21st ASEAN Summit in Cambodia (from Nov. 18 to 20)

[Viet]

can we stick to the topic?
some pictures from the summit

 

[Zero_wing]

okay so ur upgraded to 5% growth and we are "slowdowned" to 7.5% growth lol yea we're doing so much worst than you lol



hahah you really wanna compare reserves against china?



lol congrats on ur ba1 and positive outlook(Speculative grade lol), we must be so far behind with our AA3 and postive outlook(investment grade)
but wait! AA3 is 7 levels above yours lololol



lol so u posts on aurthors opinions on the chinese slowdown, i can post 10 that says otherwise
also lolololol are u suggesting the Philippines is ahead in development? go look up your GDP(nominal or ppp) per capita(or as a whole) and compare that with china's. and you claim other poeple are idiotic lol

Norway is pretty develop and the GDP is also smaller than china so your point being? just because you have a big GDP does not mean your better. You people say that my country is a third world country? when you say third world you don't have growth you don't have infrastructure or production because of factors ranging from civil war etc but in my country case we have production and growth and infrastructure political stability and growth etc and our ranking is newly industrialized country even though we have small industries thanks to the influx of chinese cheap goods what i was talking about earlier in my other post making things hard because they are like an economic cancer killing the production of the country anyway your stupid attempt to tip this in your favor just fail because you think just by having a big GDP and economic base your better no your just well off but not better at all so again other epic fail to prove me wrong (mag tolngan pa kayo)

 

[Viet]

Vietnam PM meets Philippine President
Updated : 11/19/2012 10:35:00 AM | Voice of Vietnam

(VOV) - The two leaders have compared notes on key topics at the ASEAN 21st Summit and regional and international issues of common concern.

 

[Viet]

Chinese, Vietnamese FMs meet on AMM 45 sidelines
7/12/2012 8:10:00 AM | Voice of Vietnam

Vietnam’s Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held talks with his counterpart from China Yang Jiechi on July 11 in Phnom Penh on the sidelines of the 45th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM 45).

 

[Viet]

Vietnam enhances defence ties with ASEAN members
Updated : 11/16/2012 8:35:54 AM - -- The Voice of Vietnam

Minister Thanh works with Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Banh

At a meeting with Lao Defence Minister Douangchay Phichith

Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh has extended congratulations on Cambodia’s fine performance as ASEAN Chair in 2012 and successful organisation of ASEAN related meetings, including the ADMM.

 

[auspice]

PHL hits Cambodia on 'ASEAN consensus' on territorial disputes

(Updated 7:02 p.m.) The Philippines openly disagreed with Cambodia that a consensus has been reached among ASEAN member nations about how to deal with territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), as Japan warned that the issue could directly influence "peace and stability" in the region.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday that all 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations—including claimants the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei—agreed “not to internationalize” the territorial row during the ongoing summit in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh.

This was denied by the Philippines .

“At the ASEAN retreat yesterday, various views were expressed on ASEAN unity, which were translated by the chair into an ASEAN consensus,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario told GMA News Online in a text message.

He said, “This was not the understanding of both the Philippines and at least one other country,” believed to be Vietnam, which has a history of violent confrontations with China over overlapping maritime claims.

A divided bloc

The failure of the association to come up with a common stance on the issue is an indication of continuing divisions in the regional bloc over how to deal with the West Philippine Sea conflict.

While some members like the Philippines and Vietnam are aligned with the United States and other Western countries in calling for a rules-based and multilateral approach to solving the territorial disputes, other members aligned with China like Cambodia and Laos toe Beijing’s line by either not openly backing a multilateral approach or opposing it outright.

Last year, the Philippines and Vietnam separately accused Chinese vessels of intruding into their territories in and near the Spratlys off the West Philippine Sea or South China Sea and of disrupting their oil exploration activities. But China has claimed it has sovereignty in those areas on historical grounds.

The Philippines and China, along with Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan, have long disputed ownership of certain islands, cays, reefs and atolls in the sea that straddle busy shipping routes and are believed to be rich in oil and gas.

