The UN's special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar has warned of "mass deaths" from starvation and disease in the wake of fighting between rebel groups and junta forces in the east of the coup-stricken country.
MANILA – The Philippines has appealed to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China to fully support and make the disputed South China Sea a “sea of peace, security, stability, and prosperity”.
The statement was made by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. during the Special Asean-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on June 7 in Chongqing, China to mark the 30th anniversary of the two parties’ dialogue relations.
“Sec. Locsin appealed for full support and sincere cooperation to achieve ‘our collective aspiration for the South China Sea to be a sea of peace, security, stability and prosperity; not a moat between the members of the family of Southeast Asian nations but a wide watery highway for trade and connection, ” the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday night.
Asean, China agree on self-restraint over disputed sea, to expand vaccine cooperation Bernadette E. Tamayo Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.. DFA Photo
CHINA and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have agreed to exercise self-restraint in the South China Sea (SCS) and vowed to expand vaccine cooperation to address the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
The foreign ministers of China and Asean made the commitment during the Special Asean-China Foreign Ministers Meeting (SACFMM) in Chongqing, China, on June 7 to mark the 30th anniversary of relations between the region and the communist state.
Founded on Aug.8, 1967, the 10-member Asean is composed of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
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A language is more than just a means of communication. It s also a way of seeing and understanding our world.
Every language on our planet comprises a unique microcosm of beliefs, practices and customs that connects its speakers to their collective past. But today, 43% of them are at risk of being spoken no more, according to data collected by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco).
Protecting them is a matter of human rights, and time is running out.
Of the world s estimated 7,100 known languages more than 2,000 of which are indigenous to Asia nine out of 10 are spoken so little they are used by fewer than 100,000 people.
KUALA LUMPUR (Xinhua): The relations between China and Asean have grown from strength to strength since the two sides established dialogue relations 30 years ago, bringing about tangible results in all-round cooperation and recent joint efforts against the Covid-19 pandemic, said a former Malaysian ambassador to China.