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Southeast Asia to cooperate over food security

	May 05, 2008

Southeast Asia nations meeting in Bali have agreed to cooperate over the rice market, Malaysia's Trade Minister said on Saturday last, as rocketing prices shock a region where the grain is a core part of most meals. The issue of food security has hijacked the weekend trade meeting of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the Indonesian resort island. Malaysian Trade Minister Muhyiddin Yassin told reporters that a statement due to be released on Saturday -- a day ea ...