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ASEAN leaders join in a traditional handshake during closingceremonies Sunday, in Cha-am, Thailand, at the 14th ASEAN Summit. (left to right) Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Laos’ Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh, Malayisan Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Philippines’ President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, Viet Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Myanmar’s General Thein. AP

China plans space station with module launch in 2010

China will launch a space module next year and carry out the nation’s first space docking in 2011 as a step towards its goal of building a space station, state media said Sunday.

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ASEAN vows to stand firm against protectionism

Southeast Asian leaders vowed Sunday to stand firm against protectionism and knit the diverse region into a European Union-style community by 2015 despite the global economic crisis.

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Kadima rejects Likud call to form Israel Govt

The governing Kadima party leader Tzipi Livni rejected on Friday an invitation by the rightwing Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu to join the new Israeli government, a decision that leaves the future coalition in a weak situation.

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