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Member-states of the Association of South East Asian Nations stand to greatly benefit from China’s Belt and Road Initiative, especially in the infrastructure sector, according to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez. Dominguez also said that the initiative from China through the Belt and Road Initiative will also benefit not only the economy of ASEAN countries but also the nations of Southeast Asia. The Finance secretary also said that it will help make regional integration and economic […]
MANILA, Philippines (CCTV) — The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Eduardo Año, speaks highly of the idea of building a community of shared future for mankind stressed by Xi Jinping at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Año, who is attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Clark Freeport on Monday, welcomed the ideas that Xi raised during the CPC […]
PARAÑAQUE CITY, March 11 (PIA) — The Philippines successfully advocated its trade priorities in ASEAN as the country’s hosting of the ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM) Retreat and Related Meetings ended on March 10. The Department of Trade and Industry led by Secretary Ramon Lopez secured endorsements from ASEAN Economic Ministers on the timely realization of Philippine priority deliverables for 2017. “Aside from championing our trade agenda as a country, we are also able to advance […]
PASIG CITY – Around 1,800 elementary and high school students have participated in the recent Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) information drive led by the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) in Malay, Aklan. This ASEAN information drive aims to raise the awareness of students about the ASEAN community and the Philippines’ ASEAN Chairmanship in 2017. Aside from the students, Heyograpiya, Kasaysayan at Sibika (HEKASI) and Araling Panlipunan (AP) […]
KALIBO, Aklan, 23 February (PIA6) — The ASEAN meetings held in Boracay Island from February 13-21 were successful and peaceful, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP). In a radio interview, Police Regional Office 6 spokesman Police Sr. Supt. Gilbert Gorero said no negative incidents happened during the meetings. Security in the island had been tightened even before the ASEAN meetings for the safety of delegates with forces deployed at airports, jetty ports, highways, billeting […]
(REUTERS) China hosted the ASEAN delegations for the 13th Senior Officials’ Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) in the northern region of Inner Mongolia on Tuesday (August 16), state media reported. State broadcaster CCTV said the meeting reviewed and passed two documents of pragmatic maritime cooperation, including a joint statement from China and ASEAN countries on the application of the Code for […]
An international ruling striking down China’s claims to most of the South China Sea was chiefly a victory for the Philippines, which launched the David v Goliath legal challenge. The verdict, by a UN-backed tribunal in The Hague on Tuesday, is meant to be legally binding on just those two countries. However it has wider ramifications for the region. Here are some key questions and answers on those impacts: Who are the other winners? The […]
SENIOR officials from the ASEAN nations and China vowed on Thursday to fully and effectively implement the declaration on the conduct (DOC) of parties in the South China Sea. The 12th senior officials’ meeting on the implementation of the DOC, co-chaired by Chinese vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin and Singapore’s permanent Secretary of Foreign Ministry Chee Wee Kiong, was held in Vietnam’s northern Halong City. All parties vowed to continue to fully and effectively implement […]
FORMER Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad says, ASEAN nations are hemmed in on the disputed South China Sea, avoiding confronting china because of its sheer power. In a Feb. 25 interview with Bloomberg Television in Kuala Lumpur, Mahathir said: “Can ASEAN go to war with china?” “We are dealing with a very powerful country. We can’t tell them ‘look, don’t do this, don’t do that, or I will bash your head’.” China is the largest trading […]
