Browsing Manila Standard by Place "Viet Nam"
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Beijing warns off US warship in SCS
(Manila Standard,February 6, 2021 , on page A7)China on Friday warned off a US warship sailing near contested islands in the South China Sea, Beijing said, the first such encounter made public since the inauguration of President Joe Biden. The USS John s. McCain "broke ... -
Del Rosario disputes Palace stand on WPS row
(Manila Standard,September 21, 2019 , on page A3)Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said the Palace statement that bringing the country's maritime disputes with China before the United Nations is a futile exercise. Del Rosario made the statement in ... -
DFA confronts China envoy
(Manila Standard,April 14, 2021 , on page A1-A2)The Department of Foreign Affairs has summoned Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian to protest the presence of Chinese vessels at the Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef in the West Philippines Sea. Acting Foreign Affairs Undersecretary ... -
Gov't to boost troops in WPS
(Manila Standard,December 23, 2022 , on page A1-A2)The government has ordered the military to beef up its presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) following Chinese activities monitored near Pag-asa Island. In a statement Thursday, the Department of National Defense (DND) ... -
Jackie Chan's Vietnam visit canceled over China sea row
(Manila Standard,November 9, 2019 , on page B3)Martial-arts film star Jackie Chan's planned visit to Vietnam for a charity has been cancelled following an online backlash related to Beijing's expansive claims in the disputed South China Sea. The Hong Kong-born actor ... -
Modernizing agriculture
(Manila Standard,December 20, 2019 , on page A4)The government is finally devoting its time to modernize the country's agriculture sector. Agriculture is probably one of the major underperforming sectors of the economy despite employing 23.5 percent of the country's ...