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| 2007 |
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| May.4 |
Singapore PM warns US over China Washington: Lee Hsien Loong told Bush the 2 countries have a major impact on the region's prosperity, after bilateral talks
| 2000 |
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| Nov.24 |
Southeast Asia Summit Leaders signed pact to boost the region's chances in the world of e-commerce
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| 2008 |
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| Jul.20 |
ASEAN strongly rebukes Myanmar A senior figure in military junta has suggested that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi could be freed from house arrest in about 6 months
| 2005 |
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| Jun.3 |
Rumsfeld: China needs freer government| Defense Secretary issued a blunt challenge to China at a regional security conference | |
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| 2008 |
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| Jul.22 |
Ministers set for N Korea talks US Secretary of State Rice has held talks with regional officals prior to a meeting on North Korea's nuclear program
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Burma neighbours in cyclone talks| The Association of South East Asian Nation is due to hold urgent talks to discuss ways of helping cyclone victims | |
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| 2011 |
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Ruling party returned to power he People's Action Party was returned to power in general elections, despite the strongest challenge to date from the opposition
| 2001 |
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| Nov.3 |
'Riot' mars one-sided poll 16 people have been arrested for rioting in a prelude to a compulsory voting
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| 2001 |
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| Jan.3 |
Falun Gong followers charged They charged with obstructing police and illegal assembly for holding a vigil for members to have died in Chinese jails
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| 2009 |
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| Nov.15 |
No climate deal seen by year's end| Leaders from the world's top economic powers acknowledged that there's no hope of a major breakthrough over climate change by year's end | |
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| 2002 |
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| Sep.19 |
Terror plot 'sought Islamic state' 21 terror suspects arrested last month planned attacks on water pipelines and chemical factories to create instability
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| 2009 |
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| May.29 |
US 'opposes' nuclear North Korea Defence Secretary Robert Gates at Asian summit: The US 'will not accept' a nuclear-armed North Korea,
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| 2012 |
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| Dec.28 |
Woman gang-raped in India dies A 23-year-old Indian woman, whose gang-rape aboard a bus in New Delhi spawned days of mass protests across India, has died
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| 2009 |
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| Nov.14 |
Apec leaders in climate warning| World leaders meeting have said it will not be possible to reach a climate change deal ahead of next month's UN conference in Denmark | |
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| Nov.14 |
Obama joins Apec summit
US President has joined 20 other world leaders for the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) forum