REVISTA DE IMPRENSA ASITICA

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PAQUISTO-IRO President Asif Ali Zardari and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad decided here on Wednesday to vigorously pursue the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project as well as other major projects between the two countries.
Ler mais: Zardari meets Iranian leaders: Pipeline plan to be pursued vigorously (Dawn, 28 de fevereiro de 2013).

Ler mais: Yingluck, Najib to announce joint steps on South (The Nation, 28 de fevereiro de 2013).

MALSIA-TAILNDIA Malaysia after brokering a peace deal between the Philippine Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in October has now brought Thailand and a rebel group to the discussion table. Thailand and the rebel group Badan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) signed in Kuala Lumpur yesterday a General Consensus Document to Launch a Dialogue Process for Peace in the southern provinces, and agreed to invite Malaysia to be the facilitator.
Ler mais: Malaysia brings Thailand and rebel group to the table (The Star, 1 de maro de 2013).

MALSIA-FILIPINAS The standoff in Sabah between the royal army of the Sultanate of Sulu and Malaysian authorities is over, Malaysian Ambassador Mohammad Zamri bin Mohammad Kassim told Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario in a meeting Friday.
Ler mais: Sabah standoff overMalaysian envoy (Philippine Daily Inquirer, 1 de maro de 2013).

MYANMAR President Thein Sein will soon visit five-European countries on February 25 for his first European in 2013, the Presidents Offices website revealed on February 22.
Ler mais: President Thein Sein to go on five-European country tour (Eleven Media Group, 24 de fevereiro de 2013).

CHINA-JAPO The State Oceanic Administration (SOA) on Wednesday said a Japanese media report regarding a Chinese marine surveillance ship that aimed at a Japanese fishing boat with machine-gun near the Diaoyu Islands is a "groundless rumor."
Ler mais: Armed surveillance ship claim groundless (China Daily, 28 de fevereiro de 2013).

TAILNDIA The Thai and Malaysian prime ministers will today announce joint moves to seek a solution to the unrest in the deep South. At the same time, National Security Council (NSC) chief Paradorn Pattanathabutr will sign an agreement on security co-operation with his Malaysian counterpart to facilitate talks with separatists.
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COREIA DO SUL I

First female president takes over presidency at midnight Sunday; Mondays inaugural ceremony to draw record 70,000 people.
Ler mais: Park takes helm (The Korea Herald, 24 de fevereiro de 2013).

COREIA DO SUL II The new Seoul government faces a host of daunting security tasks ranging from deterring increasingly emboldened North Korea, to retaking wartime operational control from the U.S. in 2015, to possible challenges to the countrys maritime interests.
Ler mais: Park faces daunting security tasks (The Korea Herald, 28 de fevereiro de 2013).

JAPO Japan's real gross domestic product will increase by about 0.5 percent, or 3 trillion yen, if the nation joins the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, according to preliminary government estimates obtained by The Yomiuri Shimbun.
Ler mais: Govt expects TPP to boost real GDP by 3 trillion yen (The Yomiuri Shimbun, 25 de fevereiro de 2013).

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