Browsing The Philippine Star by Place "Vietnam"
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4 Vietnamese fishermen nabbed off Tawi-Tawi
(The Philippine Star,July 24, 2020 , on page 11)Four Vietnamese fishermen were arrested for poaching in the waters off Taganak town in Tawi-Tawi on Wednesday. Authorities said the boat captain, Nu Oi, was wounded when he attacked one of the police officers with a knife, ... -
6 agencies ink pact to boost dev't of seaweed industry
(The Philippine Star,September 14, 2007 , on page C3)A Southeast Asian center based here and five government and private institutions and agencies have joined hands to help arrest the decline of the local seaweed industry. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) along this line ... -
83 Asians complete SEAFDEC AQD courses on aquaculture
(The Philippine Star,September 24, 1999 , on page B-4)Eighty-three Asians, 43 of them Filipinos, have attended separately five training courses on aquaculture conducted by a government-hosted Southeast Asian center based in Iloilo during the past nine months. The courses were ... -
Agri, fisheries seek inclusion in APEC investment priorities
(The Philippine Star,October 4, 2015 , on page B-3)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) urged member economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to include agriculture and fisheries in their investment promotion priorities to address food ... -
Amended Fisheries Code takes effect this week
(The Philippine Star,March 28, 2015 , on page B-3)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will implement beginning this week the amended Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 that cracks down on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The much-contested ... -
Asean calls for restraint in sea row: but no call for freeze on provocative acts
(The Philippine Star,August 11, 2014 , on page 1-8)Southeast Asian countries expressed concern yesterday over "increased tensions" in the South China Sea and called for stepped-up talks with China, in what the United States said was a setback for Beijing's efforts to play ... -
Asean communiqué stalls on sea row
(The Philippine Star,August 7, 2017 , on page 1-8)Southeast Asian foreign ministers failed to release a customary communiqué at the end of a high-level meeting in Manila on Saturday after what diplomats said was a lack of consensus about how to refer to disputes in the ... -
‘Asean concerned over reclamation in disputed seas’
(The Philippine Star,February 22, 2017 , on page 9)Southeast Asian countries see China's installation of weapons systems in the South China Sea as unsettling and want to prevent militarization, urging dialogue to stop "recent developments" from escalating, Foreign Affairs ... -
Asean ministers express serious concern on seas
(The Philippine Star,November 21, 2015 , on page 1-14)Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have expressed serious concern about developments in the South China Sea, where China’s construction of artificial islands has fueled tensions with ... -
Asean seeks binding sea code by yearend
(The Philippine Star,April 30, 2017 , on page 6)The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) wants a binding code of conduct for South China Sea claimants by yearend, President Duterte said, even as he admitted that any talk about a military buildup would be ... -
Asean statement to go easy on China
(The Philippine Star,April 27, 2017 , on page 1-18)While Southeast Asian leaders are expected to express “serious concern” over recent developments in the South China Sea during their summit on Saturday, they are likely to avoid directly criticizing China’s “escalation of ... -
Asean, Australia issue joint declaration on sea row
(The Philippine Star,March 23, 2018 , on page 10)The push for stricter compliance with the rule of law in the South China Sea has gained greater momentum with the issuance of a joint declaration by Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) against ... -
Asean, Seafdec hold ministerial level conference on fisheries
(The Philippine Star,February 19, 2001 , on page 1)Two Southeast Asian organization have agreed to convene a ministerial level conference on sustainable fisheries late this year. To be held on Nov. 7-12 in Bangkok, Thailand, the week-long conference will be organized by ... -
Asean, Seafdec join forces to address food security problem in Asia
(The Philippine Star,October 16, 2002 , on page C-2)Two Southeast Asian organizations have pooled their resources to address food security and alleviate poverty in rural areas in the region. Member countries of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and ... -
Asia still top shrimp producer
(The Philippine Star,September 1, 2002 , on page B-7)Asia has maintained its lead position as the world’s top shrimp producer. Thailand continues to dominate the trade, followed by China and Indonesia. From No. 3, the Philippines has nosedived to No. 8. This information on ... -
Australia won't halt surveillance flights over South China Sea
(The Philippine Star,December 18, 2015 , on page 9)Australia will not bow to Chinese pressure to halt surveillance flights over disputed islands in the South China Sea at the center of rival claims between China and some of its neighbors, Defense Minister Marise Payne said ... -
Beijing denies island-building in South China Sea
(The Philippine Star,April 1, 2017 , on page 1-2)There was "no such thing" as man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea, China's Defense Ministry said on Thursday, and reiterated that any building work was mainly for civilian purposes. The building has included ... -
Beijing: Phl, US 'exaggerate China threat
(The Philippine Star,May 16, 2015 , on page 1-6)China’s Foreign Ministry accused the Philippines yesterday of working together with the United States to “exaggerate the China threat” over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. Beijing stepped up its criticism of Manila ... -
Beijing: Situation in Panatag unchanged
(The Philippine Star,November 2, 2016 , on page 1-12)China said on Monday the situation at the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the South China Sea “has not changed and will not change,” after the Philippines said Chinese vessels that blocked the area for four years ... -
Boat sinking reported to IMO
(The Philippine Star,June 16, 2019 , on page 1-2)As groans of disbelief greeted China’s version of the Recto Bank incident, the Philippines has formally called the attention of the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) to the Filipino fishermen’s being ...