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CHINESE Premier Li Keqiang is set to visit the Philippines for an official visit, and is set to attend a series of high-level meetings, including the 12th East Asia Summit. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying announced this at a regular news briefing on Monday, November 7. “Premier Li Keqiang will visit Manila to attend the 20th China-ASEAN (10+1) Leaders’ Meeting, the 20th ASEAN-China, Japan and Republic of Korea (10+3) Leaders’ Meeting and the 12th […]
US President Donald Trump has decided at the last minute to extend a marathon trip to Asia, after criticism that he was expected to miss an East Asia regional summit. “We’re actually staying an extra day in the Philippines,” Trump said on departure Friday, a decision that was confirmed by senior White House officials. President Trump departed Washington for an almost two week trip to Asia Friday. Trump left Joint Base Andrews bound for […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will attend the East Asia Summit next month, standing in for US President Donald Trump. President Trump will however attend the gala dinner for the 50th anniversary of the Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN) on November 12. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said that President Trump will also attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Vietnam also in […]
(Eagle News)– Government officials explained that President Rodrigo Duterte missed two meetings at the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos on Thursday (September 8) because he was ill. “He was not feeling well in the morning so he missed the two sessions. But he was able to attend the East Asia Summit with 18 world leaders and the rest of the day’s remaining schedule until departure for Indonesia early evening today,” Presidential Peace Adviser Secretary Jesus […]
(REUTERS) U.S. President Barack Obama and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte shook hands and had a brief chat on Wednesday, officials said, easing a standoff after Duterte called Obama a “son of a bitch” ahead of a summit of Asian leaders in Laos. The presidents of the two longtime allies were due to hold talks on Tuesday but the White House canceled the meeting after Duterte’s insult. “I’m very happy that it happened,” Philippines’ foreign […]
(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 […]
