Asean, China must sustain economic cooperation: PM Lee

ASEAN and China must not lose sight of regional economic cooperation, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday.

"I hope we can keep the momentum on regional integration going, even as we manage frictions that arise from time to time," PM Lee said at the opening of the 11th China-Asean Expo here. "We should keep difficult issues in perspective and not let disputes overshadow the positives of Asean-China cooperation."

Mr Lee noted that China and Asean have set bold goals for the second decade of their cooperation: an increase in two-way trade to US$500 billion by 2015 and to US$1 trilli…