ASEAN IN FOCUS

Thais take ASEAN chair, haunted by past summit chaos

by Martin Abbugao and Jerome Taylor Agence France-Presse SINGAPORE (AFP) -- Protests, broken windows and dignitaries forced to flee by…

Xi arrives in Papua New Guinea ahead of APEC summit

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AFP) -- President Xi Jinping arrived in Papua New Guinea on Thursday for a much-vaunted…

Pangilinan: Asean-China talks on territorial dispute should be anchored on respect

(Eagle News) -- Talks for the creation of a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea should be anchored…

Locsin defends Duterte’s absence in some ASEAN meetings

(Eagle News) -- Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin Jr. on Thursday, said President Rodrigo Duterte's absence in some Association of…

US urges sustained sanctions pressure on N. Korea

by Sam Reeves SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday took America's "pressure campaign" against North Korea…

Duterte to “try (his) best” to complete negotiations on Code of Conduct in S. China Sea soon

(Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Nov. 15, said he would "try his best" to complete negotiations on…

Duterte: “What’s wrong with my nap?”

(Eagle News) --"What's wrong with my nap?" President Rodrigo Duterte had this to say following reports of his absence in…

Palace on why Duterte missed some ASEAN events: He took “power naps to catch on sleep”

(Eagle News) -- So why did President Rodrigo Duterte miss several events in the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations…

Beijing wants S. China Sea code finished in three years

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- A rulebook to settle disputes in the hotly contested South China Sea should be finished in…

News in Photos: Southeast Asian leaders pose for a family photo at the opening ceremony of 33rd ASEAN summit

The Southeast Asian leaders posed for a family photo at the opening ceremony during the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian…

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