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President Duterte keynotes 50th Anniversary of ASEAN, pushes for unity, peace, regional stability

President Rodrigo Duterte graced the 50th Anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the closing ceremony of the 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) at the Philippine International...

PHL defense exec cites need for talks on defense forces

MANILA, Aug. 8 - - Department of National Defense (DND) Undersecretary Ricardo A. David Jr. on Monday highlighted the need for discussions about reserve forces. In his speech during the 14th ASEAN Regional...

Bloggers tapped to raise awareness on ASEAN, combat fake news

BALI, INDONESIA, Aug. 8 -- In a bid to boost its online presence and create greater awareness to the public, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has tapped bloggers from different...

ASEAN prefers to adopt legally binding South China Sea code of conduct

MANILA, Aug. 7 -- Foreign ministers from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to adopt a legally binding code of conduct (COC) in the disputed waters of West Philippine...

Myanmar president calls for more cohesive ASEAN in next 50 years

YANGON, Aug. 8 -- Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw on Tuesday called for doubling efforts to make the ASEAN region more politically cohesive, economically integrated, socially responsible and people-oriented in the...

Japan FM to East Asia: Uphold free, fair economic order

MANILA, Aug. 8 — Japan’s Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Monday urged East Asian countries to uphold a free and fair economic order amid protectionism to continue outshining the rest of...

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