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(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Summit in San Francisco, California from Nov. 15 to 17, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. “As we all know, the Philippines is a founding member in 1989. APEC is important to the Philippines because it is the primary forum for our engagement with the other economies on the Asia Pacific region,” Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Charles Jose said. Jose added that 11 of the […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos is back in the Philippines after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Thailand. The Philippine delegation arrived in Manila past 10 p.m. The President said “it is very encouraging because the problems we have identified seem to be the same problems for most of the countries.” He noted the rest of the world “know what the Philippine position is on several issues.” He also noted the critical role of […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discussed cooperation between the two countries on trade, security, and the rights of overseas Filipino workers in a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. “Our trade, our connection, has been growing at a steady pace. And we want perhaps after things open up even more and come back to what we all considered to be […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos on Wednesday, Nov. 16, left for Thailand to participate in the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 2022 (APEC) Leaders’ Summit. The event is slated in Bangkok from November 18 to 19. According to the President, APEC remains an important region for the Philippines and for the rest of the world. He noted it comprises 38 percent of the world’s population and 47 percent of trade. The President and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte’s “versatility” aided in his decision to stay on and attend Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit meetings, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said on Tuesday, Nov. 20. According to Panelo, the President’s decision was a reflection of his “decisiveness in attending to an urgent domestic concern while performing his diplomatic duties to pursue a policy of cooperation in consonance with APEC’s goal of inclusive growth and development among its members.” “Every decision or action […]
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AFP) — Vice President Mike Pence warned Saturday that US sanctions and pressure on China would remain in place until Beijing reforms its trade practices. “We’ve put tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese goods and that number could more than double,” he told CEOs from around the region. “We hope for better, but the United States will not change course until China changes its ways.” © Agence France-Presse
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday that no one wins from military, political or trade confrontation, amid fears that rivalry between Beijing and the US could escalate. “History has shown that confrontation — whether in form of cold war, hot war or trade war — will produce no winners,” Xi told a business conference ahead of an APEC summit expected to be dominated by a tussle for influence […]
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AFP) — Protectionist actions are short-sighted and doomed to fail, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday ahead of an APEC summit at which US-China trade tensions are likely to take centre stage. “Attempts to erect barriers and cut close economic ties work against the laws of economics and the trends of history. This is a short-sighted approach and it is doomed to failure,” Xi told business leaders on the sidelines of […]
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AFP) — The leader of Papua New Guinea, host of this year’s APEC summit, Friday urged respect for international trade rules by “countries large and small” as spats between the US and China threatened to overshadow the gathering. As leaders from Asian Pacific nations prepared to fly in to Port Moresby for their annual meeting, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill appeared to call his guests to order on damaging trade rows. […]
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AFP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping will sit down with seven Pacific island allies Friday, doling out attention and perhaps some largesse in the hope of convincing more nations to drop recognition of Taiwan. While countries have vied for resource contracts and influence along vital Pacific shipping routes, the region has also become a frontline in the diplomatic war between Beijing and Taipei, which is struggling to retain support amid […]
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AFP) — President Xi Jinping arrived in Papua New Guinea on Thursday for a much-vaunted state visit ahead of an Asia-Pacific summit he is expected to dominate. Xi touched down in Port Moresby, where he was greeted on the tarmac by tribesmen and women in traditional attire, complete with feather headdresses. With US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin skipping the APEC leaders meeting in Port Moresby on […]
(Eagle News) — After the 33rd ASEAN Summit in Singapore, President Rodrigo Duterte will fly straight to Papua New Guinea to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ meeting. The ASEAN Summit starts on Tuesday, Nov. 13 and ends on Nov. 15. The following day, Nov. 16, is the start of the APEC summit which will end on Nov. 18. In a press briefing, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ernesto Abella said that President Duterte will […]
