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USA: US DECISION TO IMPOSE TRADE BANS ON CHINESE COMPANIES DEFENDED
English/Nat
U-S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has defended the U-S's decision to impose trade bans on several Chinese companies and individuals accused of selling chemical production equipment to Iran.
In less than five months on...
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THAILAND: EXILED STUDENTS PROTEST OUTSIDE INDONESIAN EMBASSY
English/Nat
Exiled Burmese students have put their country's political problems back on the agenda.
They staged a protest outside the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok, urging their neighbours to push for democracy and human rights in...
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Chief US negotiator meets Thai FM, bites on Nkorea, Myanmar
1. Mid shot of US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill walking with Thai Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram into meeting at Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok - the two men stop and shake hands for the media
2. Close of...
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NORWAY: KIM DAE JUNG SPEECH
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South Korean President Kim Dae-jung predicted on Saturday that North and South Korea would one day be reunited.
Kim, who is in Oslo to collect his Nobel Peace Prize, told a press conference that he was preparing to ask...
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BURMA: PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT FIDEL RAMOS VISIT
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Philippine President Fidel Ramos is in Burma, mid way through his three day visit, to boost trade between the two countries.
The trip is the first by an ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) leader to Burma since...
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Polling stations set up ahead of crucial by-election
1. Various of election officials making final preparations
2. Various inside polling station of boxes and booths
3. Various of electoral lists stuck on wall
4. Various of two people come to polling station to check names on electoral...
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Turkey - Earthquake, South Korea - Subway Fire, Mumbai Bomb, North Korea - Anniversary And Nuclear Situation, Iran - Conjoined Twins, Suu Kyi Held
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey in May, which killed 149 people and left over a thousand injured. The worst damage was felt in the town of Bingol, 700 kilometres (430 miles) east of Ankara. Rescue services had to search the...
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WRAP Free Burma Coalition calls for democratic reforms ADDS Burmese demo inc children
New Delhi, India - 24 September 2007
1. Wide of Burmese protesters walking, chanting, holding banner saying "India: Stop supporting Burmese Military regime"
2. Tilt down from flag to mid of protester chanting
3. Various of Burmese...
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NKor signs non-aggression treaty, closing ceremony
1. Wide Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum's plenary meeting
2. North Korean foreign minister Pak Ui Chun
3. US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill
4. Myanmar Foreign Minister Nyan Win
5. Cambodian...
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ASEAN members to discuss Aung San Suu Kyi's detention
Phnom Penh, Cambodia - June 15
1. ASEAN foreign ministers enter banquet
2. Philippine foreign minister Blas Ople at banquet
3. Pan from Myanmar foreign minister Win Aung to Laotian foreign minister Somsavat Lengsavad
4. Indonesian...
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Commentators assess ASEAN attitude to Myanmar
Vientiane, Laos - 28 November 2004
1. Wide exterior of the Convention Centre where the ASEAN summit takes place
2. Poster honouring Myanmar outside the centre
3. Wide of meeting between leaders of Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
4....
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Kachin fighters continue their struggle despite political reforms
February 19, 2012
1. Wide of mountains in Myanmar's Kachin state
2. Wide of mountains under sunrise
February 16, 2012
3. Close of Kachin Independent Army (KIA) soldier putting bullets into cartridge
4. Wide of KIA soldiers putting...
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Artist decorates the town with graffiti to welcome the US President
1. Various of graffiti artist Arker Kyaw working on image of US President Barack Obama on wall, reading: (English) "Welcome Obama"
2. SOUNDBITE: (Burmese) Arker Kyaw, graffiti artist:
"I drew Obama's image because he is the president of...
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WRAP Protests against Myanmar government in Nepal, India, Israel, UK
London, United Kingdom
1. Protesters shouting in support of a democratic Myanmar
2. Close up of protesters
3. Pan of protesters chanting
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Soe Min Kyaw, protester:
"Our country has since 1962 had a military...
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Myanmar opposition leader meets supporters outside her hotel
1. Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arriving at the hotel, shaking hands with officials
2. Mid of Suu Kyi greeting supporters
3. Various of supporters cheering
4. Various of Suu Kyi continuing to greet supporters, holding...
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Crowds flock as Suu Kyi campaigns in Myanmar
Aung San Suu Kyi is on the campaign trail in Myanmar.
Smiling broadly as she accepted flowers and greetings from supporters who crowded her convoy, the opposition leader and Nobel laureate seemed to be enjoying her first trip to the...
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UK and Belgian foreign ministers comment on Myanmar, Syria after EU meeting
1. Wide of delegates at the entrance lobby of the European Council in Luxembourg
2. Close of flags
3. Wide of Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders walking towards press
4. Cutaway camera
5. SOUNDBITE (French) Didier Reynders, Belgian...
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News conference by former hostage Betacourt after meeting pope
1. Wide of former Colombian presidential candidate and FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt with Nicola Zingaretti, president of Rome province, entering press room of Palazzo Valentini, Rome Province office
2. Wide of journalists attending...
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Bush comments on Tibet, China and Myanmar
1. US President George W. Bush walking in
2. Cutaway Norman Mineta, former US transport secretary
3. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President
"I welcome the recent statements by the Chinese government, expressing its...
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PHILIPPINES: MADELEINE ALBRIGHT MYANMAR PRESS CONFERENCE
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United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has chastised the military government of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, saying the U-S would hold it "directly responsible" for the health and welfare of Nobel laureate...
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FM says Thailand to press Myanmar to open elections
1. Wide of Kasit Piromya, Thai Foreign Minister, talking to journalist
2. Close of his hands
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kasit Piromya, Thai Foreign Minister:
"The new elections and so on must be inclusive, free and fair. And the elections,...
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WRAP FMs arrive for ASEAN; Myanmar, Indonesian FMs arrive; Yeo bites
AP Television
1. Exterior of VIP lounge at Changi airport
2. Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda walking and shaking hands with airport official
3. Myanmar Foreign Minister Nyan Win shaking hands with official
4. Thailand's...
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SUU KYI CONTINUES MEETING DESPITE FALLING ILL
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi briefly met with Swiss President Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf on Thursday evening, after falling ill earlier in the day.
An official dinner was cancelled, however.
Suu Kyi fell ill during a news...
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Suu Kyi meets Nepalese prime minister
Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Nepal on Friday where she will attend a democracy conference, meet top political leaders and visit a Buddhist pilgrimage site.
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate arrived in Katmandu...