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Title:
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Duterte, Southeast Asian leaders open 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok
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Author:
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Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panu Wongcha-um, Reuters
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Source:
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ABSCBN News
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Date:
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June 23, 2019
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Description:
- Southeast Asian leaders, including Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, met on Sunday for a second day of a summit in Bangkok, where they were expected to discuss pressing regional issues including the plight of Myanmar's fleeing Rohingyas and the South China Sea dispute.
ASEAN Relations
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Title:
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ASEAN summit – Southeast Asian nations wary of US-China trade row
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Author:
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Deutsch Welle
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Source:
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Deutsch Welle
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Date:
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June 22, 2019
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Description:
- The US-China trade dispute is high on the ASEAN summit agenda. The bloc's leaders are set to sign an economic partnership deal at their annual meeting in Bangkok, but not all countries want Beijing's economic hegemony.
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Title:
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Vietnamese media reports rescue of 'hungry, quivering' Filipino fishers
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Author:
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Philippine Star
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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June 18, 2019
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Description:
- The owner of the Vietnamese boat that rescued 22 Filipinos after what Manila now calls an allision with a Chinese vessel near the Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea has talked to Vietnamese media about the rescue.
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Title:
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Interview: Singapore-China cooperation to grow despite trend of anti-globalization: Singapore deputy PM
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Author:
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Wang Lili
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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May 22, 2019
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Description:
- The scope for Singapore-China cooperation is growing despite the rise of anti-globalization sentiment, Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said. Against the backdrop of technological and structural changes, the scope for cooperation between Singapore and China has been enlarged, Heng told Xinhua ahead of his visit to China, which will take him to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong Province and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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Title:
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China and ASEAN nations meet on South China Sea cooperation
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Author:
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China Military
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Source:
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China Military
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Date:
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May 20, 2019
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Description:
- Senior officials from China and ASEAN member countries met Saturday in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, to further coordinate on the South China Sea, agreeing to continue efforts for peace, tranquility and common development in the area. At the meeting, all sides made in-depth exchanges of views on comprehensive, effective implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC), further pragmatic maritime cooperation as well as consultation of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC), according to a Foreign Ministry press release.
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Title:
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Asean markets fall on fears US-China trade talks falling apart
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Author:
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The Star
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Source:
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The Star
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Date:
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May 8, 2019
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Description:
- Southeast Asian stock markets tumbled on Wednesday tracking losses on the Wall Street, on worries global growth could be hit as the U.S.-China trade deal seen falling apart, while the additional U.S. tariff deadline on Chinese goods loomed large.
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Title:
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PH joins Asean maritime drills in Singapore
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Author:
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Roy Narra
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Source:
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Manila Times
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Date:
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May 5, 2019
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Description:
- The Philippine Navy will participate in the second part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)-Plus Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Combined Maritime Exercise that will be held in Singapore. The first part of the ADMM-Plus Combined Maritime Exercise was held in South Korea, where the Philippines participated in a series of confidence-building activities.
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Title:
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Malaysia keen to be commodities gateway between China and ASEAN
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Author:
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Xinhua
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Source:
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Global Times
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Date:
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May 3, 2019
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Description:
- Malaysia is ideally placed to be the trade gateway for commodities trade between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday. Delivering a keynote speech at the launch of Malaysia's first commodities e-commerce trading platform, Mahathir said Malaysia's location in ASEAN and its long-standing cultural ties with China make it an ideal business partner in the sector.
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Title:
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Thailand pushes China's Belt and Road despite differing visions
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Author:
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David Green
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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May 2, 2019
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Description:
- Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's appearance and welcome at the second Belt and Road Initiative forum that ended in Beijing on Saturday suggests a warming of Sino-Thai relations, but questions remain over whether the two sides can achieve the connectivity they have so keenly emphasized.
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Title:
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BRI boosts connectivity between China, ASEAN markets: Malaysian gov't agency
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Author:
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XInhua
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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April 24, 2019
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Description:
- Businesses between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will benefit from the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) said on Wednesday.
