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Thaksin's party denies role in Thailand blasts
The Thai political party whose governments have been overthrown by the country's ruling generals denied on Saturday having any role in the bomb attacks on popular tourist destinations that killed four people and wounded dozens. The blasts on (...)

14 - 08 - 2016
Bombs shake Thailand tourist towns, and industry confidence
Tourists huddled in their hotel rooms and ducked inside buildings after bombs, one after another, exploded in at least five areas of Thailand, including popular beach cities, killing at least four people and wounding dozens more. "The security in (...)

12 - 08 - 2016
South-East Asian ministers agree on South China Sea conduct
East Asian foreign ministers on Wednesday agreed to a code of conduct for the South China Sea where territorial disputes have raised tensions with Beijing, according to DPA. Of the 10 nations in the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), (...)

14 - 08 - 2013
Asian leaders seek to reduce dependence on Western markets
Pacific leaders called Sunday for region-wide free trade and other measures to reduce dependence on the United States and big Western markets as Asia leads the way out of the global economic downturn. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama urged (...)

26 - 10 - 2009
Australia, Japan pitch rival ideas for new Asia bloc
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd floated a second model for a pan-Asia economic bloc on Sunday, challenging a Japanese idea by making US involvement a key component of his plan. Rudd's plan encompasses a broader collection of states than (...)

26 - 10 - 2009
Global economy seems to have bottomed
The global economy has likely bottomed out but employment conditions are “dire” and stimulus is needed across Asia to spur domestic demand, Japan's prime minister said. “Prime Minister Hatoyama mentioned that at the moment the global economy is (...)

26 - 10 - 2009
Japan pushes for East Asia bloc, US role uncertain
Japan"s prime minister backed a U.S. role for a proposed EU-style Asian community on Saturday, telling Southeast Asian leaders Tokyo"s alliance with Washington was at the heart of its diplomacy, Reuters reported. Making a case for an East Asian (...)

24 - 10 - 2009
Thai, Filipino feud on rice threatens ASEAN pact
The Philippines and Thailand are squaring off in an escalating row over rice that threatens to derail a trade pact at the heart of Southeast's bid to build an EU-style economic community by 2015. Thailand, the world's biggest rice exporter, (...)

24 - 10 - 2009
ASEAN leaders urge unity to beat financial crisis
Southeast Asian leaders called Sunday for urgent cooperation and reform to tackle the global financial crisis, as they pushed on with their dream of forming an EU-style community by 2015. Leaders from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian (...)

02 - 03 - 2009
ASEAN for eased economic policy
Leaders of Southeast Asian nations have agreed to fight the global financial crisis with eased macroeconomic and monetary policies, a draft statement by the group obtained on Saturday said. The 10-member Asssociation of South East Asian Nations (...)

01 - 03 - 2009
ASEAN signs free trade pacts with Australia, NZ
Southeast Asian economic ministers ratified on Friday a major free trade area with Australia and New Zealand, while seeking to downplay fears of protectionism as global economic conditions worsen. But foreign ministers from the Association of (...)

28 - 02 - 2009
Ford launches new ethanol-compatible sedan in Thailand =
Ford Motor Company on Thursday launched its first ethanol-compatible sedan - the Ford Focus - on the Thai market, reported dpa. Ford Motor chairman and chief executive officer Bill Ford announced the launch of the Ford Focus model in Hua Hin, 130 (...)

27 - 10 - 2005
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