VIENTIANE: China would seem to be a scary neighbour for South-East Asian nations, with its roaring economy that is vacuuming up vital jobs and foreign investment from the region.
But leaders of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) were shelving some of their anxieties about China's growing economic power and seeking closer ties with the behemoth during their annual summit opening in the Laotian capital today.
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