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Brunei’s Prime Minister Hassanal Bolkiah arrived in Malaysia on Friday (November 20) ahead of a two-day regional meeting. Hassanal Bolkiah and wife Pengiran Anak Saleha arrived in Subang Abdul Aziz Shah Airport and were met by Malaysian officials. Brunei is one of the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Leaders of the 10-member state regional bloc will meet with their dialogue partners from United States, China, Japan, Australia, India, New Zealand, Russia […]
Malaysian authorities tightened security as they deployed soldiers in its capital city on Friday (November 20), taking extra security precautions amid unconfirmed reports of an “imminent terrorist threat” ahead of a regional summit. U.S. President Barack Obama’s is joining leaders of the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) for a weekend summit. Leaders from eight other countries with close partnerships with the grouping – Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea […]
The Department of Foreign Affairs admitted that it still has no sufficient information to identify the 14 overseas Filipino workers that died in a vehicular accident in Saudi Arabia. The DFA is currently coordinating with the employers of said deceased OFWs in order to gather more details regarding the incident. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
President Benigno S. Aquino III and South Korean President Park Geun-Hye expressed their willingness to boost their cooperation, during a bilateral meeting held on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit on Wednesday. According to Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., the Philippines is keen to increase bilateral trade, encouraging South Korean companies to invest in shipbuilding, automotive manufacturing, food production, food processing and agribusiness, electronics, energy and renewable energy, finance and banking, infrastructure […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Philippine President Benigno Aquino held a meeting on Wednesday (November 18), on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in Manila. Tensions have simmered the past month between Manila and Beijing over disputes in the South China Sea. A few weeks ago, an arbitration court in the Netherlands ruled that it was able to hear some claims filed by the Philippines against China over contested parts of […]
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday, November 18 that terrorism was a global challenge requiring a global response. Dmitry Medvedev, Russian Prime Minister said that the terror attacks that Russia and France have just faced affected the whole world. The terrorism expansion is indeed a global challenge, a challenge to the entire civilized world. And it requires a united response – coordinated, fully concerted action.” Earlier on Wednesday, Medvedev said the west’s boycott […]
Although there is still no official confirmation from the Philippine Embassy in Saudi Arabia, an accident involving a collision between a truck and a coaster killed 11 Filipino electricians as well as injuring others. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying arrived into Manila on Monday night (November 16) and was welcomed by Filipino officials ahead of the the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. Apart from attending the APEC Leaders’ Meeting which begins on Wednesday (November 18), Leung is also scheduled to speak at the APEC CEO Summit on Tuesday. Hong Kong and the Philippines maintain close economic ties, with more than 150,000 Filipinos working mostly as domestic helpers in […]
Rescuers conducted a safety exercise on Monday as they raced to locate survivors of a massive landslide in the city of Lishui in east China’s Zhejiang Province. The death toll from the landslide, which was triggered by flooding on Friday night in Lidong Village, has risen to 25 people while 12 others remain missing, authorities said. The avalanche of mud and rock caused by torrential rain engulfed some 27 homes. The emergency exercise, which lasted […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (November 17) – Different countries united for a common goal, to aim for a better and brighter future for their country and their people. This is the reason why Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, more popularly known as APEC, was created – to facilitate the growing economy, trade and Investment in the Asia Pacific Region. The main objective of APEC is known as BOGOR goals, it aims to achieve free trade and open trade […]
Philippine military and its police force remained on full alert on Monday (November 16), just two days before a summit of Asia-Pacific (APEC) leaders in Manila and three days following the deadly attacks in Paris. Regional tensions over the South China Sea and security concerns after the attack by Islamist militants on Paris could eclipse efforts by Pacific-rim leaders this week to boost trade and growth across a region of around 3 billion people. The […]
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will not be able to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Manila and will send the Indonesian Minister of Trade instead in order to focus on important affairs in Indonesia as well as the problem faced by Indonesia regarding the haze. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
