Browsing BusinessWorld by Subject "bilateral agreements"

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    • ASEAN defense chiefs scrap statement on south china sea 

      (Malaya, November 5, 2015, on page B6)
      Disagreement between the United States and China over how to address rival claims in the South China Sea marred a gathering of Southeast Asian defense officials on Wednesday, with a joint statement scrapped after ministers ...

    • Australia, Singapore urge calm in South China Sea 

      Agence France-presse (BusinessWorld, September 11, 2012, on page S1/12)
      Australian and Singapore on Monday called for a de-escalation in tensions over the South China Sea, warning that territorial disputes could disrupt decade of peace and economic progress in Asia. Australia's Foreign Minister ...

    • China fishing deal seen as preliminary to more talks 

      Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, July 4, 2019, on page S1/4)
      Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei B. Nograles called a 2016 verbal agreement on fishing rights at Reed Bank between President Rodrigo R. Duterte and China’s Xi Jinping a preliminary step to a more formalized deal, as members ...

    • DFA: China, PHL tackled Benham Rise 

      Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, March 1, 2018, on page S1/10)
      The Philippine government has taken up with Beijing the matter of Chinese-named undersea features at Philippine Rise, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Ernesto C. Abella said on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Mr. ...

    • Duterte softens tone on United States before South China Sea talks 

      Bloomberg (BusinessWorld, April 11, 2017, on page S1/5)
      The Philippines appears to be softening its tone toward the U.S. before holding talks with Beijing on the South China Sea. President Rodrigo Duterte let the insults fly last year, telling former leader Barack Obama to “go ...

    • Duterte tells troops to stake a claim in PHL sea 

      Cigaral, Ian Nicolas P. (BusinessWorld, April 7, 2017, on page S1/11)
      PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte has ordered the military to occupy and build facilities on maritime features in the South China Sea that is within the Philippine territory. His remarks also came on the heels of a US think ...

    • Duterte, Xi favor bilateral deal on sea dispute 

      Balinbin, Arjay (BusinessWorld, September 16, 2019, on page S1/10)
      President Rodrigo R. Duterte frowns upon a “multilateral approach” to resolve the South China Sea dispute and will push for a deal with another claimant country, his spokesman said last week. Both Mr. Duterte and Chinese ...

    • Japan reiterates commitment to stronger bilateral ties with PHL in VP's visit 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole (BusinessWorld, September 28, 2022, on page S1/9)
      Japan's leader has reiterated his country’s commitment to stronger bilateral cooperation with the Philippines during a courtesy call by Philippine Vice President Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio, who attended the state funeral of ...

    • Malacañang appeals for unity in sea row 

      Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, March 8, 2018, on page S1/10)
      Malacañang on Wednesday appealed to critics of the government’s handling of the country’s maritime dispute with China to “be united on this issue.” “We appeal to the critics, we have to be united on this issue. Please do ...

    • Manila, Beijing work out how to tap oil, gas in South China Sea areas they both claim 

      Balinbin, Arjay (BusinessWorld, February 15, 2018, on page S1/1-S1/3)
      The Philippines and China have agreed to set up a special panel to work out how they can jointly explore oil and gas in part of the South China Sea that both sides lay claim without having to address the explosive issue ...

    • PHL, China panels meet today on South China Sea 

      Balinbin, Arjay (BusinessWorld, February 13, 2018, on page S1/9)
      The Philippine government and the People’s Republic of China are set to discuss the contentious issues concerning the South China Sea on Tuesday, Feb. 13, Presidential Spokesperson Herminio Harry L. Roque, Jr. said. “Now ...

    • South China Sea code of conduct on track 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, June 10, 2020, on page S1/9)
      Talks on the code of conduct in the South China Sea are “proceeding smoothly and effectively,” Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said on Tuesday, as the Philippines and China celebrate 45 years of diplomatic ...

    • US, China navy chief set talks on South China Sea 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, October 30, 2015, on page S1/8)
      The Chinese and US navies are set to hold high-level talks over tensions in the South China Sea after a US warship challenged Beijing's territorial assertiveness in the disputed waterway this week. The US chief of naval ...