http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Association_of_Southeast_Asian_NationsFind stories, videos, and photos about Association of Southeast Asian Nations from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:44:05 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Nations14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Association of Southeast Asian Nations from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/15/obama.suu.kyi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/15/obama.suu.kyi/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama on Sunday called for the release of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:09:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/13/obama.asia.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/13/obama.asia.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Japan on Friday at the start of a four-nation trip to Asia that will emphasize economic growth, nuclear non-proliferation, the war in Afghanistan and climate change.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/10/obama.asia.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/10/obama.asia.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTextBarack Obama is the first U.S. president to have lived in Asia as a child, and that unique perspective will help shape his nine-day trip to the region starting Thursday, U.S. officials say.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/15/thailand.king.economy.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/15/thailand.king.economy.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTextA scare over the health of Thailand's king has delivered a blunt lesson to investors about political risk in a country where many see the revered monarch as the sole hope of reconciliation in an increasingly fractured society.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/17/myanmar.webb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/17/myanmar.webb/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere is a new push to free Myanmar's pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, Sen. Jim Webb told CNN's "American Morning" Monday.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/18/india.clinton/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/18/india.clinton/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of State Hillary Clinton's first day in India began on a solemn note as she signed a condolence book at a Mumbai luxury hotel ravaged last year by terrorists.Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/17/clinton.asia.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/17/clinton.asia.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled Friday to Mumbai, India, the first stop on a weeklong visit to that country and Thailand, where she will attend meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/myanmar.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/myanmar.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTextBe it Iran or North Korea, economic sanctions are a well-used weapon in the diplomatic arsenal for dealing with international disputes. But do they work?Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/05/04/asia.market/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/05/04/asia.market/index.html#cnnSTCTextAsian markets were buoyed on Monday as a report showed manufacturing output in China on the rise, while Asian governments agreed to create a $120 billion foreign currency reserve fund.Mon, 04 May 2009 08:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/17/thailand.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/17/thailand.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTextThailand's prime minister told CNN Friday he will not lift a state of emergency until he is convinced anti-government protests that flared into deadly clashes this week would not return to the capital.Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/12/thailand.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/12/thailand.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextRiot police descended on scores of anti-government protesters in the streets of Thailand's capital as violence intensified early Monday.Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/12/news/international/thailand_state_of_emergency/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/12/news/international/thailand_state_of_emergency/index.htmRiot police descended on scores of anti-government protesters in the streets of Thailand's capital and violence intensified early Monday.Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/thailand.protests.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/thailand.protests.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemonstrators stormed a hotel Saturday where Asian leaders were to meet, forcing the indefinite postponement of the Association of South East Asian Nations summit.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/10/thailand.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/10/thailand.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnti-government protesters in Thailand are considering suspending their demonstrations for the Thai New Year, one of their leaders said Friday.Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/thailand.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/thailand.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextAbout 100 taxis blocked an important Bangkok intersection Thursday evening in solidarity with anti-government protesters.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/myanmar.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/myanmar.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar will allow Rohingya refugees back into the country if they can prove that they are Bengali, Thailand's foreign ministry said.Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/02/16/vietnam.football/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/02/16/vietnam.football/index.html#cnnSTCTextEditor's note: Football fans Daniel and Clinton Rowling were in Vietnam late December when the country won a major tournament for the first time. The event sparked wild celebrations in the South East Asian nation but joy soon turned to carnage as five people died and dozens were injured in the celebrations. They share their story.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/16/thailand.asean/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/16/thailand.asean/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit will take place late February in Thailand, its government announced Tuesday, a day after Abhisit Vejjajiva was picked as Thai prime minister and ASEAN's charter came into force.Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:42:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/10/27/world.markets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/10/27/world.markets/index.html#cnnSTCTextMost Asian stocks were lower on Tuesday, a day after record-breaking lows that also saw U.S. main indices down, while Europe reined in earlier losses to contain the damage.Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/asia.europe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/asia.europe/index.html#cnnSTCTextAsian and European leaders vowed Saturday to act together to address the global financial crisis, calling for decisive action following a two-day summit in the Chinese capital.Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:09:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1825357,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1825357,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: Southeast Asian nations call for the protection of human rights, but the commitment is undermined by Burma's track record Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/22/thailand.cambodia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/22/thailand.cambodia/index.html#cnnSTCTextCambodia and Thailand failed to resolve a weeklong military standoff over an ancient border temple that sits on disputed land.Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:32:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824901,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824901,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBurma has ratified a proposed international charter that includes controversial human rights provisions, officials said Monday, a day after regional powers slammed the nation's ruling junta for extending opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's detentionMon, 21 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/21/myanmar.helicopters/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/21/myanmar.helicopters/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar's reclusive government has agreed to allow U.N. helicopters into some of the least accessible areas of the country's cyclone-devastated delta, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday.Wed, 21 May 2008 05:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/myanmar.mourning/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/myanmar.mourning/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Myanmar began a three-day mourning period Tuesday, the World Bank reiterated that it cannot provide financial assistance or loans to the cyclone-ravaged country because of unpaid debts.Tue, 20 May 2008 12:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/19/myanmar.