Asean

  • ASEAN leaders join in a traditional handshake at closing ceremonies in Thailand. Photo Courtesy: AP.
    India and the 10-nation south east Asian trading bloc Asean are expected to widen their trade engagement by signing in October, a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that will cover services and investment.
  • Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo Courtesy: Flickr
    President Barack Obama and his Southeast Asian counterparts are expected to drop calls for Myanmar's ruling generals to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners ahead of elections in 2010.
  • ASEAN logo. Photo Courtesy: Wikipedia
    Dreams of creating a huge economic bloc covering half the world's population are slowly becoming a reality in a plan that would boost Asia's global clout, analysts and officials say.
  • Asian leaders heard competing plans from Australia and Japan for a massive EU-style economic and political bloc, as they wrapped up an annual summit in Thailand on Sunday.
  • Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. Photo Courtesy: AP.
    Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday assured Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that his country would correct the balance of trade that is currently in its favour.
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