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ASIA: Ministers commit to sharing flu samples
Health ministers today pledged to cooperate on tackling bird flu by sharing virus samples.
SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Electronics sector faces revival test
Global demand for semiconductors and other technology components weakened in the first quarter,...
South-East AsiaCHINA/VIETNAM: Hu and Triet play up the positive
China's President Hu Jintao and Vietnam's President Nguyen Minh Triet met yesterday.
ChinaEAST 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....
South-East AsiaVIETNAM: Tentative reforms strengthen assembly
The country's growing engagement with the global economy has raised expectations of both...
VietnamASIA: Rising seas put economic development at risk
A new study reported yesterday by the International Institute for Environment and Development has...
AsiaSOUTH-EAST ASIA: Banks back some market intervention
As the region's exchange regulators respond to erratic capital flows, they are under pressure to...
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