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Cover Story
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What the Charter means to Your Business
With a combined GDP of over $1.03 trillion and a population of about 570 million, Asean has offered opportunities for investors – regional and global. Now that there is the Charter the integration drive can only speed up and that’s a challenge for businesses to grow. Page 20
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Overdrive
Proton is homegrown but no longer home-bound. Malaysia’s national car maker has set up a foothold in Thailand, and believes it can take on the automotive powerhouses here. Page 35
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Beyond Asean
Key official from European and the United States have made the case of why Asean’s two big trade partners should have an FTA with the region. Is Asean listening? . Page 28
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TRAVEL & LEISURE
Datuk Seri Adnan Tengku Mansor, Minister of Tourism Malaysia, is upbeat over the prospects for the extended Visit Malaysia Year. With the ‘Heart of South East Asia’, he aims for yet another successful year. Page 26 |
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 TALK ASEAN
The perception in Asean is the United States is downplaying its role in the region. Scot Marciel, the United States’ deputy assistant-secretary for East Asia and the Pacific, doesn’t think so, and he has the reasons to say no. Page 6 |
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