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Singapore Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang and Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean at the ASEAN summit Feb. 27
February 27, 2009 2020 GMT
The free trade agreement signed by ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand illustrates ASEAN's progress in international trade. [more]
Dutyfree shop in Singapore Changi International Airport
The United States has offered to join the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership, which consists of Singapore, New Zealand, Chile and Brunei. [more]
April 5, 2004 2241 GMT
The Pacific Islands Forum met in Auckland on April 6 to discuss a unified security program backed by Australia and New Zealand. The program -- which will be adopted -- marks the continuing advancement of Australian influence in the region. [more]
April 1, 2004 1938 GMT
The second quarter of 2004 will be dominated by four themes. The first will be the strike and counterstrike activity between al Qaeda and the United States. The second will be the intensifying political struggle in the United States as the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush fights for its life. The third will be the re-intensification of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the fourth will be growing global awareness of the increasing weakness of China’s economy — coupled with readjustments in Beijing’s political plans. [more]
August 10, 2003 2235 GMT
The first week of August 2003 behaved as an August week should. Europeans quietly went off on their vacations, and even Americans seemed to take some time off -- albeit frantically checking into their office email, voice mail and key web sites. The markets still have not absorbed the important news: The United States is involved in a world war and for the moment, it is not going particularly well. [more]
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