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ASEAN News, Mar 30, 2012

Asean Expects Region's Economies to Grow in 2012
Wall Street Journal
The 10-nation Asean group includes Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Officials from those countries also agreed with representatives of China, Japan and Korea at a ...
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China's Hu Visits Cambodia as Asean Leaders Eye Sea Disputes
Bloomberg
“Cambodians will not want to upset the Chinese by pushing the South China Sea on the agenda of the Asean meeting,” said Ian Storey, a senior fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asia Studies in Singapore. In the past two years, previous hosts Vietnam ...
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Bloomberg
ADB sees robust ASEAN growth in 'difficult' 2012
AFP
"Despite a difficult external environment, we still expect ASEANgrowth this year to remain robust at 5.2 percent, above last year's rate of 4.6 percent," Haruhiko Kuroda told finance ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations ...
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AFP
ASEAN Finance Ministers Pledge to Intensify Cooperation
CRIENGLISH.com
The 16th ASEAN finance ministers' meeting wrapped up on Friday with an agreement to intensify economic and financial cooperation for realizing theASEAN Economic Community by 2015, said a joint statement released after the meeting.
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US, Asean launch trade project
Inquirer.net
The United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have launched a three-year project meant to ease the trade of food products in the region. Dubbed Market (Maximizing Agricultural Revenue through Knowledge, Enterprise Development ...
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EU- Asean Meeting To Enhance Trade & Investment Ties With Southeast Asia
Bernama
By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah SINGAPORE, March 30 (Bernama) -- The European Union and Asean are set to further strengthen their trade and investment relations at the EU-Asean meeting in Phnom Penh next week. EU Trade Commissioner Karel De ...
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16th ASEAN Finance Ministers' Meeting Kicks off in Cambodia
CRIENGLISH.com
The 16th ASEAN finance ministers' meeting kicked off Friday to search effective measures for ensuring sustainable economic growth and financial stability in the region. The one-day meeting was attended by ASEAN finance ministers, central bank governors ...
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Asean finance ministers sign new agreement on customs
The Borneo Post
KUALA LUMPUR: Asean finance ministers yesterday signed a new agreement on customs, which promotes seamless processing among their customs authorities to facilitate a free flow of goods and commodities across the grouping borders.
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PH, EU trade officials to meet
BusinessWorld Online Edition
THE PHILIPPINES is looking to meet with the European Union's (EU) lead trade official on the sidelines of the 20th ASEAN Summit to discuss the next steps to advance bilateral trade negotiations. European Commissioner for Trade Karel de Gucht will be in ...
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Lim Hng Kiang to attend Asean Economic Community Council meeting
Straits Times
Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang will be in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from April 1 - 2 for the 7th Asean Economic Community (AEC) Council Meeting, said the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MIT) on Friday. -- ZAOBAO PHOTO: TAN LAI HOCK Minister ...
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Straits Times
City of Zhongshan courting ASEAN in bid to 'go global'
China Daily
Organizers have invited representatives from seven overseas industrial cooperative zones, six of them from ASEAN, to participate in the annual event in Guangdong province. The overseas zones are promoting their favorable policies during the fair, ...
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China Daily
ASEAN Plus Three doubles swap deal to $300b: Reports
AsiaOne
The ASEAN Plus Three up to now had 20 per cent of the US$120 billion to tap without linkage to loans by the International Monetary Fund. Several news reports said the ASEAN Plus Three are expected to raise the portion of available fund independent of ...
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Asean Infrastructure Fund To Start In June
Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 (Bernama)-- The Asean Infrastucture Fund (AIF) is expected to commence operations in June this year, and project owners inAsean may forward their loan applications shortly after the date. Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad ...
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PHL maintains commitment to SMEs, integrated ASEAN in 20TH ASEAN Summit
The Online Zamboanga Times
MANILA — The Philippines will prioritize the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and emphasize the country's continued commitment to the envisioned economic integration of ASEAN by 2015 during the 20th ASEANSummit in Phnom Penh, ...
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De Gucht eyeing FTA progress at ASEAN summit
Europolitics.info
By Sébastien Falletti in Seoul | Friday 30 March 2012 Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht will push for progress in bilateral free trade talks with South-East Asian countries during the EU-ASEAN summit, to be held on 1-2 April in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Aquino joins celebration of 45th Asean anniversary
The Online Zamboanga Times
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — President Benigno S. Aquino III will join other leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in celebrating the regional bloc's 45th foundation anniversary during the opening of the 20thAsean Summit here on ...
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Sea Clashes Loom Over Southeast Asia Summit
Wall Street Journal
Now, in a year when Cambodia will host Asean's meetings, analysts suggest China is counting on its ally to slow the momentum for a stronger, unifiedAsean response to Beijing's claim of sovereignty over the waters. Mr. Hu's visit just before the Asean ...
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Chinese president in Cambodia ahead of summit
Inquirer.net
Hu's four-day trip comes as Beijing's shadow looms large over next week's gathering of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), where the thorny issue of the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) is likely to resurface.
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Cambodia Readies for ASEAN
The Diplomat
By Tim LaRocco The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit will take place April 3-4 in Phnom Penh. As the new chair of the regional bloc for the 2012 year, Cambodia will have an opportunity to show off its capital's latest developments, ...
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Europe looks beyond Myanmar sanctions
Reuters
The European commissioner for trade will attend an EU-ASEAN business summit in Cambodia on April 1, the day Myanmar holds by-elections that will be closely watched internationally to see whether it lives up to its democratic commitment in practice.