Chinese and Philippine government ships began a standoff in April at Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc, a sprawling offshore area claimed by both countries that is north of the Spratlys and off the coast of Zambales.

Japan challenges Cambodia

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda challenged efforts by summit host Cambodia to limit discussions on the matter.

A Japanese government statement released after Noda met with the ASEAN leaders said that the issue is “of common concern for the international community, which would have direct impact on peace and stability of the Asia-Pacific.”

According to Reuters, as Hun Sen began to conclude the meeting between Noda and the ASEAN leaders, Aquino “abruptly raised his hand and tersely interjected” that no such “consensus” had been reached.

"There were several views expressed yesterday on ASEAN unity which we did not realize would be translated into an ASEAN consensus," he said. "For the record, this was not our understanding. The ASEAN route is not the only route for us. As a sovereign state, it is our right to defend our national interests."

Manila has considered elevating its disputes with China to a mediation body in the United Nations.

“While the Philippines was for ASEAN unity, it has the inherent right to defend its national interest when deemed necessary,” Del Rosario said.

The Foreign Affairs chief said he conveyed the Philippine position in a formal letter to Cambodia and to all ASEAN Foreign Ministers.

PHL hits Cambodia on 'ASEAN consensus' on territorial disputes | News | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere

 

[auspice]

Cambodia sits there and lies as if everyone agreed on concensus tsk tsk .This is the second time Cambodia openly sided with China. They consider themselves part of the ASEAN and yet they don't push for the interest of the group. They're better off expelled and annex itself to China,a super bully that has no regards to international laws.

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

As All Eyes Turn To Cambodia…
By Luke Hunt
November 15, 2012


Along the Phnom Penh waterfront the city’s landmark flags have been raised and the street children and beggars are being removed – an unwanted sight for a government out to impress the biggest gathering of world leaders this country has ever seen.

At the center of this will be Prime Minister Hun Sen. His role as host of a series of summits, scheduled for later this week, will increasingly be focused upon as Cambodia’s turn as chair of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has proved controversial.

U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will head the stellar guest list while the Prime Minister’s critics are also lining-up as they did at a similar meet of foreign ministers held in July, which ended in acrimony among ASEAN’s 10 members.

Chief among those critics is Human Rights Watch (HRW) and a report the New York-based watchdog has just released on political and extrajudicial killings in Cambodia over the last 20 years.

Entitled, Tell Them That I want to Kill Them, the report details hundreds of alleged political killings that have been investigated by the United Nations, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, and rights groups and journalists.

It looks at the “A–Teams” or death squads, which it says were established in the 1980's, attacks on opposition parties in the 1990's, the bloody 1997 coup d'etat and the more recent killing of well known environmentalist Chhut Wutty.

HRW also wants Obama to push Hun Sen on human rights and tie foreign aid more closely to finding justice for the victims of government-sponsored attacks.

But whether this summit is a success or not will depend much more state-related issues, alongside answers to a few very basic questions,which include: Has Vietnam and Cambodia dropped their opposition to the construction of the Xayaburi Dam in Laos? Will ASEAN be in a position to launch its integrated economic community by 2015 as scheduled? Has ASEAN devised a united approach to the Code of Conduct with China over dispute resolution in the South China Sea?

These are actually the pressing issues of state that need to be addressed. But over this year, with Cambodia as chair, ASEAN officials have conducted their business amid a contrived cloak and dagger atmosphere, ignoring journalists covering the conferences and summits.

This summit will provide Cambodia with a rare opportunity to play the gracious host and bask in the international limelight. Its critics have genuine concerns that deserve to be raised and how Phnom Penh addresses those concerns will leave a much greater impression than the streets cleared of unwanted homeless children.

As All Eyes Turn To Cambodia…

Let us hope this meeting will be fruitful

 

[Viet]

Cambodia sits there and lies as if everyone agreed on concensus tsk tsk .This is the second time Cambodia openly sided with China. They consider themselves part of the ASEAN and yet they don't push for the interest of the group. They're better off expelled and annex itself to China,a super bully that has no regards to international laws.

Cambodia has become a Chinese puppet. Sad!

