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By Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama has cancelled a planned meeting with Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte, the White House said Monday, after his Asian ally launched a foul-mouthed tirade against him. Duterte called Obama a “son of a whore” hours earlier, vowing he would not allow the American leader to lecture him on human rights. “President Obama will not be holding a bilateral meeting with President Duterte of […]
(REUTERS) Laos is set to welcome world leaders ahead of an annual summit as it increased security on the streets of capital Vientiane on Monday (September 5). The ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asia Nations) and East Asia Summit (EAS) will bring together leaders from the 10-nations regional bloc and their dialogue partners like United States, China, Russia, Japan and Australia to discuss international issues in a three-day meeting. Topics such as South China Sea […]
(Reuters) — Laos is set to host the annual ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and East Asia summits that will bring together state leaders from over 20 nations and international organisations next week in the capital, Vientiane, with maritime security and cross-border trade expected to top the agenda at the annual meetings. Ahead of the meetings, newly-elected Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte said he had no intention of bringing up the International Court ruling […]
VIENTIANE, Laos (Eagle News) — Department of Social Welfare and Development or DSWD secretary Judy Taguiwalo on Wednesday spoke at the 16th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) council meeting in Vientiane, Laos. Taguiwalo delivered the Philippine country statement and shared the Philippine government’s views and stands on the actions and programs of the ASEAN’s Socio-Cultural Community. Taguiwalo said that the Philippine government welcomed its upcoming Chairpersonship of the Asean Socio-Cultural Community, especially in the helm […]
(Eagle News) — ASEAN ministers responsible for culture and the arts concluded their meeting last week in Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei with dialogue partners including the ASEAN Plus Three, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea, becoming the first gathering of culture and the arts since the establishment of the ASEAN Community in December 2015. The 7th ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture and Arts (AMCA) Meeting and the AMCA Meetings with Dialogue Partners recalled […]
Author: Adam Leong Kok Wey, National Defence University of Malaysia (Courtesy East Asia Forum) — The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) judgement on the South China Sea ruled that there is no legal basis for Chinese ‘historical rights’ within its claimed nine-dash line. China did not accept the judgement and has instead continued its maritime and aerial activities in the region. ASEAN has struggled to issue a strong and coherent response, largely because half of ASEAN’s members […]
(Eagle News) — Today, August 26, is the closing ceremony of the fourth installation of the regional youth program in the Philippines of the ASEAN Youth Volunteer Programme (AYVP) 2016. The AYVP is implemented by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (The National University of Malaysia-UKM). The AYVP Philippines 2016, with the theme, ‘The Development of ASEAN Youth DRR-Leaders through Volunteerism and Community Engagement’ is organized in collaboration with the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University […]
SENIOR officials from China and ASEAN countries had an in-depth discussion on the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) and agreed to continue to push forward consultation over the ‘South China Sea Code of Conduct (COC)’ during a meeting on Tuesday. The 13th Senior Officials’ Meeting on DOC opened at the Shangri-La Hotel in Manzhouli, a city in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Chinese […]
THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), for the first time as an ASEAN Community, observed its 49th anniversary on 8 August 2016. A celebration was held on Aug. 15 at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia. In his welcome remarks, the Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Le Luong Minh highlighted the progress that ASEAN has achieved in the last 49 years, which enabled ASEAN to play a central role in the evolving regional architecture in […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) – Southeast Asian nations agreed to a roadmap on Thursday to combat acrid haze from Indonesian fires that cloaks vast swathes of the region every year, but the move was greeted by activists with scepticism. Further doubts were raised about the agreement with the Indonesian environment minister skipping the one-day meeting in Kuala Lumpur attended by environment ministers from the the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a 10-member regional bloc. Malaysia’s […]
Author: Sourabh Gupta, ICAS (Courtesy East Asia Forum) — Almost 30 years to the day that a young, Harvard-trained American lawyer won a famous judgment at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the United States, Paul S Reichler pulled off another momentous victory at The Hague. This time the judgment was against China for having breached its international treaty obligations in the South China Sea. Washington refused to honour the 1986 award, citing […]
(Eagle News) — Kinilala na ng mga miyembro ng Association of Southeast Asian Nation ang pagkakapanalo ng Pilipinas sa arbitration case sa United Nations arbitral tribunal sa isyu ng West Philippine Sea. Ayon kay Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay isa ang isyu ng West Philippines Sea mga naging agenda ng 49th ASEAN foreign ministers meeting dalawang araw na ang nakalilipas. Katunayan sa nabuong “joint communique” nagkasundo aniya ang ASEAN members na isulong ang commitment para […]
