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President with Uribe, comments on economy, cooperation
1. US President George Bush and Colombia President Alvaro Uribe
2. SOUNDBITE (English) US President George Bush
"My first instinct was to let the market do the work, but I realised, upon being briefed by the experts, how significant...
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Speech by Indian finance minister at Woodrow Wilson centre
1. Wide of Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee walking into room
3. Wide of Mukherjee walking to podium
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Pranab Mukherjee, Indian Finance Minister:
"For sustained growth and stability, global structure,...
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TURKMENISTAN: OIL & GAS EXPORTS HINDERED BY LOCATION OF FIELDS
English/Nat
The former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan is reputed to hold the world's third biggest gas reserves as well as considerable oil fields.
Yet it remains the poorest of the former Soviet republics.
Sandwiched between Russia,...
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USA: SECRETARY OF STATE ALBRIGHT PREVIEW TO MALAYSIAN VISIT
English/Nat
En route to the annual meeting of the ASEAN in Malaysia, US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was not mincing her words on the subject of Burma and Cambodia.
Speaking in Los Angeles prior to her Asian trip, Albright...
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USA: WASHINGTON: TRADE SANCTIONS ON CHINA UPDATE
English/Nat
The United States has announced it will impose huge sanctions on China from next month unless Beijing stops pirating U-S goods.
The sanctions, worth about three (b) billion U-S dollars, would mainly target Chinese textiles...
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Obama says world leaders in broad agreement on economic recovery
1. US President Barack Obama walking to the podium to address media
2. Wide of conference hall
3. SOUNDBITE (English) US President Barack Obama:
++Partly overlaid with close shots of attendants++
"The fact is the 20 major economies...
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INDIA: RISE OF JAPANESE YEN IS BURDEN ON INDIA'S INDUSTRY
English/Nat
The Japanese yen rose today (Monday) against the U-S dollar, continuing its upward climb.
It's not just Japan and the United States that are feeling the effects of the rising Japanese yen.
In India, some industries stand...
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President Barack Obama is capping a 10-day trip to Asia meeting with Russia's president. Associated Press correspondent Mark Smith reports on Obama's role in international politics after a tough mid-term election.
HEADLINE: Obama caps 10-day trip to Asia
CAPTION: President Barack Obama is capping a 10-day trip to Asia meeting with Russia's president. Associated Press correspondent Mark Smith reports on Obama's role in international politics...
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USA: BRITTAN SPEAKS ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE
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The European Union's top man on trade affairs, Sir Leon Brittan, has repeated that the alliance will continue to pursue its interests via the World Trade Organisation.
That's despite recent W-T-O rulings against the E-U in...
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Mtg of ambassadors of major rice importing countries; people buying rice
Jakarta, 5 May 2008
1. Wide of Indonesian trade minister Marie Pangestu in interview
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Marie Pangestu, Indonesian Trade Minister:
"We (ASEAN trade ministers) agreed that it was necessary to talk about cooperation...
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Canadian PM, US trade minister in China to discuss trade
1. Jean Chretien, Canadian Prime Minister, walking from room to microphone
2. Cameraman
3. Wide of press
4. Tilt-up from hands of Chretien to him speaking
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean Chretien, Canada Prime Minister:
"...Yeah but it's...
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WRAP US Senate backs US-Peru free trade agreement ADDS Peru reax
AP Television
Lima
1. Wide of Government Palace
2. Government officials arriving at Government Palace
3. Zoom out of Peruvian President Alan Garcia before news conference
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Alan Garcia, President of Peru:
"I want to...
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Foreign trade fair underway, amid plans to slash imports
1. Wide shot Ricardo Cabrisas, Cuban Vice President, cutting ribbon at Havana International Fair
2. Cabrisas greeting exhibitors
3. Pan right people at stands
4. US products stand
5. Mid of US rice stand
6. Zoom out from US flag on sign...
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USA: PRESIDENT BUSH WHITE HOUSE PRESS CONFERENCE
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U-S President George W. Bush gave his first White House news conference on Thursday, a month after his inauguration.
He said one of his early goals was to "change the tone" in Washington and "encourage civil discourse",...
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Brunei - Vietnam Joins ASEAN
Foreign Ministers in Brunei for the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) conference have officially welcomed Vietnam as a
member in a ceremony in the capital of Brunei on Friday (28/7).
27-7 (late):
thai foreign minister kasem...
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Security ahead of planned protests at next week's trade talks
1. Security at summit
2. Police riding patrol
3. Various of city workers assembling security fences
4. Brail and US flags waving
5. Free Trade Area of the Americas Summit grounds
6. Miami Police Lieutenant at summit's parameters
7. K-9...
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Swiftly expanding trade ties with Cuba, the Obama administration opened the door to easier travel and a wide range of new export opportunities with the communist island starting Friday. (Jan. 15)
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Swiftly expanding trade ties with Cuba, the Obama administration opened the door to easier travel and a wide range of new export opportunities with the communist island starting Friday,...
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CHINA: BID FOR WTO ACCEPTANCE LATEST (2)
English/Nat
China's bid for acceptance into the World Trade Organisation may move closer to fruition this week.
The European Union, which will play a key role in determining China's future with the W-T-O, is about to resume the last...
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HUNGARY: WTO CHIEF MIKE MOORE SPEECH
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The head of the World Trade Organisation Mike Moore has attacked critics of the W-T-O, saying it has broad public support.
Moore was speaking in Hungary for the first time since the protests in Seattle which disrupted...
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US President Bush is meets the president of Chile
SHOTLIST: Washington, DC April 16, 2001
1. ws Bush and Lagos
2. cutaway press
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ricardo Lagos, Chilean President
"I agree with the President that our teams have to work hard, very hard in order to be able to...
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Indonesia - ASEAN draws to close
ASEAN wound up annual talks with its external dialogue partners on
Thursday (25/7) with discussions on issues ranging from general security concerns to specific economic agreements.
Earlier, Irish Foreign Minister Dick Spring, whose...
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Indonesia - ASEAN meeting / Reverend Jesse Jackson
Burmese Foreign Minister Ohn Gyaw told a meeting of southern Asian
foreign ministers in Jakarta on Saturday (20/7) that Burma's
national goal is "to build a modern state based on a multi-party
democratic system".
In a separate...
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Malaysia - Canada forms closer ties with ASEAN
Canada is forming closer ties with the ASEAN group of nations, Canadian foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy said on Tuesday (29/7). Speaking in an interview following the ASEAN conference in Malaysia, Axworthy praised the group for efforts...
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Anti-globalisation protestors, women's protest
1. Wide shot march
2. French farmer and activist Jose Bove among protesters
3. Wide shot of march with Bove
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jose Bove, French farmer and activist:
"I think that in front of the violence of WTO, we show the...