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President Donald Trump has backed away from a threat to skip a summit with Southeast Asian leaders in the Philippines later this year, with the White House saying it had accepted an invitation from host Rodrigo Duterte. In a statement Friday, the White House said that Trump will visit Manila as part of a bumper November 3-14 tour of China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and the US state of Hawaii. The announcement tees up a […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday told Pyongyang “we would be a good dialogue partner,” a statement Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said meant the Philippine chief executive “welcomed the opportunity for dialogue in the Asean Regional Forum.” Duterte made the comment to North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho himself, as he welcomed the reclusive state’s high-ranking official to the 50th anniversary celebration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at the Philippine International […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs welcomed on Friday the talk about human rights between President Rodrigo Duterte and United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-hosted meetings, noting that it was an “opportunity to address (the US’) concerns and correct the perceptions they may have gleaned from exaggerated media reports.” In a statement, the DFA noted that discussions on human rights issues were […]
(Eagle News) — Around 13000 policemen will be deployed in time for the 50th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Ministerial Meeting in the country this week. In a press briefing on Tuesday, National Capital Region Police Office director Chief Supt. Oscar Albayalde said the 13000 policemen would ensure the security of 1700 delegates of the Asean ministerial meeting at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City from August 2 to 8. He said the […]
(Eagle News) — An augmentation force from Metro Manila has arrived in Cebu in time for a 17th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in July. Authorities said the force tasked to beef up security at an Asean meeting at Radisson Blu Hotel from July 1 to 7 includes bomb squads, canine units, among others. Apart from the augmentation force, personnel from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be deployed to install closed-circuit […]
(Agence France Presse) — Non-tariff measures in Southeast Asia have nearly quadrupled between 2000 and 2015, presenting a key challenge as the region moves toward further economic integration, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Friday. Speaking at a business forum on the sidelines of the Assocaition of Southeast Asian Nations annual summit, Najib said tariffs in the 10-member bloc averaged around 4.0 percent in 2015. However, non-tariff barriers and measures soared to 5,975 in 2015 from […]
(Eagle News Service) — The Philippines and Indonesia on Friday reiterated the importance of strengthening cooperation in the fields of maritime affairs, trade and agriculture, among others, announcing the launch of new sea routes and connectivities, and newly signed agreements. In a joint press conference after their bilateral meeting in Malacanang, President Rodrigo Duterte and Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced the launch of the Davao-General Santos-Bitung roll on-roll off (RoRo) sea linkage route, with the signing […]
BORACAY, MALAY, AKLAN, February 21 (PIA6) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is more determined to come up with a Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea (SCS), according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). In a press briefing, DFA Undersecretary Enrique Manalo said that member-nations of the ASEAN have been united in coming up with a legally binding COC and the full implementation of the Declaration of Conduct (DOC) […]
YANGON, Myanmar (Reuters) — Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers met in Yangon on Monday (December 19) to discuss the violent crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State. On Friday (December 16), the United Nations human rights office said it was getting daily reports of rapes and killings of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar and independent monitors are being barred from investigating. Malaysia Foreign Minister Anifah Aman was asked on his […]
VIENTIANE, Laos (Reuters) — Leaders from Southeast Asian countries wrapped up their summit on Thursday (September 8) as the Philippines officially took on the bloc’s rotating chairmanship for 2017. President Rodrigo Duterte said his country is ready for the task of chairing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The regional bloc will mark its 50th anniversary year next year. “The Philippines’ ASEAN chairmanship resides on the historic milestone event. We will celebrate the 50th Anniversary […]
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 […]
QUEZON CITY, May 13 – Despite the increasing contribution of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), particularly in terms of job generation and contribution to GDP in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, experts argue that they remain one of the region’s untapped resources. In a recent forum organized by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Department of Trade and Industry, Management Association of the Philippines, and […]
