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Ni Aily Millo Eagle News Service Kabilang sa mga hamon sa Association of Southeast Asian Nations ay kung papaano mapapataas pa ang kamalayan ng lahat ng mga miyembro nito patungkol dito. Ayon kay Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, na nagdeliver ng kaniyang keynote speech sa mahigit 1000 delegado sa pagsisimula ng Prosperity for All Summit sa City of Dreams, dapat aniyang maging parte ng buhay ng mga tao ang Asean, at makita nila ang regional bloc na isang pangunahing […]
Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Malaki raw ang magiging pakinabang ng ekonomiya ng Pilipinas sa pagiging host ng 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Sinabi ni ASEAN business advisory council chair Joey Concepcion na posibleng bumirit ang pagnenegosyo sa Pilipinas lalo na ang mga small at medium enterprises. Sa pamamagitan kasi ng summit magkakaroon ng palitan ng impormasyon sa nangyayaring kumpetisyon sa kalakalan. Naniniwala si Paynor na malaki ang maitutulong ng mga ganitong summit […]
(Eagle News) — Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, and his wife, arrived in Manila on Thursday, April 27, at 5:25 p.m. and is one of two leaders to arrive early for the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in Manila. The Malaysian government plane, carrying the 63-year old Prime Minister and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2. The first of the ASEAN leaders to […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said it was important for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to work on the “peaceful resolution” of the South China Sea disputes, even as he chided his critics pressing him to enforce a UN-backed tribunal ruling on the disputed seas to have a “reality check.” During the reading of the joint press statement Thursday (April 27) with Brunei’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah in Malacanan Palace, President Duterte said […]
by Anna MALPAS Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia – President Vladimir Putin on Thursday agreed to start flights for former residents to visit a disputed island chain as he and Japanese premier Shinzo Abe again struggled to make progress on a decades-old territorial dispute. Russia and Japan have been blocked from signing a formal treaty to end World War II hostilities for seven decades over the island disagreement, hampering closer ties. The Soviet Union seized the […]
(Eagle News) — The Sultan of Brunei has expressed support for the Philippines’ chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year, as well as for President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war. During his state visit Thursday, April 27, His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei Darussalam, and Her Majesty Rajah Isteri Saleha, were both welcomed by President Duterte at the Malacañan Palace This was the first state visit under […]
(Eagle News) — Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Robespierre Bolivar said that many pressing issues are to be discussed in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and related meetings on Friday and Saturday, including the South China Sea dispute, the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, the rampant sea kidnappings, and the Abu Sayyaf bandits. These are among the issues that were tackled during the meeting on Thursday, including the work plan for 2017 as well as their […]
CONRAD MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News Service) – As the Chair of the 30th ASEAN Summit, President Rodrigo Duterte’s goal is to help fully realize the promises of ASEAN integration. The ASEAN would be the seventh largest economy in the world if it were a single nation. Currently an economic powerhouse, the ASEAN has a combined GDP of US$2.5 trillion. According to the Asia Report of The Straits Times, the ASEAN is “predicted by some to overtake […]
“We have a lot of work to do in preparation for the ASEAN summit.” This was according to Philippine ambassador to ASEAN Elizabeth P. Buensuceso who chaired the meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) on April 26, starting a series of official meetings that will culminate with the 30th ASEAN summit on April 29. The Summit preparatory work was to “ensure that all outcome documents and all issues are in order […]
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Thursday, April 27 has started releasing its plastic drivers’ license cards in Metro Manila. According to Attorney Clarence Guinto, LTO-National Capital Region Director, drivers who applied for the plastic license can now claim their ID cards as the agency has already printed the plastic drivers’ license cards that have piled up in the last few years. Guinto then clarified that this batch of plastic drivers’ license […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — North Korea has appealed to Southeast Asian countries for support in its row with the United States to prevent what it warned could be a “nuclear holocaust”, according to a letter obtained by AFP. In the letter to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ secretary general, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-Ho warned the situation on the Korean Peninsula was “reaching the brink of war” because of Washington’s actions. He urged […]
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — China said on Thursday (April 27) it was positive that the United States is open to resolving tensions over North Korea through talks. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang made the comment at a regular news briefing in Beijing. The Trump administration said on Wednesday it aimed to push North Korea into dismantling its nuclear and missile programs through tougher international sanctions and diplomatic pressure, and remained open to negotiations to bring […]
