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SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — A senior Chinese envoy has met an aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in Pyongyang, the two sides said Saturday, stressing longstanding ties despite deep divisions over the North’s nuclear activities. Song Tao is visiting on behalf of President Xi Jinping, ostensibly to brief the North’s officials on the recent Chinese Communist Party congress and other “issues of mutual interest”. The two communist neighbours, once said by Mao Zedong to […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – The rising tensions in the Korean Peninsula, with the accompanying nuclear stand-off, is causing concern for the members of the Association of South East Asian Nations. ASEAN leaders have condemned North Korea’s plan to develop weapons of mass destruction. The organization appealed to North Korea to follow the provisions of the resolution issued by the United Nation Security Council. In a draft joint statement, the ASEAN Plus Three members […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore has suspended trade ties with North Korea in the latest move by a country to implement UN sanctions to curb Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program, a customs document showed Thursday. A circular by Singapore Customs on its website banned “all commercially traded goods… from or to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), regardless of whether they are imported, exported, transhipped or brought in transit through Singapore” with effect from November […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The peaceful culmination of the 31st ASEAN Summit is a victory for all Filipinos, according to Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque. Roque also said that the Philippines was able to secure agreements with other members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and dialogue partners to address issues faced by the region like terrorism, the dispute in South China Sea, and North Korea. Meanwhile, the bilateral meeting of […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Rohingya refugees cannot return to Rakhine state until “real Myanmar citizens” are ready to accept them, the country’s army chief said Thursday, casting doubt over government pledges to begin repatriating the persecuted Muslim minority. More than 600,000 Rohingya are languishing in Bangladeshi refugee camps after fleeing a brutal Myanmar army campaign launched in late August. The UN says the scorched-earth operation, which has left hundreds of villages burned to ash in […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday hailed the improvement in relations between the two countries. Premier Li even likened the existing relationship to the weather in Manila during a joint press conference with his Philippine counterpart after bilateral talks in Malacanang. “Winter has come to the northern hemisphere but the temperature in Manila is still running pretty high. I think that somewhat reflects the temperature of China-Philippines relations […]
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday, November 15, witnessed the signing of agreements between China and the Philippines in Malacañang Palace. The two leaders also delivered a joint statement and proceeded to grace the ceremonial launching of the Binondo-Intramuros and Estrella Pantaleon Bridges Project, and the Dangerous Drugs Abuse Treatment Rehabilitation Center Project. President Duterte is also set to host a state banquet for the visiting Premier. […]
President Rodrigo Duterte reported a productive conclusion of the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits on Tuesday, November 14, announcing landmark outcomes of the meetings during the Philippines’ hosting, including the commitment from China to allow “unbridled freedom of overflight and navigation” in the South China Sea. President Duterte noted the highlights of the Summit such as the start of talks for a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea and the signing […]
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (AFP) — Washington’s top diplomat arrived in Myanmar Wednesday to press civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the country’s powerful army chief over violence-torn Rakhine state, where troops are accused of atrocities against Rohingya Muslims. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s one-day stop in the capital Naypyidaw comes as global outrage builds over an army crackdown that has driven more than 600,000 Rohingya out of the mainly Buddhist country since late August. While […]
(Eagle News) – Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night (November 14) officially handed over the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong who will be hosting the ASEAN Summit next year. The official hand-over of the ASEAN chairmanship was done as the Philippines concluded the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits and brought its regional meeting of 21 world leaders to a close. During […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will help in regulating the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea. ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh admitted that the ASEAN cannot resolve the issue alone. Minh also said that the ASEAN and China should follow the agreements signed by the member-states and China since 2002. https://youtu.be/j8fMfpSCjp0
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday underscored the need for the implementation of a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, noting that such could “provide size and scale to unleash new growth potentials and write the rules of the game of the international trade order.” In his speech at the start of the RCEP Summit, Duterte, who is this year’s ASEAN chair, said that “when it enters into force,” the RCEP would be “one of […]
