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	Asia Times Online :: Global Economy
		First floated in 1959, the dream of building an Asian highway network was also bogged down by countries reluctant to open their borders to the free market, preferring to protect their local economies.
		Consequently, Asian governments endorsed a blueprint for smoother relations among countries that were once politically inimical to each other, at the 48th annual sessions of ESCAP in Bangkok in 1992.
		Asian tourism experts are also sounding a word of caution while welcoming potential benefits to the tourism industry.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Asian_Economy/GG06Dk01.html (831 words)

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		Article 3 Development of the Asian Highway network The routes of the Asian Highway network should be brought into conformity with the classification and design standards described in annex II to this Agreement.
		The Asian Highway network routes should be indicated by means of the route sign described in annex III to this Agreement.
		The sign to be used to identify and indicate Asian Highway routes does not preclude the use of a sign to identify roads on a national basis.
	untreaty.un.org /English/notpubl/XI_B_34_E.doc (3414 words)

	Online edition of Sunday Observer - Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Asian Highway is a symbol of Asian unity, progress and partnership.
		The Asian Highway is the realisation of an ancient dream of man: a trade route from east to west across Asia.
		The Asian Highway project, calling for a network of 63,000 kilometres covering fourteen countries, grew out of a 1959 decision of ECAFE and the efforts of the co-operating Governments: Afghanistan, Burma, Ceylon, India, Indonesia, Iran, the Khmer Republic, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Republic of Viet-Nam, Singapore and Thailand.
	www.sundayobserver.lk /2004/11/07/fea31.html (1619 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Asia / Asia nations OK plan on highway to Europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Asian Highway Agreement is intended to ensure construction of a road system, modeled on the route traders once traveled by camel train, to provide access for many landlocked Asian nations.
		The Asian Highway would be not one road but an entire system of routes that, by land and by sea, would link Tokyo to Turkey, Bhutan to Bulgaria.
		The highway plan is part of a broader project to build up all transport links in the region.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2004/04/26/asia_nations_ok_plan_on_highway_to_europe (621 words)

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		The Asian Highway project was initiated in 1959 with an aim to promote development of international road transport in the region.
		Later, as a result of studies conducted by ESCAP in cooperation with the Asian Highway members, the project was revised to undertake a new Asian Highway Network of approximately 90,000 km in 28 member countries.
		Asian Highway road classifications and design standards were also revised and international boarder crossing facilitation measures were introduced.
	www.bangladesh-web.com /view.php?hidDate=2004-03-30&hidType=TOP&hidRecord=0000000000000000004877 (611 words)

	Asia Times Online - News from greater China; Hong Kong and Taiwan
		The highway, he said in an interview with Asia Times Online, is an attempt to remedy the paradoxical situation in which it is easier and "cheaper to trade with Europe and America than the country next door".
		Similarly it is next to impossible for the Central Asian republics to trade with China because of the lack of decent overland infrastructure.
		Highways in China are built by the provincial and local authorities and tend to be done on the cheap - requiring constant rebuilding.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/China/FG08Ad05.html (905 words)

	India signs Asian highway pact
		The highway network is a significant step in promoting regional integration and cooperation, officials said.
		Besides the existing 11,000 km of highway, China will build another 15,000 km of new road for the network, which will be completed by 2010, he said.
		The plans for the Asian Highway Network was initiated in 1959 and, in 2003, representatives of 32 ESCAP member countries adopted an inter-governmental agreement on the network in Bangkok, Thailand.
	www.rediff.com /money/2004/apr/27asia.htm (456 words)

	Highway for Closer Cooperation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Asian Highway network, which aims to promote significant regional integration and cooperation, is hoped to be completed in 2010.
		According to the presently proposed Asian Highway route approved by the ESCAP, the Bangladeshi gateway is to be Tamabil in the country's northeastern Sylhet district.
		The plans for the Asian Highway Network were initiated in 1959 by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and in 2003 representatives of 32 member countries adopted an inter-governmental agreement on the network in Bangkok, Thailand.
	www.mizzima.com /archives/news-in-2004/news-in-may/02-may04-02.htm (476 words)

	Asian Highway Network -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The AH project was initiated by the United Nations in 1959 with the aim of promoting the development of international (An open way (generally public) for travel or transportation) road transport in the region.
		The corridor is expected to improve trade links between East Asian countries, (A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947) India and (A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state) Russia.
		(A republic in Asia east of the Caspian Sea and south of Kazakhstan and north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991) Turkmenistan, 2,204 km
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/as/asian_highway_network.htm (2409 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Asian Highway route AH1 currently extends from Pusan to Fukuoka and Tokyo.
		Now the Asian Highway network will extend to 32 member countries with more than 140,000 kilometres of highways across the whole of Asia.
		The formalization of the Asian Highway network through an Intergovernmental Agreement was one of the priority activities of the Regional Action Programme adopted by the Ministerial Conference on Infrastructure held in Seoul in 2001 and endorsed by the Commission at its 58th Session.
	www.hostingciamca.com /index.php?title=Asian_Highway_Network (132 words)