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/19/myanmar.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar has agreed to let its South Asian neighbors send medical personnel and an assessment team to the cyclone-ravaged country, more than two weeks after a storm that killed tens of thousands of people. Tue, 20 May 2008 02:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/15/myanmar.burma/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/15/myanmar.burma/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe founder of the Free Burma Coalition accused Myanmar neighbors China and India on Thursday of failing to do their share of "heavy lifting" in aiding victims of the Myanmar cyclone.Fri, 16 May 2008 17:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1672377,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1672377,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBefore Burma's military leaders will let up, Ibrahim Gambari must first persuade its neighbors to crack downWed, 17 Oct 2007 12:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/plate.myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/plate.myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor most of the morning the other day, they locked down one of the two massive runways at busy Changi International Airport here. This was unusual.Sun, 30 Sep 2007 11:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/11/27/asean.draw/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/11/27/asean.draw/index.htmlThree-times winners Thailand have been drawn with bitter rivals Myanmar and Malaysia in the group stages of next year's ASEAN Football Championships, while co-hosts Singapore will meet Vietnam and Indonesia.Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/17/australia.japanus.text/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/17/australia.japanus.text/index.htmlFollowing is the full text of the joint statement issued by Australia, Japan and the United States following a trilateral "strategic dialogue" in Sydney on Saturday.Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/aceh.peacedeal/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/aceh.peacedeal/index.htmlWorld leaders have welcomed the historic peace deal struck Monday between the Indonesian government and separatist rebels in Aceh province, but fears remain the pact may prove short-lived.Tue, 16 Aug 2005 01:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/09/asia.summit/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/09/asia.summit/index.htmlAustralia's participation at a key regional trade, economic and security summit in Asia remains in doubt, according to Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar.Tue, 10 May 2005 03:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/myanmar.rights/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/myanmar.rights/index.htmlMilitary forces in Myanmar have been accused by an international rights group of using chemical weapons on rebel fighters.Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/05/europe.silence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/05/europe.silence/index.htmlMuch of Europe fell silent for three minutes on Wednesday as busy rail stations, stock exchanges, offices and shops paused to mourn the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.Wed, 05 Jan 2005 05:51:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/03/powell/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/03/powell/index.htmlA U.S. delegation led by Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived Monday in Bangkok, Thailand, on the first stop of a tour to the tsunami-devastated regions of southern Asia.Mon, 03 Jan 2005 14:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/01/03/powell/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/01/03/powell/index.htmlA U.S. delegation led by Secretary of State Colin Powell was expected to arrive Monday in Bangkok, Thailand, on the first stop of a tour to the tsunami-devastated regions of southern Asia.Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/01/02/tsunami.usaid/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/01/02/tsunami.usaid/index.htmlBefore leaving Sunday on a U.S. mission to tsunami-ravaged southern Asia, Secretary of State Colin Powell sharply rebutted criticism that the initial U.S. response to the disaster was slow and inadequate.Sun, 02 Jan 2005 20:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/02/tsunami.indonesia.rebuild/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/02/tsunami.indonesia.rebuild/index.htmlIndonesia says it has set a goal of rehabilitating within one year the survivors of last Sunday's devastating earthquake and tsunami in its northern Sumatra province of Aceh.Sun, 02 Jan 2005 05:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/01/tsunami.annan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/01/tsunami.annan/index.htmlU.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will visit tsunami-stricken areas in south Asia following a donor conference this week in Jakarta, the United Nations says.Sun, 02 Jan 2005 03:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/laos.asean/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/laos.asean/index.htmlNew Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark says she is considering joining a Southeast Asian non-aggression treaty that would put the Pacific country at odds with neighbor Australia.Wed, 01 Dec 2004 07:11:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/30/laos.asean/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/30/laos.asean/index.htmlA day after reaching a deal with China in a bid to create the world's largest free trade zone, the leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations have approved free trade talks with Japan.Tue, 30 Nov 2004 05:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/29/laos.asean/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/29/laos.asean/index.htmlThe leaders of 10 Southeast Asian countries have reached an agreement with China that will lead to the creation of the world's largest free trade zone.Mon, 29 Nov 2004 10:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/28/laos.asean/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/28/laos.asean/index.htmlThe 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) opens its summit in Laos today, as political issues simmering beneath the surface begin to generate heat at the annual event.Mon, 29 Nov 2004 00:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/27/laos.asean/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/27/laos.asean/index.htmlThe prime minister of Laos led tens of thousands of compatriots in a Buddhist holiday ceremony at a golden-spired temple Saturday, praying for the success of an Asian summit with a VIP guest list never before seen in the reclusive communist country.Sat, 27 Nov 2004 07:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/06/vietnam.giap/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/06/vietnam.giap/index.htmlGeneral Vo Nguyen Giap, the architect of Vietnam's victory over French forces at Dien Bien Phu 50 years ago, has warned the United States it faces defeat in Iraq.Fri, 07 May 2004 01:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/talkasia.goh.script/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/talkasia.goh.script/index.htmlJanuary 24, 2004Mon, 09 Feb 2004 09:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/02/willy.column/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/02/willy.column/index.htmlThe "peaceful rise of China" is one of the most significant new ideas put forward by the administration of President Hu Jintao.Mon, 02 Feb 2004 01:27:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/09/29/232108/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/09/29/232108/index.htmMalaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who was on vacation during the speculative attack on Southeast Asia's currencies in mid-July, returned to Kuala Lumpur in a combative mood. Mahathir remai...Mon, 29 Sep 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/12/28/77326/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/12/28/77326/index.htmAlthough President Bush and his counterparts in Canada and Mexico have agreed to sign the North American Free Trade Agreement among the three countries, the treaty still hangs in limbo. Clinton wil...Mon, 28 Dec 1992 05:01:00 EST