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South China Sea and economic development at the center of the Asean summit
MANILA — Malacañang is hopeful that a Code of Conduct in the West Philippine Sea could be crafted during the 22nd Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Brunei Darussalam. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said that President Benigno Aquino III will depart for Brunei on Wednesday for the two-day meeting and […]
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South China Sea and economic development at the center of the Asean summit
Tomorrow the 22nd summit of the countries of Southeast Asia begins in Brunei. After the failure of the previous meeting in Phnom Penh, search is on for a common approach to resolve tensions with Beijing. The nations ask for a “continued commitment” and a binding “code of conduct”. North Korea’s nuclear issues: a call for […]
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South China Sea disputes, NKorean threats expected to dominate Southeast Asia summit in Brunei
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei – Worried that long-seething rifts could escalate over the South China Sea, Southeast Asian leaders are expected this week to press China to agree to start negotiations on a new pact aimed at thwarting a major clash in one of the world’s busiest waterways. Concern over North Korea’s latest threats […]
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Disputed sea takes center stage in ASEAN summit again
AFP PHOTO/Jewel SamadThe territorial disputes over resource-rich South China Sea (also West Philippine Sea) will hog the limelight again in the 2-day summit of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Brunei starting April 24…. Read more: http://www.rappler.com/thewrap/april-23-2013-edition/disputed-sea-takes-center-stage-in-asean-summit-again
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Time ‘ripe’ for Asean, China code of conduct — Phl
MANILA, Philippines – The time is “ripe” for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China to have a legally binding code of conduct to prevent occupation of disputed and non-disputed areas in West Philippine Sea and Panatag Shoal. In a press briefing at Malacañang, Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said “China has said […]
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China row on agenda of Bolkiah-Aquino talks
MANILA, Philippines—The sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah flew in Monday for a 24-hour state visit to the Philippines, ahead of next week’s 22nd summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Brunei. The sultan arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 on a private flight around 3:40 p.m. He disembarked from […]
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Peaceful negotiations for East Sea disputes
VietNamNet Bridge – Scholars and experts at a recent workshop in New York stressed the need to settle territorial disputes in the East Sea via peaceful means and in line with international law. Participants from the US, Vietnam, China, Australia, Britain, the Philippines and Singapore made an in-depth analysis of the causes of recent tensions […]
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Germany backs PHL call to settle West PHL Sea disputes through international law
Germany on Thursday backed the Philippines’ call for the settlement of disputes in the South China Sea through international law, a position long frowned on by China, which claims the resource-rich waters nearly in its entirety. While Germany says it does not take sides to the sea row involving the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei […]
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US lawmakers back PHL decision to take China disputes to UN arbitration
(Updated 2:40 p.m.) – A visiting US congressional delegation expressed support on Tuesday to the Philippine government’s decision to take long standing territorial disputes with China before a United Nations arbitration body. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Carlos Sorreta said the five-man US delegation led by Congressman Edward Royce (Republican, California), chairman of the House committee […]
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China plan to fortify disputed territories in West PHL Sea violates int’l law – DFA
ASEAN, China, GMA Network News, Michaella Del Callar, Natural Gas, Nine Dash Line, Oil, Panatag Shoal, Philippines, Scarborough ShoalChina’s plan to develop and fortify an expansive area of the resource-rich but disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) lacks merit under international law, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday. Beijing has established a new city called Sansha under its southern Hainan province to politically administer its claimed territories in the disputed waters […]