Browsing BusinessWorld by Subject "international agreements"

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    • 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 ...

    • China to complete Spratly Islands reclamation soon, its foreign ministry says 

      (BusinessWorld, June 17, 2015, on page 12/SI)
      China will soon complete some of its land reclamation on the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, indicating that Beijing is close to setting up new outposts in the maritime ...

    • China, Vietnam agree to maintain peace in S. China sea 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, November 7, 2015, on page A-19)
      China and Vietnam have agreed to maintained peace and stability in the south china sea and not take any acts that "complicate" the issue, Chinese state television reported yesterday. The agreement came at the end of a visit ...

    • Fish, missiles, tanks, and trawlers: Mozambique's strange trade with North Korea 

      McKenzie, David (BusinessWorld, February 15, 2018, on page SI/7)
      North Korea may be focused on a public relations drive in Pyeongchang right now, but its efforts to hoodwink the international community extends way beyond the Korean peninsula. When it comes to circumventing economic ...

    • Manila welcomes report that G7 countries concerned about West Philippine Sea 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, June 8, 2015, on page 12/S1)
      The Philippines on Sunday welcomed reports that the G7 summit would express concern about unilateral efforts to assert sovereignty claims in the disputed South China Sea. Regional alarm is growing at moves by China ...

    • Philippines, Brunei explore partnership on sardine processing 

      Liu, K. J. R. (BusinessWorld, February 10, 2010, on page S1/3)
      The government of the Philippines and of Brunei are working on a tie-up that will see Brunei availing of Philippine expertise in sardine processing and the latter riding on the former's halal brand to penetrate the lucrative ...

    • PHL argues vs China's claims in Hague tribunal 

      Escaño, E. E.; Tubadeza, Kathryn Mae P. (BusinessWorld, July 9, 2015, on page S1/12)
      The Philippines opened its case against China before an international arbitration tribunal, saying Beijing is disallowed from exercising its “historic rights” over waters of the South China Sea beyond its entitlement limits ...

    • PHL seeks ASEAN push vs China reclamation 

      Villaruel, Jauhn Etienne (BusinessWorld, April 27, 2015, on page S1/12)
      The Philippines on Sunday has called on its fellow members in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to push for a halt against Beijing's "massive reclamation in the South China Sea". Department of Foreign ...

    • 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 ...

    • PHL’s top diplomat: ‘More gains’ with China under Duterte 

      Aguinaldo, Camille A.; Tadalan, Charmaine A.; Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, June 11, 2018, on page S1/12)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter S. Cayetano on Sunday said the Philippines under the Duterte administration has more gains with China because of its “prudent and patient diplomatic approach” compared with the previous ...

    • Possible fishery talks after dispute: Aquino 

      Gonzales, N. M. (BusinessWorld, May 22, 2013, on page S1/11)
      President Benigno S. C. Aquino III is open to discussions on a possible fishery cooperation with neighbors but only after an ongoing dispute with Taiwan is resolved. Mr. Aquino said he wants to defuse the tension with ...

    • RP-EU partnership for wider tuna market pushed 

      Sarmiento, Romer S. (BusinessWorld, September 10, 2010, on page S1/8)
      The forging of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the Philippines is essential to advance the chances of the country’s tuna products in the 27-member states, a European diplomat said. ...

    • Southeast Asia's aspirations for the South China Sea 

      (BusinessWorld, April 26, 2017, on page S1/6)
      For the ASEAN Community to live in peace, stability, and prosperity, ASEAN’s Member States and all the claimants must extend sincere efforts to contribute in every possible way so as to ensure harmony in the South China ...

    • UN begins negotiations on treaty to protect imperiled high seas 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, September 3, 2018, on page S2/7)
      United Nations on Tuesday kicked-off talks on a 2020 treaty that would regulate the high seas, which cover half the planet yet lack adequate environmental protection. Four sessions of talks, each lasting two weeks, are ...

    • 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 ...