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New Delhi to lend professional touch to Asean treaty NEW DELHI: Service sector professionals and financial institutions such as banks and insurance companies may soon get easier entry into the East Asian market, as India has managed to...

In this article: India, New Delhi, and Singapore

...database to catch criminals and terrorists going across their borders, the group said. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed to set up "an immigration database so we can track blacklisted nationals", said...

In this article: Southeast Asia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia

...sent the wrong signal, letting the Burmese feel that it is only the United States and not ASEAN that is pushing them," he said. ASEAN - whose ranks include communist nations Laos and Vietnam - has long faced criticism both from abroad...

In this article: Barack Obama, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, United States, Thein Sein, Democracy, Amnesty International USA, US Campaign For Burma, and The White House

...good afternoon, everybody. We have just concluded the first ever meeting between a United States President and the leaders of all 10 ASEAN countries. And I'd like to thank my friends, Prime Minister Lee, for hosting, and Prime Minister...

In this article: Barack Obama, United States, Climate change, Southeast Asia, Tokyo, Doha Round, and Steven Chu

...and relations with Southeast Asia should not be held hostage by the junta. Previous administrations had refused to hold a summit with ASEAN because it meant sitting at the same table with Myanmar, which is a member of the regional...

In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, United States, Myanmar, Barack Obama, Southeast Asia, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and Thein Sein

...across the region, widespread impunity for rights violations, and a weak regional human rights institution" at the ASEAN meeting. ASEAN recently created a human rights commission, which has been criticized for lacking any power to...

In this article: Burma, United States, Singapore, Washington, Thein Sein, Southeast Asia, China, and Democracy

In this article: Burma, United States, Singapore, Thomson Reuters, Thein Sein, Lyndon Johnson, Democracy, and Small business

In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, United States, Myanmar, Barack Obama, Southeast Asia, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and Thein Sein