Politics

Japan vows to strengthen cooperation with ASEAN

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed to deepen cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in various areas such as maritime security, defense, trade, infrastructure development, combating terrorism, disaster...

Trade, terrorism, anti-drug war highlight Duterte-Trump meeting: Roque

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte and US President Donald Trump had discussions on the drug menace, terrorism and trade issues, Malacañang told reporters Monday following the bilateral meeting of the two...

Chinese Premier vows to work with ASEAN

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday, November 13, expressed China’s commitment to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in a bid to build a community of shared future. During...

Trump pledges ‘free, open’ Indo-Pacific region before ASEAN

MANILA — United States President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to promote a “free and open” Indo-Pacific region at the 40th US-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit. During his opening statement,...

President Duterte affirms ties with US in bilateral talks with President Trump

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte affirmed the strong relationship of the Philippines with the United States during his bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the 31st Association of...

Trump affirms ‘great’ ties with Duterte in 1st bilateral meeting

MANILA — The much anticipated bilateral meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte and United States President Donald Trump on Monday started with the latter reaffirming the “great relationship” of Manila and Washington. The...

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