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[Summary] => The decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands on the arbitration case against the Philippines and China would be critical with the elections coming, according to analysts.
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[Title] => Obama to visit maritime facility in Philippines
[Summary] => American President Barack Obama, who is expected to arrive in Manila on Tuesday, will drop by a "coastal facility" during his visit, the White House said.
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[Title] => Asia trip tests Obama's postelection global clout
[Summary] => His influence at home fading, President Barack Obama is looking abroad to China, the opening stop of a three-country trip that will test his ability to play a commanding global role during his final two years in office.
[DatePublished] => 2014-11-10 04:08:30
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[Title] => Philippines Inc. interacts with top Washington officials
[Summary] => Philippines Inc. spearheaded the high-profile “Philippines Eminent Group” business delegation composed of key industry leaders who visited Washington, DC for meetings with officials of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the National Security Council and the Pentagon.
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[Title] => US execs, int’l policymakers to tackle rehab for Visayas
[Summary] => Senior US State Department officials and international policymakers will meet next week in Washington to discuss a comprehensive disaster assessment and rehabilitation platform in the typhoon-ravaged Visayas region.
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[Title] => Asean finance ministers worry over investors fallout
[Summary] => Southeast Asian finance ministers meeting in Makati City expressed concern yesterday over the economic fallout from the deadly Jakarta hotel blast, and called for a firmer stance against terrorism.
Indonesian Finance Minister Boediono canceled his Manila trip to help President Megawati Sukarnoputri’s Cabinet work on a response plan to Tuesday’s attack, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) secretary general Ong Keng Yong said.
The JW Marriott Hotel blast left 14 people dead and 152 others wounded, the Red Cross said.
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[Title] => Bush to push free trade initiative in Asean
[Summary] => US President George Bush is to step up Washington’s initiative to forge bilateral free trade agreements during his visit to Southeast Asia in October, officials said yesterday.
Bush is expected to launch negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) between Washington and Thailand when he attends a Bangkok summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum on October 20-21, an official of the US-ASEAN Business Council said.
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[Title] => RP mulls shielding petrochemicals despite AFTA
[Summary] => BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AFP) – The Philippines sent notice Wednesday it may delay the liberalization of its petrochemicals industry, raising concerns it could undermine the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and hit investor confidence in the region.
Trade Secretary Manuel Roxas II informed AFTA’s council of economic ministers about Manila’s intention to defer the opening up of the nascent sector during a meeting in Brunei, a move that raised concerns of backsliding on market-opening commitments.
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[Title] => US businessmen upbeat on RP’s economic prospects
[Summary] => A group of top US businessmen and executives are optimistic on the country’s economic prospects under the Arroyo administration.
However, the visiting US businessmen urged the new government to undertake a few major economic reforms and measures before they make concrete moves to increase their investments in the Philippines.
The US-ASEAN Business Council ended yesterday a three-day mission by senior executives of 30 major US companies.
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Indonesian Finance Minister Boediono canceled his Manila trip to help President Megawati Sukarnoputri’s Cabinet work on a response plan to Tuesday’s attack, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) secretary general Ong Keng Yong said.
The JW Marriott Hotel blast left 14 people dead and 152 others wounded, the Red Cross said.
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Bush is expected to launch negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) between Washington and Thailand when he attends a Bangkok summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum on October 20-21, an official of the US-ASEAN Business Council said.
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Trade Secretary Manuel Roxas II informed AFTA’s council of economic ministers about Manila’s intention to defer the opening up of the nascent sector during a meeting in Brunei, a move that raised concerns of backsliding on market-opening commitments.
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