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Thai Minister Urges Exporters To Use Australia, NZ, Asean Trade Pact (Bernama)

BANGKOK, March 6 (Bernama) — Thailand’s Commerce Ministry has urged exporters to better understand more on benefits offered under the Asean-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) agreement which will take effect March 12, Thai News Agency (TNA) reported a senior ministry official as saying.

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Kofi Annan urges Asean to find common solutions (Aliran Online)

4 March — The Asean Secretariat today received another high-profile visitor: the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, H E Kofi Annan. In a two-hour visit to the Secretariat, Mr Annan had an exchange of views on global affairs with the Secretary-General of Asean, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, and then proceeded to a working lunch hosted by Dr Surin, who was accompanied by his Deputy Secretary …

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Thailand and Indonesia at 60: Democratic partners in Asean (Asia News Network)

Where on earth does the mere mention of the name “Bangkok” bring a breath of fresh air or a smiling face? Again, which country has a common history with Thailand that dates back thousands of years? Can you name a country that can be a democratic force for Asean along with Thailand?

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CHINA CONSIDERS HELPING ASEAN SMEs TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVENESS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

BEIJING, March 6 (Bernama) — China consider giving assistance beyond the free trade agreement (FTA) arrangement to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in some Asean countries to improve their competitiveness.

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Harnessing the true power of ASEAN FTAs (Vietnam Net)

MUTRAP III Team leader and professor at Italy’s Bocconi University Claudio Dordi and Federico Lupo Pasini, from MUTRAP and Berne’s World Trade Institute look at how Vietnam will be impacted on by ASEAN FTA deals.

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ASEAN countries get set for Television Charms Contest (AsiaOne)

HA NOI - Each member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will be sending two representatives to the ASEAN - HCM City Television Charms 2010 Contest that starts on March 17 in the city.

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Basketball: Satria Muda Britama beat Singapore Slingers in ASEAN league (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Philippines News)

SINGAPORE : The Singapore Slingers are out of the running for the ASEAN Basketball League title after being defeated by Indonesia’s Satria Muda Britama 86—76 on Sunday afternoon.

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PRESS RELEASE: Thai Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Visit ASEAN Secretariat (Fox News)

PRESS RELEASE: Thai Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Visit ASEAN Secretariat

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Thai Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Visit ASEAN Secretariat (MalaysiaNews.net)

Thai Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Visit ASEAN Secretariat ASEAN Secretariat, 6 February 2010 A delegation from the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Senate of Thailand today visited the ASEAN S…

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14. CIMB chief: There is an urgent need to re-energise and transform the Asean agenda (The Star)

MUCH has been learned from the global financial crisis – capitalism is not infallible, Wall Street is not that clever, integrity is more important than intelligence – are some that come to mind. And lessons will continue for years to come. …

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