Russia to sell six Su-30 fighter jets to Indonesia MOSCOW, December 7 (RIA Novosti) Russia started the first day at an arms show in Malaysia with a preliminary...
www.sinodefenceforum.com/.../asean-military-news-5809.htm...
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ASEAN pushing emission reduction pledges | The Manila Bulletin ...
Manila Bulletin Online aims to deliver breaking news from the Philippines ...negotiators of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) called on the...
www.mb.com.ph/.../asean-pushing-emission-reduction-pledge...
ASEAN exchanges urged to unite - Economy - VietNam News
Each of the ASEAN stock exchanges was small, but if joined together, they could be influential to the world's investment communities, said the chief executive ...
vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/.../asean-exchanges-urged-to-...
Antara News : Indonesia successfully takes ASEAN to greater height
When Indonesia assumed the ASEAN chairmanship in January 2011, ASEANSecretary General Dr Surin Pitsuwan expressed optimism that the country could ...
www.antaranews.com/.../indonesia-successfully-takes-asean-to...
Myanmar hosts ASEAN telecommunication ... - Philippine Star
The ASEAN TELSOM, attended by representatives of communications and IT ministries of ASEAN members, will adopt projects for 2011- ... More BreakingNews ...
www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=755880...200
Crossover: Significance of joint security patrol for ASEAN countries ...
Q4: For ANDY: How important is the joint security patrol for the ASEAN countries and the region? Can this be a ... index revealed on Friday. Picture in news more ...
english.cntv.cn/program/newshour/20111210/111909.shtml

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