Asian powers reach tentative agreement on economic community

Diplomats preparing for the inaugural East Asia Summit in Malaysia today reached a tenuous agreement on a grand plan to eventually create a cohesive economic community across the disparate region.

Asian powers reach tentative agreement on economic community

Diplomats preparing for the inaugural East Asia Summit in Malaysia today reached a tenuous agreement on a grand plan to eventually create a cohesive economic community across the disparate region.

At issue was how deeply integrated the community should be and how fast it should be created, and whether it should be driven by the summit’s sponsor, the 10-nation Association of South-east Asian Nations.

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