ASEAN IN FOCUS

China, Myanmar vow to further promote bilateral ties

NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar (Reuters) -- President U Htin Kyaw of Myanmar met with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on…

ASEAN aims to provide universal health care for those living below poverty line

The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) targets to give universal health care to 90% of citizens who are…

Singapore rolls out tough measures to keep cars off the roads

by Martin Abbugao / Elizabeth Law Agence France Presse SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- In the battle against the car, space-starved…

ASEAN at 100 to be driven by technology and artificial intelligence – GMA

  By Caesar Vallejos, EBC Correspondent Technology and artificial intelligence will drive the next 50 years of the Association of…

Chinese, North Korean envoys talk up ties despite nuclear tensions

SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- A senior Chinese envoy has met an aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in Pyongyang,…

ASEAN leaders express concern about nuclear threat from North Korea

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – The rising tensions in the Korean Peninsula, with the accompanying nuclear stand-off, is causing…

Singapore suspends trade ties with North Korea

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore has suspended trade ties with North Korea in the latest move by a country to…

ASEAN Summit, a victory for all Filipinos, says Presidential spokesperson Roque

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) -- The peaceful culmination of the 31st ASEAN Summit is a victory for all Filipinos,…

Rohingya can return only if Myanmar’s ‘real citizens’ accept: army

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Rohingya refugees cannot return to Rakhine state until "real Myanmar citizens" are ready to accept them,…

Chinese Premier Li: PHL-China relations as warm as temperature in Manila

(Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday hailed the improvement in relations between the…

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