ASEAN and China have come to an agreement to exercise self-restraint over the disputed South China Sea (SCS) to expand vaccine cooperation in dealing with the Covid-19 situation. The foreign ministers of China and ASEAN both committed to exercise self-restraint during the Special Asean-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (SACFMM) that was held in Chongqing, China, on June 7 to celebrate the …

State media has reported today that Vietnam has given approval for the Sinopharm vaccine from China to be used against Covid-19, which makes it the third shot to be endorsed in the Southeast Asian country that is dealing new outbreak of infections. According to the report from the official Vietnam News Agency, the health ministry has issued the decision to …

Security veteran’s group disapproves of the federal government’s delayed response yesterday when China intruded into the Malaysian airspace. The group said that Malaysia should have responded with the strongest diplomatic response. In conjunction with the reported intrusion of 16 People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) into the Malaysian Maritime Zone (MMZ), Patriot said that this violation of Malaysia’s sovereign territory …

China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) inaugurated their Year of Sustainable Development Cooperation in Beijing on Friday. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang sent a congratulatory letter to the event, saying that he hoped both sides could strengthen ties in environmental protection and disaster relief, and address such pressing issues as climate change and poverty alleviation. Zhao Yingmin, the …

The arbitral court finds that China abused the sovereign privileges of the Philippines in its Exclusive Economic Zone. The Chinese offenses incorporate meddling with Philippine fishing and hydrocarbon investigation, developing fake islands, and neglecting to forestall their anglers from fishing in the EEZ of the Philippines. Incidentally, the organization of President Rodrigo Duterte wouldn’t guarantee the triumph. All things being …

According to PM Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Asia should be the one to lead the start of patent protection in order to procure cheaper medicines used to treat critical illnesses such as Covid-19 and HIV/AIDS. As the administration under the US President Joe Biden has intended to support the provisional waiver of intellectual property (IP) protection for Covid-19 vaccine, the …

The intensity continues as President Rodrigo Duterte’s explanation that China is in control of the West Philippine Sea is becoming more erroneous as the former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario utterly share it on public. Talking at a virtual discussion coordinated by the Rotary Club of Makati, the previous top representative said the president’s comments could be taken as …

The Philippine coast watch is directing drills in the South China Sea which an authority highlighted  were important for endeavors to get our oceanic locale over the contested waters. The activities close to the Philippine-involved Pag-asa (Thitu) Island and China-controlled Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc come in the midst of increased strains over the asset rich ocean. The …

A request from the United Nations could compel China to regard Philippine power in the West Philippine Sea, a resigned Supreme Court equity revealed to President Rodrigo Duterte after he asserted something else. Unexpectedly, Duterte, during a pre-recorded gathering with Cabinet individuals that was circulated recently was gotten down on resigned SC equity Antonio Carpio straightforwardly, asking him mostly in …

International concerns Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. recently requested the documenting of a strategic dissent over the amassing of 240 Chinese volunteer army vessels found in different pieces of the West Philippine Sea. The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) revealed recently that around 240 Chinese state army vessels are as yet inside the country’s regional waters. While …