 

[Battle of Bach Dang River]

ASEAN, US discuss need to peacefully manage South China Sea disputes
By S Ramesh | Posted: 20 November 2012

SINGAPORE: US President Barack Obama and leaders from ASEAN have discussed the importance of putting mechanisms and processes in place to peacefully manage disputes over the competing claims in the South China Sea.

Following the 4th ASEAN-US leaders meeting on Monday night, the White House issued a statement on its government website.

President Obama's press secretary said that both the US and ASEAN leaders expressed support for the ASEAN foreign ministers' statement on "Six-Point Principles on the South China Sea" and called for an "early conclusion" of a regional code of conduct.

The United States also announced the creation of the Expanded ASEAN Seafarer's Training (EAST) programme to improve counter-piracy training and education in the region.

President Obama noted that the ASEAN region was home to over half of the world's seafaring workers and the programme, administered by the US Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration, will be expanded from its current pilot phase working with the Philippines.

Meanwhile, to further enhance cooperation when confronting the challenge of piracy, the United States announced its intention to join the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against ships in Asia (ReCAAP).

Read more here:

ASEAN, US discuss need to peacefully manage South China Sea disputes - Channel NewsAsia

 

[EastSea]

As All Eyes Turn To Cambodia…
By Luke Hunt
November 15, 2012

Along the Phnom Penh waterfront the city’s landmark flags have been raised and the street children and beggars are being removed – an unwanted sight for a government out to impress the biggest gathering of world leaders this country has ever seen.

At the center of this will be Prime Minister Hun Sen. His role as host of a series of summits, scheduled for later this week, will increasingly be focused upon as Cambodia’s turn as chair of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has proved controversial.

U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will head the stellar guest list while the Prime Minister’s critics are also lining-up as they did at a similar meet of foreign ministers held in July, which ended in acrimony among ASEAN’s 10 members.

Chief among those critics is Human Rights Watch (HRW) and a report the New York-based watchdog has just released on political and extrajudicial killings in Cambodia over the last 20 years.

Entitled, Tell Them That I want to Kill Them, the report details hundreds of alleged political killings that have been investigated by the United Nations, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, and rights groups and journalists.

It looks at the “A–Teams” or death squads, which it says were established in the 1980's, attacks on opposition parties in the 1990's, the bloody 1997 coup d'etat and the more recent killing of well known environmentalist Chhut Wutty.

HRW also wants Obama to push Hun Sen on human rights and tie foreign aid more closely to finding justice for the victims of government-sponsored attacks.

But whether this summit is a success or not will depend much more state-related issues, alongside answers to a few very basic questions,which include: Has Vietnam and Cambodia dropped their opposition to the construction of the Xayaburi Dam in Laos? Will ASEAN be in a position to launch its integrated economic community by 2015 as scheduled? Has ASEAN devised a united approach to the Code of Conduct with China over dispute resolution in the South China Sea?

These are actually the pressing issues of state that need to be addressed. But over this year, with Cambodia as chair, ASEAN officials have conducted their business amid a contrived cloak and dagger atmosphere, ignoring journalists covering the conferences and summits.

This summit will provide Cambodia with a rare opportunity to play the gracious host and bask in the international limelight. Its critics have genuine concerns that deserve to be raised and how Phnom Penh addresses those concerns will leave a much greater impression than the streets cleared of unwanted homeless children.

As All Eyes Turn To Cambodia…

Let us hope this meeting will be fruitful

How do international community look at Cambodian ?

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

How do international community look at Cambodian ?

The same way the international community look at Myanmar, ignore them

 

[xuxu1457]

The press reports more than 10,000 security forces will be deployed around Phnom Penh to protect the summit.

Chinese 95 type rifle

 

[Viet]

Vietnam PM meets with RoK, Malaysian leaders

(VOV) -Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on November 19 had separate meetings with President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Lee Myung-bak and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.

 

[Viet]

From left, Philippine President Benigno Aquino, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, US President Barack Obama, South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Laos Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister Kan Zaw join hands together for a family photo session during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Korea summit in Phnom Penh on Nov. 19, 2012.