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US firms doubt AEC single market goal
AFP, Published on 20/08/2013
» SINGAPORE - Two leading American business groups Tuesday said US firms operating in Asean countries are sceptical the regional bloc can meet a 2015 deadline to establish a single market.
China's island-building to loom large at Asean summit
AFP, Published on 25/04/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - China's creation of new island footholds in contested seas will hover over a Southeast Asian summit that has become an annual test of the region's nerve in standing up to its massive neighbour.
Asean leaders to talk China, trade
AFP, Published on 24/04/2013
» Southeast Asian leaders will meet in Brunei on Wednesday hoping to heal wounds from infighting over relations with China while building momentum towards groundbreaking economic partnerships.
Terrorism, sea dispute top Asean agenda
AFP, Published on 21/11/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Terrorism and territorial tensions are expected to dominate discussions when Asia-Pacific leaders reconvene for a fresh round of summitry in Malaysia on Saturday.
Asean to declare single market but delays deeper integration: Malaysia
AFP, Published on 24/01/2015
» DAVOS - Asean will officially call itself a single market by year's end, but "big things" like seamless travel within the 10-nation bloc would only come in 2020, Malaysia's trade minister told AFP in an interview.
Transnational crime booming across SE Asia: UN
AFP, Published on 25/02/2016
» Transnational crime is booming in Southeast Asia, the UN warned Thursday, aided by rapid regional economic integration and patchy cross-border police work.
SE Asia holds summit amid differences over China
AFP, Published on 27/04/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Southeast Asian leaders hold a summit in Malaysia Monday seeking to maintain unity in the face of differences over how to respond to China's expanding territorial ambitions at sea.
Maritime issue in spotlight as Asia summit season winds down
AFP, Published on 22/11/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Asia-Pacific leaders opened a final summit Sunday with attention expected to swing back to the maritime standoff in the South China Sea, closing a marathon week of diplomacy largely overshadowed by the recent jihadist attacks.
Asia-Pacific summit season to wrap up
AFP, Published on 22/11/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Asia-Pacific leaders on Sunday wrap up a week of diplomacy on trade and security issues that has been jolted by revulsion over the recent jihadist attacks.
Southeast Asian leaders urge China to discuss rows
AFP, Published on 25/04/2013
» Southeast Asian leaders on Thursday called for urgent talks with China to ensure that increasingly tense territorial disputes over the South China Sea did not escalate into violence.