FACTBOX-Five facts about Southeast Asia's ASEAN

July 17 (Reuters) - Ministers from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), meet in Singapore July 21-24 to discuss ratifying a new charter and creating a European Union-style single market.
Here are five facts about ASEAN:
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Thursday July 17, 3:55 PM
HANOI (AFP) - Vietnam plans to boost transport and trade links with neighbouring China by upgrading a major northern highway and sea port by 2020 under a multi-billion-dollar proposal announced on Thursday...
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Thursday July 17, 2:39 PM
SINGAPORE, July 17 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian nations will hold a series of meetings next week amid political and economic turmoil that may slow, though not derail, the region's lofty dream of creating a European Union-style community.
Ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will discuss the early ratification of a charter and establishment of a human rights body, whose 10-member nations includes juntas and kingdoms, democracies and communist states.
ASEAN will also hold security talks with Asia-Pacific powers including the United States, China, India, Australia, Japan and the two Koreas. North Korea will sign ASEAN's non-aggression treaty, according to a draft declaration...
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more unions YAY!!! maybe just like unions/alliances b 4 ww1