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ASEAN News, Jan 24, 2012

Philippines seen to benefit from Asean tourism plan
Inquirer.net
The Philippines is poised to be a major selling point for drawing tourists into “Asean as a single destination” as tourism ministers in the region agree on pushing a package of activities, many of which the country offers. Tourism officials, including ...
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Man Marries Dead Girlfriend In Joint Funeral And Wedding Ceremony In Thailand ...
Huffington Post
... the Thai-Asean News (TAN) Network reported. Unfortunately, Kamsook unexpectedly died in an accident before the couple could set a date. According to the Pattaya Daily News, the couple met at Thailand's Eastern Asia University nearly a decade ago, ...
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ASEAN convenes to address trade
China Post
Rasmei Kampuchea Daily/Asia News Network --Officials and business representatives from the 10 ASEAN member states came together yesterday in Siem Reap, Cambodia to discuss the challenges and opportunities of free trade agreements, as well as ways that ...
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Industry-specific cooperation a priority for China, ASEAN
People's Daily Online
By Zhao Shan (People's Daily Overseas Edition) The trade volume between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) totaled nearly 362.9 billion US dollars in 2011, up nearly 24 percent from the previous year, according to statistics ...
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Finance Special: Forum speakers: Asia holds economic key to 2012
China Daily
"The most important lesson we can learn from the successful development experiences of Asia in the past decade is that deeper economic cooperation and trade interdependence among Asian countries has significantly increased their economic strength and ...
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China Daily
Resolving South China Sea issue needs concrete measures
People's Daily Online
By Zhong Sheng (People's Daily) At the beginning of this New Year, the peaceful settlement of the South China Sea issue shows a good momentum. The fourth Senior Official's Meeting attended by China and the ASEAN on implementing the Declaration on the ...
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A steady trade year, but hurdles ahead
China Daily
Because of the uncertain prospect of developed markets, China should increase trade and economic cooperation with Asia, Latin America, Russia, Eastern Europe, Africa and other emerging markets, particularly the ASEANand the BRIC countries, ...
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China Daily
US unlikely to play dominant role in resolving South China Sea issue
People's Daily Online
By Ding Gang (People's Daily) Recently, two conferences relevant to the issue of South China Sea have been held in China and the United States. One is the Fourth Senior Official Conference held in Beijing, which is for China and ASEAN's implementation ...
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Iranian paranoia
The Asian Age
To prosper, West Bengal needs, not doles from the Central government, but rail and road connectivity through Burma and Bangladesh to the 10 Asean nations, making it a bridge for investment and trade. Ms Hasina must be strengthened to exorcise the ...
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English on the fast track
Bangkok Post
The school, located in Bangkok's Din Daeng district, is encouraging its students to speak English more often as Thailand gears up for entry into theAsean Economic Community in 2015 when English will be the main language for communication.
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Bangkok Post
After launching Sydney, AirAsia X focuses on higher frequencies and more intra ...
CAPA - Centre for Aviation (blog)
The carrier will now “pick and choose” its markets from these key countries in theASEAN/Northeast Asia market as its builds frequency and economies of scale in these high-potential markets. Most of AirAsia X's Asian destinations are not served daily.
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Volatile Dragon can be tamed
Inquirer.net
Economists now predict that last year's growth will struggle to meet even the lower end of the revised 4-5 percent growth target, making the Philippines the underperformer among its peers in the Association of Southeast AsianNations (Asean) region.
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Which side to take?
Zamboanga Today Online
McCain said the US should help members of the Association of Southeast AsianNations like the Philippines develop and deploy an early warning system and coastal vessels in the disputed waters. He said, the US should let other countries know “which...
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Search for new world economic order
Business Recorder (blog)
Thereafter, other trading blocs, like ECO, Saarc, Asean in Asia were formed but could not achieve the desired results because of the competitive character of the economies of member-countries. They had to look towards the West for import of machinery ...
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Chinese defence official interprets China's military diplomacy in 2011
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... neighboring countries including Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and India, participated in the defense ministers' meeting of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Shangri-La Dialogue and the ASEAN Regional ...