	::: News & Press Releases :::
		He said, it is satisfying to note that an inter-governmental agreement on Asian Highway Network is in place and this is indeed a major step forward to initiate investment plans & projects for linking countries in the Asia-Pacific region for which all the members States are fully committed.
		The Karakoram Highway (N-35) leads to China, the National Highway (N-25) connects Karachi with Chaman on the Afghanistan border and National Highway (N-40) links Quetta with Taftan on the Iranian border and the National Highway (N-65) is the shortest link between Quetta and interior Sindh.
		He said, with the development of National Highway and Motorways Network, Pakistan would be able to provide safe, friendly and predictable Highways to the road users of the entire Asia Pacific region not simply for tourism but for heavy freight movement as well.
	www.nha.gov.pk /News/ViewNews.asp?NID=28 (1194 words)

	World Affairs Board - Asian states to sign agreement on highway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The proposed Asian Highway would extend across 32 countries along several routes, stretching through China south to Indonesia, and as far west as Russia's border with Finland, according to the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
		The UN first conceived of an Asian trans-national route in 1959, but was unable to implement the project because of geopolitical hurdles at the time.
		The agreement in Shanghai will outline roads to be built and upgraded and establish minimum standards for the highway routes, while an overall budget and time-frame for completion are expected to be announced in 2006.
	www.worldaffairsboard.com /printthread.php?t=1850 (350 words)

	CHP - Community Outreach and Marketing Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Fatal motor vehicle collisions involving Asian Americans is the leading cause of death for ages 14 to 34, and one of the major causes of death for all other ages.
		The goal of API Outreach is to reduce the number of Asian surnamed drivers and victims involved in traffic-related collisions.
		The focus of this program is to utilize CHP officers of Asian ancestry or officers that are bilingual and bicultural to organize community events, provide traffic safety presentations, and serve as Asian American role models.
	www.chp.ca.gov /cops/html/apihome.html (280 words)

	UN Chronicle: Specific success stories - successful projects by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the ...
		In 1992, the Commission approved the Asian Land Transport Infrastructure Development (ALTID) project as an umbrella project comprising the Asian highway, the trans-Asian railway and the facilitation of land transport projects.
		Many Asian Highway member countries have not acceded to major international land transport facilitation conventions, including transit conventions, which all play an important role in the development of landlocked countries, such as Afghanistan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal and all Asian Republics.
		The development and strengthening of transport linkages within and between the Asian countries are among the objectives of the Transport and Communications Decade for Asia and the Pacific (Phase II 19921996), adopted by ESCAP.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1309/is_n1_v34/ai_19897988 (1477 words)

	BHARAT RAKSHAK MONITOR: Volume 5(3)
		The building of the new highway must be analyzed from the perspective of easy connectivity, not only for the economic revival of the region but also from the point of view of easy access to such dark corners by the insurgents.
		Thus, as a result of the opening the highway, such arms supply might not be traversing the long and arduous route from Thailand to Cox Bazar in Bangladesh and then to the northeast.
		The votaries of the highway would argue against the assumption that the building up of the highway would facilitate the movement of the insurgents and lead to the aggravation of trouble in the region.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /MONITOR/ISSUE5-3/routray.html (2492 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : Asian Highway to put regional trade in top gear
		Since its inception, ESCAP recognised that building such an international highway network would be a mammoth and cost-guzzling exercise, it was rightly proposed that the basic thrust of the AH project would be to draw a framework for the concerted development and upgrading of existing regional highways.
		Under the framework of the Asian Land Transport Infrastructure Development project and with financial backing from the Government of Japan, ESCAP undertook a raft of studies encompassing different sub-regions: Southeast and South Asia in 1995; Central Asia and the Caucasus in 1996 and North East Asia in 2002.
		The main onus of the contracting parties to the Agreement is first to adopt the AH Network as a coordinated plan for the development of highway routes of international importance.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2004/05/08/stories/2004050800460500.htm (749 words)

