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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte and South Korean President Moon Jae-in both committed to elevate the level of their countries’ relations to “strategic partnership” by 2020, as the two leaders noted the 70 years of strong bilateral relations and friendship between the two countries. “Mr. President, I would like to extend a warm welcome to you together with the Korean people. Your visit comes at a very meaningful time as we celebrate the […]
https://youtu.be/x-hTCUMtdMM (Eagle News) – Thailand formally over of the chairmanship of the ASEAN Summit to Vietnam during the closing ceremony of the 35th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Thailand on Monday, Nov. 4. Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha turned over the symbolic gavel of the ASEAN chairmanship to Vietnamese Prime Minster Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. Vietnam will officially become the ASEAN chair on January 1, 2020. This is the third time it has held the […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is back in the Philippines from Thailand. The President departed from the Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok on Monday, Nov. 4, after a four-day visit. He attended the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit, where he discussed the South China Sea and ASEAN’s community-building agenda, among other things. The President with fellow ASEAN leaders also attended the 14th East Asia Summit at the Impact Exhibition and Convention Center in […]
by Jenny VAUGHAN / Joe Freeman Agence France Presse BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Several Southeast Asian leaders snubbed a meeting with US officials on Monday after President Donald Trump decided not to attend a regional summit in Bangkok. Just three leaders from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) showed up to the session, along with a host of foreign ministers. Trump has been accused of turning his back on Asian allies for […]
by Joe Freeman Agence France Presse BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross insisted Monday that his country remained “extremely engaged” with Asia despite Donald Trump skipping a regional leaders summit. Ross and US national security advisor Robert O’Brien are the most senior members of the Washington delegation in Bangkok for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting, also attended by Indian, South Korean and Japanese leaders. Previous meetings have been […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing said Sunday it is “ready to work” with Southeast Asian nations on a code of conduct in the flashpoint the South China Sea, where it is accused of building up military installations and bullying fellow claimants. China claims most of the resource-rich waterway, a major global shipping route that has long been a source of tension in the region. For years, the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has urged members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations not to sacrifice the environment in the pursuit of progress. The President made the appeal at the 35th ASEAN Summit, the Palace said in a statement on Saturday, Nov. 2. “ASEAN should not sacrifice the environment and the region’s rich biodiversity, particularly in the maritime domain, in its quest for progress,” Duterte said, based on the statement. He said […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, Nov. 2, emphasized the need for “self-restraint” in the South China Sea, as he called on members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to “use all influence” to persuade parties to exercise this and “avoid actions that may further complicate the situation.” During the 35th ASEAN Summit plenary in Thailand, the President said the issue should also be resolved in accordance to international law, including the United […]
by Jenny VAUGHAN / Dene-Hern CHEN Agence France Presse BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Southeast Asian leaders will race to get a sprawling China-backed trade pact over the line at a regional meeting in Thailand this weekend, as Beijing’s bruising trade war with Washington rumbles on. If signed, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will be the world’s largest trade pact and is seen as a way for Beijing to cement trade ties in Asia […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar has dismissed as fake news a supposed article circulating online that said the King of Thailand had ordered President Rodrigo Duterte to behave during the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. In a video message, Andanar said the Bangkok Post, which supposedly carried the article on its front page based on supposed screenshots of the newspaper, did not even carry the alleged story in its hard copy. “Kitang […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte flew to Thailand on Friday, Nov. 1, to attend the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Bangkok. The President’s trip pushed through even after successive earthquakes rocked Mindanao. The Palace said, however, that Duterte remained on top of the situation. According to the Palace, in Bangkok, the President shall join ASEAN and other dialogue partners “to advance ASEAN’s community-building agenda aimed at ensuring greater peace, security, and prosperity in […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will push through with his flight this week to Thailand, where he will attend the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit, a Palace official said on Monday, Oct. 28. Chief of Presidential Protocol Robert Eric Borje made the announcement days after President Duterte had to cut short his trip to Japan on Oct. 22 due to “unbearable pain in his spinal column near the pelvic bone.” Duterte, who […]
