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Thai Rice and the Move toward the ASEAN Economic Community
About 500 farmers, rice experts, representatives from the public and private sectors, and members of the media will gather at the upcoming Thai Rice Forum 2012 to look into the Thai rice situation and the move toward the ASEAN Economic Community.
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Thailand and Vietnam Getting to Know More about Each Other in Moving toward ASEAN Community
As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is in preparation for the realization of the ASEAN Community in 2015, both Thailand and Vietnam are moving closer together to get to know more about each other.
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Thailand Fully Supports Regional Integration in the Asia-Pacific and ASEAN Region
Thailand is ready to work closely with other member states of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) for regional integration.
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Thailand in a Step to Bring ASEAN and Gulf Cooperation Council Closer Together
Thailand and Bahrain have stressed the importance of further developing relations between ASEAN and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), in view of the arrival of the ASEAN Community in 2015.
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Thailand Supports the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
The Thai Cabinet has approved a budget of 1.55 million baht (50,000 US dollars) to support the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), located in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Thai Society in Preparation for the ASEAN Community
Several plans are being worked out and studies are being undertaken to prepare Thai society for the realization of the ASEAN Community in 2015.
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Foreign Minister to Attend the 19th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting
Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul will represent Thailand in attending the 19th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM), which is scheduled for 26-27 April 2012, in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. Also attending the meeting will be ministers and representatives from ASEAN and European Union Member States, the ASEAN Secretariat, and the European External Action Service.
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Thailand Emphasizes Its Policy to Assist Neighboring Countries
The Thai government has stressed its policy of assisting neighboring countries in the development of the Greater Mekong Subregion, for the stability and prosperity of the region as a whole.
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Thailand to Work Closely with China to Promote ASEAN-China Strategic Relations
Thailand, as the incoming coordinating country for ASEAN-China relations, has pledged to work closely with China to promote ASEAN-China strategic relations.
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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to Attend the Fourth Mekong-Japan Summit
After her official visit to China on 17-19 April 2012, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is scheduled to visit Japan from April 19 to 22 for the Fourth Mekong-Japan Summit. The Fourth Mekong-Japan Summit will take place in Tokyo on April 21. Attending the summit will be leaders from Japan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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