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        "id": 1248828,
        "msgid": "council-plans-a-seminar-on-afta-1447893297",
        "date": "2002-01-18 00:00:00",
        "title": "Council plans a seminar on AFTA",
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        "summary": "Council plans a seminar on AFTA JAKARTA: The U.S.-ASEAN Business Council announced on Thursday it would hold a one-day symposium on the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) in Jakarta by the end of this month. The council, which is based in Washington, said President Megawati Soekarnoputri would open the event, which would be organized by the council in cooperation with the ASEAN secretariat.",
        "content": "<p>Council plans a seminar on AFTA<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA: The U.S.-ASEAN Business Council announced on Thursday<br>\nit would hold a one-day symposium on the ASEAN Free Trade Area<br>\n(AFTA) in Jakarta by the end of this month.<\/p>\n<p>The council, which is based in Washington, said President<br>\nMegawati Soekarnoputri would open the event, which would be<br>\norganized by the council in cooperation with the ASEAN<br>\nsecretariat.<\/p>\n<p>\"This (AFTA) is an important development in ASEAN economic<br>\ncooperation, which is a giant step for ASEAN to create an<br>\nintegrated production base and market for 500 million people,\"<br>\nthe council said, in a statement released in Washington, as<br>\nquoted by Antara.<\/p>\n<p>AFTA came into force on Jan. 1 this year in six ASEAN member<br>\ncountries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the<br>\nPhilippines and Brunei Darussalam. -- JP<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/council-plans-a-seminar-on-afta-1447893297",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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