Tag: APEC

PHL, Papua New Guinea sign 5-year MOA on agri cooperation, including tie-up on rice production

  (Eagle News) — The Philippines and Papua New Guinea has signed a five-year Memorandum Of Agreement ( MOA ) for greater cooperation on agriculture, including a tie-up on rice and grain production, as well as coconut and coffee production. Other areas of cooperation under the agreement include the development of rice and grain hybrid species; production of cocoa, rubber, and palm oil; horticulture production; aquaculture and inland fish farming; post-harvest development; livestock breeding; and […]

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Palace: Duterte to cut short PNG visit due to “urgent domestic developments”

Says the President will, however, attend all APEC-related events today (Eagle News)—Malacanang announced that President Rodrigo Duterte would be attending Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)-related events in Papua New Guinea on Saturday, Nov. 17. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the announcement after he said Duterte would be cutting short his Papua New Guinea visit. These events the President would be attending, he said, include a dialogue before “prominent business leaders during the summit of chief executive officers […]

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Duterte cuts short Papua New Guinea visit

(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte cut short his stay in Papua New Guinea, where he is attending the 26th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting. In an advisory, the Palace said Duterte left Port Moresby on Saturday evening (11:15 p.m. local time) instead of on Sunday evening. The Palace said Duterte’s Cabinet members will attend APEC events in his stead. Duterte was expected to arrive in Davao City early Sunday morning (3:15 a.m.). It was unclear […]

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US, China rivalry to dominate APEC summit

by Andrew BEATTY / Richard CARTER Agence France Presse PORT MORESBY, Ppaua New Guinea (AFP) — Asian Pacific leaders fly into the unlikely venue of Port Moresby Saturday for a summit developing into a tug-of-war for regional influence between an assertive China and an increasingly withdrawn United States. Donald Trump is skipping the two-day APEC meeting, sending Vice President Mike Pence in his place, who is leaving after one day and staying in Australia rather […]

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Duterte arrives in Papua New Guinea for APEC Summit

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Papua New Guinea on Friday, Nov. 16, to attend the  26th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) from Nov. 17 to 18. The President, who had just come from a four-day stay in Singapore for the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit, arrived at the Jacksons International Airport in Port Moresby. He is slated to meet with members of the Filipino community this afternoon. In an interview […]

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Trump to skip Asian regional summits, Pence to travel instead

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump will not attend regional summits with Asian allies in November but will send Vice President Mike Pence instead, the White House announced Friday. Pence will travel to Singapore to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit and the East Asia Summit, it said. He will then go on to Papua New Guinea for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings, the White House said. […]

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President Duterte, Papua New Guinea PM vow stronger ties between two countries

President Duterte also expresses “full support” for PNG’s APEC chairmanship   (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his commitment for a stronger relationship and friendship with Papua New Guinea during the official visit of Prime Minister Peter O’Neill in Malacañan Palace, where the two leaders witnessed the signing of an agriculture cooperation that would further boost food security in both countries. President Duterte hosted a dinner in honor of Prime Minister O’Neill at the […]

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Trump backs US intelligence agencies on Russia election meddling, but says Putin denial was also sincere

DANANG, Vietnam (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump said Sunday he backs US intelligence agencies who concluded Russia meddled in the 2016 US presidential election, but repeated his trust in the sincerity of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s personal denials. “As to whether or not I believe it or not, I’m with our agencies. I believe in our… intelligence agencies,” Trump told reporters in Hanoi. US intelligence chiefs have told congress Russia meddled in the […]

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Cayetano represents President Duterte in APEC gala dinner in Vietnam

(Eagle News) — Foreign Affairs secretary Alan Peter Cayetano attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gala dinner for world leaders in President Rodrigo Duterte’s place on Friday night, Nov. 10, 2017. Duterte skipped the dinner because he was attending to urgent matters regarding the final preparations for the ASEAN Summit hosting of the Philippines, and getting information and coordinating with his officials in Manila regarding the recovery of Vietnamese captives of the terrorist group, the […]

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News in photo: Duterte beside Putin, behind Xi in APEC family photo in Vietnam

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte attended the picturing taking for the so-called family photo of world leaders attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on November 11, 2017. He stood beside Russian President Vladimir Putin and behind China’s President Xi.   On Duterte’s other side is Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. United States President Donald Trump stood next to Putin. Pictured from left to right […]

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