ASEAN IN FOCUS

President Duterte visits Indonesia

(Eagle News) -- After his participation to the 28th and 29th ASEAN summits in Vientiane, Laos, President Rodrigo Duterte went…

President Duterte accepts ASEAN 2017 chairmanship for the Philippines

  (Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday (September 8) accepted the Philippine chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian…

ASEAN leaders wrap up meetings, Philippines takes on chairmanship

VIENTIANE, Laos (Reuters) -- Leaders from Southeast Asian countries wrapped up their summit on Thursday (September 8) as the Philippines officially…

Duterte meets with Russian Prime Minister Medyedev before ASEAN closing rites

  (Eagle News) -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of the Russian Federation on the final…

Obama urges Duterte to do crime “war” the right way, as Phl president speaks out against US military killings

  VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama urged Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte Thursday to conduct his crime war "the…

U.S. President forges closer ties with ASEAN allies in last meeting

  (Reuters) -- U.S. President Barack Obama held a meeting with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders for the…

South China Sea: facts on a decades-long dispute

VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) -- The disputed South China Sea was in focus Thursday at a regional summit in Laos as…

Duterte skips ASEAN-US and ASEAN-UN meetings

  (Eagle News)-- President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday (September 8) skipped the ASEAN-United States Summit with US President Barack Obama,…

Obama warns China over South China Sea ruling

by Andrew BEATTY Nicholas PERRY VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama warned Beijing Thursday it could not ignore…

Obama focuses on Asia security threats

by Jerome TAYLOR Nicholas PERRY VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) -- North Korea's defiant missile testing and the South China Sea territorial…

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