Asian Economies Need Europe’s Experience, Expertise
Korea Times, 25 June 2008

Asia needs Europe's experience and expertise in realizing economic integration, calling on Asian economies to work harder toward the establishment of a common economic community, according to Vice Finance and Economy Minister Choi Joong-kyung.

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Asian nations fight currency depreciation
Financial Times, June 24 2008

South Korean authorities on Tuesday sold as much as $1bn to shore up the won, according to currency traders in Seoul, underlining concerns in several Asian countries about weakening currencies in the face of oil-fuelled inflation.

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Korea to Lead Asia’s Economic Integration
Korea Times, 15 June 2008

South Korea's top economic policymaker said the nation will play a leading role in promoting and realizing the economic integration of Northeast Asia. The country will upgrade its international profile and publicize its commitment to the global economic advancement and poverty reduction through the 8th ASEM Finance Ministers' Meeting.

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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/06/123_25922.html

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ASEAN and its East Asia Summit Partners Establish Own OECD-like Think Tank
eGov monitor, 4 June, 2008

ASEAN together with its East Asia Summit (EAS) partners formally brought into being the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) , which will provide intellectual and capacity building support to the realization of the ASEAN Economic Community by 2015 and East Asia community of the future, turning the region into the largest business space in the world.

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Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia organized; Vietnam's Dr Dinh Van An elected Chairman
PIA Press Release, 04 June, 2008

The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) was formally organized with the election of Dr. Dinh Van An, to the pioneering Chair during the Inaugural Governing Board Meeting held at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, 3rd of June 2008.

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