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White House Visit for Myanmar's Thein Sein Historic, and Earned
In a show of just how far Myanmar has come, President Thein Sein — the unlikeliest of reformers — is in Washington to meet President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday.
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For the 21st Century, A New Asia Pacific Community
Asia Society HK panel cites Obama as "first Pacific President," but says more needs to be done.
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Rudd: Asia Needs 'Pax Pacifica' as China Rises
Failure to do so could have “profound consequences for the world at large,” says Australian Foreign Minister at Asia Society.
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Complete Text of Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd's Speech at Asia Society New York
The former Prime Minister's speech was entitled 'The Prospects for Peace in the Pacific: The Future of the Expanded East Asia Summit.'
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Stephen Smith discusses the need for cooperation with China and India
Stephen Smith Stresses Cooperation with Rising Asian Nations
Australian Defence Minister addresses shared maritime security challenges, the rise of China and Australia's recent decision to allow uranium sales to India.
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Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon Julia Gillard MP
Australia Turns Focus Toward Asia
Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the commissioning of a white paper on Australia in the Asian Century at and Asia Society luncheon.
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Australia PM Julia Gillard on Australia's Role in Asia
Full text of speech Gillard delivered Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at Asia Society in Melbourne, Australia.
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Bangladesh's Economic Progress and Potential
Full Text of speech by Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Delivered September 20, 2011 at Asia Society in New York.
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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in New York on Sept. 20, 2011
Bangladesh on the Rise
Citing impressive economic advances, Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina hopes to position her country as a hub linking South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China.
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Bhutan's Role in Promoting Regional Peace and Prosperity in South Asia
Full Text of speech by Jigmi Y. Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan on September 19, 2011 at Asia Society in New York.
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Lyonchhen Jigme Y. Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan
Bhutan's Prime Minister: South Asia at 'Critical Threshold'
Lyonchhen Jigme Y. Thinley argues region must break free of "cultivated fears."
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