YEAR OF DRAGON TO MAKE MARK IN ORLANDO
ASIAN COMMUNITY READIES FOR PARADE, CELEBRATION DOWNTOWN, AT FAIRGROUNDS
Downtown Orlando will host its first Chinese New Year parade this morning as the area's Asian community ushers in the Year of the Golden Dragon.Other activities are planned throughout the area, including a two-day festival at the Central Florida Fairgrounds on West Colonial Drive sponsored by the Vietnamese community, the region's largest Asian group. The two events reflect the influence of the area's expanding Asian community, Central...
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Challenges of building an East Asian community
The idea of an East Asian community is now being seriously pursued following the decision at the ASEAN+3 (China, Japan and Korea) Summit in Vientiane at the end of 2004 to hold the first ever East Asian Summit in Kuala Lumpur at the end of 2005.However, there are still big hurdles to overcome, and a step-by-step approach should be taken. First, the region has seen the establishment of many regional institutions at the government and non-governmental level, starting with the Pacific Basin...
Malaysian PM presses for action on East Asian Community
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi made a strong push Monday for early action on launching an East Asian Community to face up to the threats and opportunities of an expanded Europe and the free trade area of the Americas.Abdullah told the second East Asia Congress here the time had now come for the realisation of an idea first proposed by his predecessor, Mahathir Mohamad, more than 13 years ago. The idea was dropped amid strong opposition from the United States....
Arlington reaches out to Asian community leaders
ARLINGTON--Mayor Robert Cluck told Asian community leaders Thursday that he would support tax arrangements or other incentives intended to jump-start economic development with Asian businesses in east Arlington. "The city is interested in helping you," Cluck told the newly formed task force at the Arlington Chamber of Commerce building. "We can't give you like $1 million, but the city is on board." Asian community...
Malaysia East Asia Summit bypassed in East Asian community plan
Kuala Lumpur, 8 December: The goal of an East Asian community will not be mentioned in a statement to be issued by the inaugural East Asia Summit [EAS] next week, official sources said Thursday [8 December].Senior officials from the 16 EAS participating countries, who are preparing for Wednesday's summit of their leaders in Kuala Lumpur, have agreed at their meeting that a declaration to be issued by the leaders will only mention "community building in the...
