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SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Leaders at odds as food crisis grows
Cyclone damage in Burma may further tighten the rice market, the UN Food and Agriculture...
South-East AsiaSOUTH-EAST ASIA/CHINA: PMs pledge to deepen ties
Prime ministers from the six member nations of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) today signed up...
South-East AsiaASEAN: Burma reform hopes are tied to UN mission
China today urged Burma to schedule another visit by UN special envoy, Ibrahim Gambari. The...
AseanSOUTH-EAST ASIA: Clean energy potential is significant
Investment in alternative technologies is likely to increase sharply in response to environmental...
South-East AsiaINTERNATIONAL: Battle against fake drugs intensifies
The flow of counterfeit medicines is a growing concern for both the research-based pharmaceutical...
ASEAN: Ministers commit to human rights commission
Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers today agreed, in principle, to...
AseanEAST ASIA: Poverty declining but development is patchy
The region is expected to meet a commitment to halve the number of poor by 2015. However,...
East AsiaSOUTH/SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Fiscal challenges ahead
The economies of South-east and South Asia have recorded strong growth over the last few years....
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