ASEAN IN FOCUS

China, ASEAN to work out 2030 Agenda for Cooperation 

China and the Association of Southeast Asian nations or ASEAN will work out a 2030 agenda to enhance the China-ASEAN cooperation. China’s Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin announced this at the 23rd ASEAN-China Senior Officials’ Consultation in Guiyang, China on Friday. The consultation was co-hosted by Liu Zhenmin and Chee Wee Kiong, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Singapore and Coordinator of China-ASEAN relations. The event reached consensus on deepening China-ASEAN strategic partnership and promoting […]

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20 injured by bomb at Bangkok military hospital: police

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — A small bomb struck a Bangkok military hospital on Monday wounding more than 20 people, police said, three years to the day since the army seized power of the politically unstable kingdom. “From the initial report it was a bomb… there are more than 20 people injured,” Deputy National Police Chief General Srivara Rangsibrahmanakul told reporters. “It was likely to be in a package,” Srivara said, adding that “battery and wires” were […]

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Indonesian slum turns into tourist spot after colorful makeover

SEMARANG, Indonesia (Reuters) — Once considered a slum, Kampung Pelangi (pronounce as “Com-has become a tourist attraction for local and international visitors following a colorful makeover. The village now known as the ‘Rainbow Village’ in English, has undergone a month long facelift worth 300 million Indonesian Rupiah ($22,500) provided by the local government. Private high school teacher, 54-year-old Slamet Widodo says he came up with the colourful makeover idea after seeing similar projects in other […]

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China, ASEAN agree on draft framework for S. China Sea code of conduct

Beijing, China (AFP) — China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took a step toward easing tensions in the South China Sea, state media reported Thursday, agreeing to a framework for a “code of conduct” to prevent incidents in the disputed waters. The competing claims to the sea, which is believed to sit atop vast oil and gas deposits, have for decades made it one of Asia’s potential military flashpoints. The issue has come to […]

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“Future of the PHL lies in ASEAN and Asia,” says Duterte upon return from Cambodia, HK, China official visits

(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte is now back in the country after his official visits to Cambodia, Hong Kong and China, saying that he is now more convinced that the future of the country lies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Asian cooperation. “I am glad to be back,” he said upon arriving around 3 a.m. on Tuesday from his trip in Beijing, China where he met with Chinese president Xi Jinping […]

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Cabinet members make pitch for PHL economic programs in world forum

(Eagle News) — Members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet presented before the international media the economic development system of Philippine government, called “Dutertenomics,” during the World Economic Forum (WEF)  in Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital on Thursday. The Cabinet members all made their pitch to promote the major infrastructure projects under the program “Build, Build, Build”  that they said would create more jobs and more business opportunities for the Philippines. “Our milestones are ambitious. We will spend five to seven percent […]

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President Duterte emphasizes need to destroy ASEAN illegal drug apparatus in world forum

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte emphasized the need to dismantle and destroy the illegal drug trade apparatus in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, saying it was a “scourge” that “threatens” the youth and the “future of our societies.” “We cannot turn a blind eye (to) the scourge of illegal drugs that threatens our youth and the future of our societies. We need to take a committed stand to dismantle and destroy the illegal drug […]

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DENR hosts the 18th meeting of ASEAN-AWGCME at the Conrad Manila in Pasay City

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday, May 11 hosted the 18th meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Working Group on Coastal and Marine Environment (AWGCME) at the Conrad Manila in Pasay City. The working group recognizes the importance of coastal and marine resources for the livelihood of ASEAN people and aims to protect the 173,000 km of coastline of the ASEAN nations.

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Tillerson, Trump to attend November ASEAN Summit in Manila, as US reaffirms commitment to region

  (Eagle News) — United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson confirmed that he and US President Donald Trump will attend the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit this November in the Philippines, as his country renewed its commitment to the ASEAN-US strategic partnership. “The Philippines looks forward to the US’ renewed commitment to ASEAN-US strategic partnership at the upcoming ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conferences (PMC) + 1 in August and the 5th ASEAN-US Summit in […]

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U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson meets with ASEAN leaders

  (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomed leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to Washington on Thursday (May 4). The talks come amid signs members of ASEAN are tilting diplomatically toward China as the Trump administration’s policy on the region remains unclear. President Trump’s flurry of calls last weekend to the leaders of the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore might cheer those who fear his predecessor Barack Obama’s “pivot” to […]

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Japan to offer patrol planes to Malaysia: report

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan plans to donate retired military patrol aircraft to Malaysia, a report said Friday, as alliances strengthen in response to China’s maritime claims. The two countries are among a number in the region stepping up defense cooperation against what they see as Beijing’s aggressive stance on the high seas. Beijing insists it has sovereign rights to almost all of the South China Sea — strategically vital waters, where the Philippines, Vietnam, […]

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China to work with ASEAN countries for full implementation of DOC

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday said that China is willing to work with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to fully implement the declaration on the conduct (DOC) of parties in the South China Sea. In his regular press conference,  Geng Shuang said that China is also willing to deepen maritime practical cooperation to arrive at a code of conduct or COC “based on consensus at an early date.” On the occasion […]

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