Browsing Manila Bulletin by Place "Laos"

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    • 50 years of fisheries research and development at SEAFDEC 

      (Manila Bulletin, July 8, 2023, on page 8)
      It has been 50 years now since the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) established its Aquaculture Department (AQD) with the long-term goal of conducting research, developing technologies, disseminating ...

    • ASEAN nations approve responsible fisheries code 

      (Manila Bulletin, April 25, 2005, on page 9)
      Eleven ASEAN nations belonging to the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) have agreed to promote the implementation of the Code of Conduct for the Responsible Fisheries in fishing operations, aquaculture, ...

    • ASEAN takes a stand on sea row: Duterte calls for mutual respect, non-interference in internal affairs 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, April 30, 2017, on page 1-8)
      Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member-states have altered a statement to be issued at the end of group’s summit to include references to militarization and island-building in the South China Sea, the latest ...

    • China may be building anew in Scarborough 

      Aben, Elena (Manila Bulletin, September 4, 2016, on page 4)
      President Duterte revealed the other day intelligence reports indicating that China may be planning to start new constructions at disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea, particularly in Scarborough Shoal (also known as ...

    • Du30's debut on ASEAN, int'l stage; China asked to explain shoal presence 

      Lobo, Fred (Manila Bulletin, September 9, 2016, on page 11)
      President Duterte made his debut on the regional and international stage when he attended in Laos this week the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Meanwhile, President sought an explanation from ...

    • Duterte OK's 9 bilateral talks 

      Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, September 3, 2016, on page 1-6)
      President Duterte is scheduled to have at least nine bilateral meetings, apart from his talks with United States (US) President Barack Obama, on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Laos next week, the Department of ...

    • East Asia nations vow to curb marine pollution 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, November 29, 2018, on page 7)
      Countries in East Asia will bolster policies to reduce marine pollution and strengthen coastal restorations. Members of the intergovernmental Partnerships in Environmental Management for Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) are ...

    • Myanmar’s ‘smiling’ Irrawaddy dolphins on brink of extinction 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, January 19, 2017, on page B-8)
      Tears fill Maung Lay’s eyes as he describes losing the dolphin he knew since his childhood, the latest casualty of a battle against pollution and electrofishing that may see the species disappear in Myanmar. Loved for ...

    • Self-restraint over disputed sea urged 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); Kyodo; Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, November 11, 2015, on page 1-6)
      Southeast Asian leaders are to call for self restraint to avoid escalation of tensions in the South China Sea, according to a draft obtained Monday of a document expected to be released at the end of a regional summit ...

    • 'Tribunal ruling binding': Obama says arbitral verdict helped clarifyng maritime rights in the region 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 9, 2016, on page 1-13)
      US President Brack Obama yesterday warned Beijing it could not ignore a tribunal's ruling rejecting its sweeping claims to the South China Sea, driving tensions higher in a territorial row that threatens regional security. ...

    • The year of maritime cooperation between China and the ASEAN launched 

      (Manila Bulletin, March 31, 2015, on page 8)
      China hopes all-round maritime cooperation with the ASEAN will become a model for building the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi said here on March 28. Yang made the remark at a ceremony ...