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China urges ASEAN secretary-general to stay neutral on South China Sea issue

China on Wednesday refuted ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh's recent accusation that China had complicated the situation in the South China Sea, saying the comments departed from the neutral role that the ASEAN Secretariat should play.

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ASEAN's economic ministers call for more efforts to deepen economic integration

The economic ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) called for more efforts to fulfill the goal of deepening integration of the region at the end of a two-day meeting here Sunday.

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ASEAN economic ministers expects bloc's growth at 5.1 percent for 2015

The economic ministers from the 10 nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Sunday expressed confidence that the region's economy will grow 5.1 percent in 2015, above the 3.5 percent global growth projection.

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Chinese, Malaysian FMs meet on ties, ASEAN

​Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Monday with his Malaysian counterpart Anifah Aman here in New York on promoting deeper bilateral cooperation.

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ASEAN will emerge as new economic power: Malaysian PM

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Thursday that further integration in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will result in the emergence of a new economic power in the region.

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Progress in China-ASEAN FTA talks

The second round of negotiations on an upgraded China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA) has made "notable progress", China's Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.

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Commentary: Manila's attempt to poison China-ASEAN ties selfish, futile

Only one month after an arbitration farce, the Philippines is putting up another pathetic show in an attempt to lobby international sympathy and support in its territorial spat with China.

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ASEAN tourism ministers calls for striving towards quality tourist destinations

Tourism ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) call for efforts to become a quality tourist destinations under a new ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan (ATSP) 2016-25, said a joint media statement of the 18th ASEAN Tourism Ministers Meeting (ATMM) released here on Monday.

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ASEAN+3 ministers see intra travel main source of tourism growth

Tourism ministers from the ASEAN Plus Three (China, Japan and South Korea) said here on Monday that intra-APT travel remained the main source of tourism growth in the region.

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Myanmar stresses regional tourism cooperation

​Myanmar President U Thein Sein said on Monday that ASEAN tourism sector has seen considerable positive growth in the last consecutive years, reflecting the growth potentials and regional cooperation of ASEAN.

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Myanmar parliament approves signing agreements on ASEAN tourist secretariat, Japanese loan

Myanmar Union Parliament has approved signing agreement on establishing a regional secretariat for mutual recognition of ASEAN tourist experts, state-media reported Saturday.

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Cambodian FM to attend ASEAN ministerial meeting in Malaysia

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong will attend the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat to be held on Jan. 27-28 in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

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ASEAN travel exhibition to feature tourism products, services

The upcoming ASEAN Trade Travel Exhibition is expected to see more than 400 booths showcasing tourism products and services of the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Myanmar Ministry of Hotels and Tourism said on Friday.

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Vietnam to take part in ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Malaysia

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh will take part in the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia from Jan. 27 to 28, said Pham Thu Hang, vice spokesperson of Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday.

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Change and hope, five years after China-ASEAN Free Trade Area established

Vietnamese merchant Do Thi Ngan, who has been doing business in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for more than 10 years, is looking forward to a more fruitful 2015.

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Change and hope, five years after China-ASEAN Free Trade Area established

Vietnamese merchant Do Thi Ngan, who has been doing business in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for more than 10 years, is looking forward to a more fruitful 2015.

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ASEAN invests 53 bln USD in Vietnam so far: agency

​As of the end of December 2014, eight among 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN) have cumulatively invested some 53 billion U.S. dollars in 2,507 projects in Vietnam.