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Laos Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Myanmar Permanent Secretary to ASEAN Aung Kyaw Moe, Singapore Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Sangiampongsa, Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, Malaysia Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamad Hasan, Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique A. Manalo, […]
Super typhoon Man-yi was an unprecedented fourth typhoon to hit the Philippines in November, bringing winds of 260km/h and 200mm of rain in Luzon island. (AFP pic) LANGKAWI: The Philippines hopes Asean will put a focus on disaster management and climate change initiatives, as the region grapples with increasing vulnerabilities to natural disasters. Philippine foreign […]
Japan’s government is worried about China’s recent actions in the South China Sea and says that it intends to raise the issue with the incoming U.S. administration to ensure that Washington remains engaged on the issue, its foreign minister said yesterday Speaking during a visit to the Philippines, Iwaya Takeshi said that Japan was “gravely […]