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Missile Issue Up At Meet
Manila Bulletin
Assistant Secretary for ASEAN Affairs Teresita Barsana said North Korea's rocket launch scheduled between April 12 and 16 will be part of the President's agenda when he meets with his fellow Southeast Asian leaders during theASEAN Leaders' Retreat on ...
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Elections: Yangon invites ASEAN, dialogue partners
TODAYonline
Uncharacteristically, the formerly hermetic country has invited each of its neighbours in the 10-nation Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc to send a pair of observers. Myanmar also extended the offer to ASEAN'sdialogue partners ...
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With 'Look East' Policy Bearing Fruit, India Must Now 'Act East'
World Politics Review
Yet as India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) prepare to mark two decades of formal relations later this year, there is much to celebrate. Given the recent advances New Delhi has made in its relations with its Southeast Asian ...
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Global Push Behind Central Restructuring
LoanSafe
The restructuring is meant to streamline the CRC chain for the international market ahead of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015. “AEC is vital to the growth of the Thai economy in future, and Thai operators should take this opportunity to ...
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Close eye on Myanmar polls
Bangkok Post
Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan said he welcomed Myanmar's initiative in inviting its Asean neighbours, dialogue partners and international organisations to observe the polling. "We are pleased to lend our support to this very significant ...
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Thailand to push haze problem to ASEAN Summit agenda
Thai News Agency MCOT
BANGKOK, March 30 -- Thailand will raise haze that blanketed its northern region and its neighbouring countries as an agenda concern for leaders to deal with at the 20th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to be held in ...
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Burma's election irregularities may damage its reform plans
Asian Tribune
Present at the meeting were departmental heads, local and foreign-based diplomats, invited representatives of the UN headquarters, representatives of the ASEAN Chairman, ASEAN countries, partner countries and European Union and correspondents of ...
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Asian emergency funding pool set to double
The Nation
Speaking at the opening of the 16th Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) finance ministers' meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Keat Chhon confirmed that the ministers would "commit to finalizing the expansion of the ...
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Patriots out to extend streak vs Slammers
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - League-leading AirAsia Philippine Patriots seek to put more distance between themselves and their closest pursuers when they host defending champion Chang Thailand Slammers in the third AirAsia ASEANBasketball League (ABL) ...
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ABL: Patriots to host Slammers after fruitful road trip
GMA News
AirAsia Philippines returns home to host defennding chamion Chang Thailand on Saturday after a fruitful road trip in the 3rd ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. The Patriots, with the Final Four race on its final ...
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Thai-ASEAN News Network - Signature Weddings at Shangri-La ...
Nida Sampattavanich discovers that Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok offers 'soon-to- weds' a world of choice during her recent visit to the luxury riverside hotel's...
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Thai-ASEAN News Network - Movies: Raw Revenge
In 'Wrath of The Titans' (Clash of The Titans 2), Perseus sets off on a precarious quest into the underworld to rescue Zeus, overthrow the Titans and save ...
www.thailandoutlook.tv/tan/ViewData.aspx?DataID=1053684
Asean Expects Region's Economies to Grow in 2012
By MARTIN VAUGHAN PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Southeast Asian finance ministers predicted the region's economies will expand more quickly in 2012 than the previous ...
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ASEAN News: Roadmap for Monetary and Financial Integration ...
ASEAN finance, central bank deputies meeting opens in Cambodia TheASEAN finance and central bank deputies meeting opened in Phnom Penh Tuesday to ...
www.livetradingnews.com/asean-news-roadmap-for-monetary...
BBC News - Burma invites Asean observers for April elections
Burma invites foreign election observers for the first time to witness polls, officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) say.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17446571
STOCKS NEWS ASEAN-Hiap Hoe jumps on takeover talk | Reuters
Shares of Singapore's property firm Hiap Hoe Ltd jumped as much as 12.7 percent on strong volume on market talkthe firm could be a takeover target due to its ...
www.reuters.com/.../stocksnews-asean-hiaphoe-idUSL3E8EQ0...
Activists pull out of meeting with Asean leaders | Bangkok Post: news
Independent Asean activists will boycott a traditional meeting with regional leaders in a sideline session of the Asean Summit in Phnom Penh next month after ...
www.bangkokpost.com/.../activists-pull-out-of-meeting-with-a...
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North Korea to be discussed in ASEAN summit — Lacierda | GMA ...
North Korea will most likely be discussed during the 20th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Cambodia next week, most probably its ...
www.gmanetwork.com/.../north-korea-to-be-discussed-in-asea...
As Summit Opens, Asean Faces Test of Leadership
Thursday, 29 March 2012 As Summit Opens, Asean Faces Test of Leadership Sophat Soeung, VOA Khmer | Washington “It's like flying geese.
www.voanews.com/.../As-Summit-Opens-Asean-Faces-Test-of...
China influence over Cambodia to be tested at SE Asia summit
"This is a real test for them (ASEAN)," said Carl Baker, ... Its tenure as chair ofASEAN this year adds to doubts that the group will be able to formalise ...
www.reuters.com/.../asean-china-idUSL2E8ER98X20120329
Myanmar will allow Asian observers at April vote - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: Myanmar has agreed to allow observers from SoutheastAsian countries to monitor April elections that are viewed as crucial for gauging the ...
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Breaking News | Asian News | World Weather - Brunei News | RTB ...
Get the latest news: Brunei news,international news, features and analysis from Asia, ... The ASEAN-China youth caring and sharing programme is a programme ...
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World News: ASEAN business news
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket's international community.
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Twitter / ASEAN Secretariat: [NEWS] ASEAN and the Unite ...
[NEWS] ASEAN and the United Nations See Good Potential for Greater Cooperation and Exchange of Ideas. http://t.co/OfORB593.
twitter.com/ASEAN2015/statuses/182294767294623744
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