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China rail builders unhappy with Putrajaya for delaying Gemas-JB link
The Malaysian Insider
Putrajaya and Beijing maintain very good political and business ties, with China taking palm oil and other commodities apart from a flow of goods being traded under the Asean-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The Gemas-JB link is part of a larger ...
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The Malaysian Insider
DOE to spend $100M on 20000 electric tricycles
Inquirer.net
This in turn will entice private investors to set up local manufacturing facilities that will lead to the creation of more jobs and a dynamic market for locally assembled units for export to the ASEAN region in the future.
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I just know it is really more fun here
Inquirer.net
Late at night, when I'm watching TV alone, I see the other Asean countries' tourism commercials and wonder if we'll have our own—one that shows our country'sstaggering, unique, natural beauty and the abundant charm of our people.
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US Senators escalate tensions in Southeast Asia
World Socialist Web Site
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's announcement at the ASEAN summit in 2010 that the US had a “national interest” in the South China Sea and was “back in Asia to stay” was regarded as a bombshell. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi described ...
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New record for Changi as passenger traffic crosses 45 million mark
MoodieReport
Other highlights include Changi's first connection to South America via Singapore Airlines' thrice-weekly service to Sao Paolo (via Barcelona) and Lao Airlines' services to Vientiane, completing Singapore's connectivity to all nine ASEAN neighbours.
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Industrial sentiment takes uneasy leap as production resumes
Bangkok Post
Although the world economy still has problems, it is a large market and Asean is heading in the right direction. There will always be demand for Thailand's major industries such as automotive and food, said Mr Payungsak. If Thailand is stable this year ...
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Roperos: Lamppost case
Sun.Star
He twitted me by saying that I obviously did not know about the recent developments regarding the celebrated lamppost scam that occurred during the run-up to the 2007Asean Summit. Of course, it was a case that shook Cebu almost to the rafters.
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Rape Extradition Order; US Defies Iran; Serena Dumped; Boost for Thailand ...
Phuketwan
... some sort of elaborate confidence trick to encourage foreign governments to ease economic sanctions and to satisfy certain expectations of Asean ahead of Burma assuming the chair of that body in 2014? afp Myanmar's (Burma's) army raped, ...
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In Another Great Leap Forward Chinese Firm Finds Oil in Thailands ...
By admin@namecake.com (John Daly)
ACFTA was signed on 4 November 2002 in Phnom Penh, Kampuchea, to establish a free trade area among the eleven ASEAN countries nations by 2010, with the free trade area coming into effect on 1 January 2010. Hence the rise in ...
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Thai-ASEAN News Network - Daily News' Eastern Office Attacked
The Eastern Center of the Daily News newspaper in Rayong Province came under attack this morning. Fortunately, no one was injured.Rayong Provicial Police ...
www.tannetwork.tv/tan/ViewData.aspx?DataID=1051780
20 - ASEAN-Korea Centre
Posted by aseanblog in ASEAN News - (0 Comments) ... Posted at People's Daily on 16:21, January 19, 2012 Indonesia's tourism industry will ... Poste at Viet Nam News on January, 19 2012 10:06:33 View of HCM City – the country's largest ...
blog.aseankorea.org/?m=20120120
AFPTC champions a smoke-free Asean - Asia News Network
HOME · DAILY BRIEFING · NEWS · VIEWS · BUSINESS, LIFE, QUIRKY ASIA ... Some 30 participants, consisting of technical members of ASEAN countries and ...
www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=26371
Myanmar sanction talks set to intensify – Pakistan Daily Times ...
ASEAN News Portal ... He said he also thought that pressure from neighboring Southeast Asian countries was having an impact, and that Myanmar's leaders ...
newsasean.com/551-myanmar-sanction-talks-set-to-intensify-p...
Malaysia Expects the ASEAN inflation could assist the Local Economy
Merrill Lynch (Singapore) Pte Ltd estimates inflation in Asean countries to decrease on the ... Free Daily Forex Signal & Analysis – World Finance Market News ...
www.meta4forexbroker.com/.../malaysia-expects-the-asean-inf...
  
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