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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte had a bilateral meeting with People’s Republic of China President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC Summit at the Crowne Plaza Da Nang in Vietnam on November 11, 2017. The 72-year old Duterte discussed the issue of the South China Sea, North Korea, as well as strengthening the friendship between China and the Philippines during their bilateral talks. Joining the President were Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan […]
by Caesar Vallejos, EBC Correspondent The ASEAN Mentorship for Entrepreneurs Network (AMEN) was officially launched by President Rodrigo Duterte during the first day of the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ABIS 2017) at the Solaire Manila, Philippines last November 12, 2017. Under the Philippine Chairmanship through the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (BAC), AMEN is a public-private partnership platform which gives utmost importance to mentorship, a way of educating through focused guidance targetted to micro-, […]
(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 […]
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Vietnam for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Friday (November 10). Xi will meet other leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday in the Vietnamese seaside resort of Danang. Agreement over the leaders’ statement is likely to prove one of the major sticking points of the summit due to the increasingly protectionist stance of the US.
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 […]
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 […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte will be extending his stay in Vietnam by two hours because of his bilateral meeting on Saturday with Chinese President Xi Jinping where he will discuss the country’s friendship with China as well as worries by the ASEAN on seeming militarization in the disputed South China Sea. Duterte said as the ASEAN chair he would have to bring the “voice of the ASEAN” in his bilateral meeting with […]
DA NANG, Vietnam (AFP) — Globalization has pressed the brightest workers from poor Southeast Asian countries to move overseas in a brain drain that must be reversed if real development is to be achieved, President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday. In an impassioned speech to chief executive officers gathered in Vietnam ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders summit, Duterte said the efforts of poorer countries to rise up the value chain are being undercut by mass […]
Avid fans of hand-woven fabrics would have had the time of their lives in the two-day exhibit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations textiles recently held in Pasay City. “Tela ASEAN,” which was organized prior to the country’s hosting of the 31st ASEAN Leaders’ Summit next week, also showcased natural dyes and naturally dyed products used by people from those member-states. The event–held from Nov. 7 to Nov. 8–was made possible by the Department of […]
Special teams of immigration officers were recently formed to assist Association of Southeast Asian Nations delegates and other foreign visitors who are expected to arrive aboard chartered or special flights in time for the ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings next week. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente reported that some 50 immigration officers were deployed to international airports to augment manpower in preparation for the ASEAN Leaders summit which will be held in Pasay City and Pampanga. […]
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 […]
A Reuters report says a hacking group previously linked to the Vietnamese government or working on its behalf has broken into the computers of neighboring countries as well as a grouping of Southeast Asian nations. According to the report, cyber-security company Volexity said the hacking group was still active, and had compromised the website of the ASEAN over several high-profile summit meetings. ASEAN is holding another summit of regional leaders in Manila next week. In […]