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Title:
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No 'one-on-one' discussion with Beijing on South China Sea issue: Malaysia foreign minister
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Author:
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CNA
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Source:
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CNA
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Date:
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April 24, 2019
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Description:
- Despite the warming of bilateral relations with China, Malaysia Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah insisted that Putrajaya will not discuss the South China Sea issue on a "one-on-one basis" with Beijing.
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Title:
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ASEAN wants RCEP negotiations concluded by November, signed 2020
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Author:
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Kyodo News
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Source:
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ABS CBN
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Date:
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April 23, 2019
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Description:
- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations no longer expects an Asia-wide free trade deal involving 16 countries to be signed by November, but it still hopes negotiations can be concluded by then, ASEAN officials said Tuesday.
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Title:
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Singapore can make 'modest contribution' to China's Belt and Road Initiative: PM Lee Hsien Loong
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Author:
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Danson Cheong
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Source:
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Straits Times
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Date:
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April 23, 2019
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Description:
- Ties between Singapore and China have grown tremendously since they were established in 1990, and there is great potential for them to develop further, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said.
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Title:
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South Korea financial firms urged to Asean
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Author:
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The Korea Herald
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Source:
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The Phnom Penh Post
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Date:
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April 22, 2019
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Description:
- South Korea's financial regulator is seeking to bolster the business of local firms in Southeast Asia, widely considered the “next China”. The Financial Supervisory Service hosted an event on Friday in light of the Moon Jae-in government’s “New Southern Policy” which strives to elevate diplomatic and economic ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), as well as India.
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Title:
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The US ultimatum over China’s 5G giant falls flat in Southeast Asia
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Author:
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Meaghan Tobin
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Source:
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Inkstone Daily
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Date:
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April 22, 2019
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Description:
- When a senior Malaysia trade official toured a Huawei training center in the country and mingled with the Chinese 5G champion’s executives last week, the vibe in the room was all smiles. Yet half the world away in Washington’s corridors of power, it’s hard to imagine there was anything but grimaces.
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Title:
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Thousands protest China-backed mega-dam in Myanmar
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Author:
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Phys.org
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Source:
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Phys.org
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Date:
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April 22, 2019
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Description:
- Thousands of people in northern Myanmar took to the streets on Monday to protest against the proposed reinstatement of a Chinese-backed mega-dam they say will cause huge environmental damage and bring little benefit to the country.
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Title:
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ASEAN, China enhance multifaceted cooperation
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Author:
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VNA
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Source:
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VietnamPlus
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Date:
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April 10, 2019
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Description:
- The 20th ASEAN-China Joint Cooperation Committee (ACJCC) Meeting took place in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 9. The meeting was to review the recent activities of ASEAN-China cooperation and to determine orientations and measures to further promote future bilateral relations.
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Title:
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SLOW AND STEADY: VIETNAM’S SPRATLY UPGRADES
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Author:
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AMTI
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Source:
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AMTI
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Date:
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April 8, 2019
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Description:
- Vietnam continues to quietly upgrade its facilities in the Spratly Islands, though apparently without facing the same reaction from China’s maritime militia forces as the Philippines recently has. Vietnam occupies 49 outposts spread across 27 features in the vicinity of the Spratly Islands. Of those 27 features, only 10 can be called islets while the rest are mostly underwater reefs and banks.
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Title:
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China-backed trade pact RCEP to be finalized this year, Southeast Asian official says
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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April 6, 2019
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Description:
- Southeast Asian countries engaged in talks on a major China-backed trade pact expect to finalize it this year, the finance minister of Thailand, which is the current chair of the 10-nation ASEAN grouping, said on Friday.
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Title:
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China remains Asean's top trading partner for over a decade
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Author:
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Beh Yuen Hui
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Source:
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The Star Online
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Date:
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March 3, 2019
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Description:
- China has been Asean's top trading partner for 10 consecutive years, registering a strong growth of over 14% last year. Asean-China Centre secretary-general Chen Dehai said cooperation between the two sides has shown fruitful results.