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(Agence France Presse) — US President Donald Trump told his Vietnamese counterpart Sunday he is ready to help resolve the dispute in the resource-rich South China Sea which Beijing claims most of. “If I can help mediate or arbitrate, please let me know… I am a very good mediator,” the dealmaking American leader told Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang during an official state visit Sunday. Vietnam has long courted support from Washington in its dispute […]
(Eagle News) — Foreign Affairs secretary Alan Peter Cayetano attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gala dinner for world leaders in President Rodrigo Duterte’s place on Friday night, Nov. 10, 2017. Duterte skipped the dinner because he was attending to urgent matters regarding the final preparations for the ASEAN Summit hosting of the Philippines, and getting information and coordinating with his officials in Manila regarding the recovery of Vietnamese captives of the terrorist group, the […]
By Martin Abbugao and Jerome Taylor Agence France Presse DANANG, Vietnam (AFP) — Ministers from 11 Asia-Pacific countries agreed Saturday to press ahead with a major trade deal without the United States, as the world’s largest economy seeks to go it alone under President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy. Trump pulled his country from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) at the start of the year, dismaying allies and casting into doubt an agreement heralded […]
These pictures courtesy of Special Assistant to the President Bong Go show President Rodrigo Duterte with other leaders attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Vietnam.
(Eagle News) – United States President Donald Trump criticized “unfair trade” practices of some countries which have hurt the US, saying that under his leadership, America would no longer tolerate unfair trade deals and theft of intellectual property that would put the US economy in jeopardy. In his speech before the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Da Nang Vietnam, Trump repeated his policy of putting America first, in the same way that […]
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Vietnam for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Friday (November 10). Vietnam is the fifth leg of Trump’s Asia trip, coming after the U.S. President’s visit to China where he held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump and other APEC leaders, including Xi and Ruissian President Vladimir Putin, will meet on Friday in the Vietnamese seaside resort of Danang. But Trump will not hold a […]
DANANG, Vietnam (AFP) — US President Donald Trump will not hold a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a regional summit in Vietnam, the White House said Friday. “Regarding a Putin meeting, there was never a meeting confirmed, and there will not be one that takes place due to scheduling conflicts on both sides,” press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters minutes before Air Force One touched down in the Vietnamese city […]
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Vietnam for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on Friday (November 10). Trudeau and other APEC leaders, including President Xi Jinping of China and U.S. President Donald Trump, will meet later on Friday in the Vietnamese seaside resort of Danang. Trudeau will also be focusing on negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal on the sidelines of the summit.
Russian Leader Vladimir Putin arrived in Vietnam for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Friday (November 10). Prospects for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at the summit were unclear after the Kremlin said a meeting was definite before saying it was just a possibility. Putin and Trump had their first face-to-face meeting in July to discuss allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. Trump […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte called on rich countries to help poorer economies in this era of globalization so that more people would reap the benefits of economic development. In his keynote speech at the APEC CEO Summit in Da Nang, Vietnam, Duterte said “globalization, to a certain extent, has really damaged poor economies.” This is why APEC and the ASEAN should take into consideration the interests of developing and poor economies by […]
DA NANG, Vietnam (AFP) — Asia-Pacific nations struggled to salvage the sprawling “TPP-11” trade deal Friday, following America’s pull out from the original pact, with Canada refuting reports an agreement in principle had been struck. The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) was initially a US-led initiative between 12 nations accounting for 40 percent of global GDP, but excluding Washington’s regional rival China. It was thrown into disarray when President Donald Trump abruptly pulled out of the […]
DANANG, Vietnam (AFP) — The death toll from typhoon downpours and floods wreaking havoc along Vietnam’s south-central coast has risen to 69, authorities said Tuesday, as the country prepares to host a world leaders’ summit. Typhoon Damrey struck days before Vietnam is set to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference in Danang next weekend. It will bring together US President Donald Trump, China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, among other leaders. While Danang itself […]
