Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 China and ASEAN Aim for First Joint Maritime Exercise China has called for a joint maritime exercise with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for years. […]
PH targets 20K MW RE capacity by 2040 The Philippines’ roadmap on renewable energy (RE) targets a capacity of around 20,000 megawatts by 2040, according to Benito Ranque, undersecretary of the department of energy. — […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Trump to miss East Asia Summit due to scheduling woes — Cayetano Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday clarified reports that US President Donald […]
PH seeks market access for footwear exports Trade officials are poised to meet with foreign buyers and brand owners of international garments companies to seek expanded access of markets and products which are outsourced in […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean has an obvious role in Rohingya crisis Representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting next month in Manila need to address the crisis […]
PH gov’t committed to achieve deficit ceiling of 3% of GDP Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III on Tuesday said that government remains committed to its deficit ceiling of three percent of gross domestic product (GDP), […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 ASEAN defense ministers lock in against terrorism and other common threats Southeast Asian defense ministers have agreed to step up joint efforts to counter regional terrorism, […]
Q3 GDP growth ‘likely steady at 6.5%’ Philippine economic growth was likely steady in second quarter given continued domestic spending and export gains, First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) and the University of Asia and the […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Ageing, Migration Putting Regional Food Security at Risk Asean’s ageing population and the drift from farms to cities in search of better paying employment is putting […]
ADB pledges $5.2M for Marawi A multimillion-dollar grant has been pledged by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help rebuild Marawi City, a senior Finance department official said. — The Manila Times Why poverty prevails […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 ‘Blast’ pirates out of the sea, Philippines’ Duterte tells Malaysia and Indonesia Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday said he would ask the leaders of Indonesia and […]
Pres. Duterte vows to cleanse PH of corrupt, tax evaders President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Thursday, October 19, expressed zero tolerance for corrupt public officials and tax-evading businessmen who are shortchanging the Filipino public. — […]