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(REUTERS) The Philippines’ defense ministry released pictures on Wednesday showing what it said were Chinese boats near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, just hours before Southeast Asian nations were due to meet China’s premier at a summit in Laos. There was no explanation for the timing of the release, but it came two days after Manila expressed “grave concern” about the increasing number of Chinese vessels around the Scarborough Shoal and […]
VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) — The Philippines released photos Wednesday to back its claims that China had secretly begun work to cement control over a crucial shoal in the hotly contested South China Sea. The release of the images, which claimed to show Chinese ships preparing to build an artificial island on Scarborough Shoal, came hours ahead of a meeting between Southeast Asian leaders and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Laos. China this week insisted it […]
(Reuters) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned at the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Business and Investment Summit on Tuesday (September 6) that the illicit drug trade was a “pressing problem” for his country and the region. Speaking to business representatives from various countries in Laos, he said that the regional bloc needed “stronger resolve to combat transnational crime”. “The trade in illicit and illegal drugs in particular has emerged as a pressing […]
VIENTIANE, Laos (Reuters) — Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered for a second day of meetings in Laos on Wednesday (September 7), as they prepared to hold discussions with international dialogue partners. The meeting hosted by Laos, the rotating chair, is expected to cover a range of regional and international issues, Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith said at the opening remarks. The rift involving a few ASEAN nations and China […]
(Reuters) — Leaders of the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed an agreement on collective response to disasters on the sidelines of a regional meeting in Laos on Tuesday (September 6). The agreement affirmed the 10-nation bloc’s will to respond to disasters inside and outside the region as a body, including establishing a common mechanism and response system. The pact is meant to enhance ASEAN’s collective reaction in a fragile […]
(Eagle News) – Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met President Rodrigo Duterte, ahead of the official opening of the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos Tuesday (September 6), with both leaders affirming the long and close ties of both countries. This was the first bilateral meeting of President Duterte at the ASEAN Summit. In the bilateral meeting, Lee also invited Duterte to visit Singapore, said the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Mr. Lee also congratulated […]
(Reuters) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday agreed to provide two large-sized patrol ships and lend up to five used surveillance aircraft to the Philippines, a Japanese government spokesman said, with both countries locked in territorial disputes with China. Abe and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte agreed in Vientiane to strengthen cooperation to ensure a peaceful resolution of the South China Sea dispute, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda said. China claims […]
(Reuters) — Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) attended the opening ceremony of their regional meeting on Tuesday (September 6). The three-day meeting will bring together leaders from ASEAN and eight other dialogue partners: China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, Russia, New Zealand and the United States. Laos President Bounnhang Vorachith made opening remarks to mark the start of the summit. “In recent years, regional and international environments have undergone rapid and […]
(Eagle News) — THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations has strongly condemned the recent deadly blast in Davao, describing it as a terrorist attack, and at the same time reiterated its commitment to combat extremism and terrorism in all forms. “ASEAN strongly condemns explosion, an act of terrorist attack, in Davao, the Republic of the Philippines on 2 September 2016, which caused the loss of lives and injuries. ASEAN extends its deepest sympathies and […]
(REUTERS) The Philippines said on Tuesday that President Rodrigo Duterte regretted comments he made about U.S. President Barack Obama came across as a personal attack and led to the cancellation of a meeting between the leaders of the allied nations. “President Duterte explained that the press reports that President Obama would ‘lecture’ him on extrajudicial killings led to his strong comments, which in turn elicited concern,” the Philippines said in a statement released at […]
The Philippine community in Laos welcomed President Duterte upon his arrival in Vientiane to attend the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summit The President will be accepting the chairmanship of ASEAN’s 50th Anniversary during the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits in Lao PDR. The Philippines is scheduled to host the ASEAN Summit next year when the ASEAN will be celebrating its 50th anniversary. In the ASEAN 2017, 11 cities in the Philippines will host more […]