	GN Online: Thais, Myanmar approve new Asian highway
		Thailand and Myanmar have agreed to a Bangladeshi proposal for a new Asian highway route to link Dhaka to Yangon and Bangkok through the southern Bangladeshi district of Cox's Bazaar.
		The new proposal was placed during a three-day meeting of the Expert Group on Asian Highway in Bangkok from May 8 to May 10.
		What is most significant is that the Experts Group in a major policy decision agreed that the highway routes would be settled mutually between neighbours on a bilateral basis.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=51279 (587 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 333 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The idea behind the highway network was to facilitate commerce and communication throughout the continent by building an international standard road system, and regularising relations between the countries that are part of the network in order to promote trade and strengthen regional cooperation.
		Final plans for the highway network have been under serious negotiation among the countries along the proposed route since the project was brought under the auspices of ESCAP in 1992.
		There is no direct Asian Highway route through Bangladesh to Myanmar, and there is no question that the inclusion of a southern route through Teknaf to Myanmar would be advantageous to us.
	www.thedailystar.net /2004/05/07/d40507020330.htm (810 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Minister was in Shanghai leading the Sri Lanka delegation to the 60th Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), states a Foreign Ministry release.
		The Asian Highway Project was initiated in 1959 by ESCAP to promote development of international road transport in Asia to facilitate international trade and tourism.
		The Asian Highway Network consists highway routes of international importance within Asia, including highway routs substantially crossing more than one sub region, highway routes within sub regions, including those connecting to neighbouring sub regions and highway routes located within member states.
	www.dailynews.lk /2004/05/03/new01.html (294 words)

	Go Asia Pacific In Focus Asia - Asian highway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		A highway system connecting countries from east to west is one step closer.
		Ambassador Bawa Giv, the Mongolian delegate at the UN ESCAP conference being held in Shanghai, was one of the first to sign on to the Asian highway plan.
		The Director of the Jackson School of International Studies, Professor Donald Hellman, says the plan for an Asian highway is inspirational.
	www.abc.net.au /asiapacific/focus/asia/GoAsiaPacificFocusAsiaStories_1098364.htm (717 words)

	Asia
		Asian highways are meant to form a network similar to European highways, but the density is much lower and few countries bother to use them on signs.
		Asian Highway (AH) development project initiated by Economic Commission for Asia and Far East (ECAFE) The original 15 member nations: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (membership officially granted in 1989), Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam (former South Viet Nam).
		The Asian Highway Transport Technical Bureau was set up (funded by UNDP who also provided financial aid to member countries to help cover the costs of material, testing facilities, training, etc.).
	www.geocities.com /marcelmonterie/as.htm (560 words)

	Dhaka not keen on transit to India for Asian Highway's treaty .:. NewKerala - India's Top Online Newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Dhaka not keen on transit to India for Asian Highway's treaty.:.
		Bangladesh wants an amendment made to the Asian Highway Agreement on highway routes across its territory before ratifying the agreement that would connect 42 Asian countries with Europe through a network of highways.
		If Bangladesh is not linked to the highway, the investors would think twice before investing, because of difficulties in carrying in raw materials and marketing finished goods, they observed.
	www.newkerala.com /news.php?action=fullnews&id=38699 (380 words)

	Bangladesh wants to join Asian Highway through Burma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Bangladesh has expressed interest in being part of the proposed Asian Highway network through Burma, upgrading its highway 41 to international stading from its sub-regional status.
		The minister expressed his optimism that the foreign ministry would be successful in persuading one of the three countries to take Bangladesh's proposal to the UNESCAP meeting.
		The project is regarded as one of the three pillars of Asian Land Transport Infrastructure Development, comprising the Asian Highway and Trans-Asian Railway.
	feeds.southeastasianews.net /?rid=12a8ee5a6fcebddf&... (406 words)

	OneWorld South Asia Home / News - Roadblocks Jam Asian Highway Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		A major stretch of the proposed super highway already exists as it was frequently used during World War II, although the corridor now requires reconstruction and renovation.
		Experts say Myanmar is blocking the move, with its military junta insisting the highway be constructed afresh, and the existing stretch of road inside Myanmar excluded from the project.
		When completed the Asian highway project is expected to link Singapore with New Delhi in South Asia via Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chin Minh city, Phnom Penh, Bangkok,Vientiane, Chiang Mai, Yangon, Mandalay, Kalemyo,Tamu, and Dhaka.
	southasia.oneworld.net /article/view/91110/1 (758 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 140 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		India is constructing roads leaving Bangladesh out of the proposed Asian Highway that aims at developing traffic network among 38 Asian nations and Europe via Turkey.
		Which roads will be considered part of the Asian Highway is important and Myanmar has a lot of interest in developing a road network through Bangladesh because it would be much easier for it; otherwise, it will have to travel around 500 kilometres more to reach New Delhi, another official said.
		But the experts fear the road with Myanmar may be considered a bilateral road, not part of the Asian Highway and Bangladesh would lose international traffic.
	www.thedailystar.net /2003/10/14/d3101401044.htm (649 words)

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