Asean Morning News For December 18

Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 New funds to support B&R in Guangxi, ASEAN China will set up funds totaling 50 billion yuan ($7.6 billion) to invest in projects related to the […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 New funds to support B&R in Guangxi, ASEAN China will set up funds totaling 50 billion yuan ($7.6 billion) to invest in projects related to the […]

2020 target: PH eyes 80K foreign retirees The Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) plans to increase the number of foreign retirees in the country to 80,000 by 2020 through various incentives, according to the agency’s top […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 ASEAN foster cooperative ties with Italian locality A delegation of ambassadors of Southeast Asian nations recently visited Parma province, Italy, to promote exchanges and cooperation as […]

Martial law spread to entire PH feared COMMUNIST leader Jose Maria “Joma” Sison yesterday said the martial law declaration covering Mindanao, whose effectivity was extended by Congress to a year starting January 1, may be […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 India, Japan, Australia assert Asean’s centrality in Indo-Pacific India, Australia and Japan on Wednesday underscored their support for the Asean bloc’s centrality in the political and […]

Congress okays 1-year martial law extension; Lawmakers vote 240-27 in joint session CONGRESS yesterday granted President Duterte’s request to extend martial law (ML) in Mindanao for a year because of the continuing terror threats posed […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean’s online economy seen reaching $50 billion this year Southeast Asia’s Internet economy, spanning online travel to ride hailing, will reach $50 billion this year, putting […]

Duterte wants refund, accountability from Sanofi PRESIDENT Duterte wants French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi to be held accountable in connection with the dengue vaccine controversy, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said yesterday. — Malaya Underemployment rate improves, […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 TPPA Becomes CPTPP: From Trade Pact Princess to Cinderella For more than seven years the leaders of 12 countries gathered amidst increasingly angry protests at diverse […]

Duterte lists reasons for seeking ML extension PRESIDENT Duterte yesterday formally asked Congress for another extension of his martial law (ML) declaration in Mindanao, this time lasting for a year, citing recruitment activities of the […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean-Japan Centre promotes tourism services trade in Asean The Asean-Japan Centre (AJC) organised a seminar on promoting trade in tourism services in Asean at Novotel Hua […]

Duterte wants 1 more year of ML in Mindanao President Duterte has approved the recommendations of security officials and will seek a one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao to contain terrorism and other threats […]