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The largest ever ASEAN-India business and investment summit will be held in New Delhi capital city of India in January 2018, announced Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Three Vietnamese sailors, who were rescued from captivity by the Philippines army, landed at Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi on November 14.

The Philippines and India on November 13 signed four memoranda of understanding (MoU) in various fields, aiming to foster relations.

President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in has called for efforts to diversify and upgrade ties with the Associaiton of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Foreign ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines discussed in Manila on November 12 measures to prevent the return of extremists who attacked the southern Philippine of Marawi.

The 31st ASEAN Summit kicked off in the Philippine capital of Manila on November 13 with the agenda focusing on peace, stability and cooperation.

The Philippine army transferred three sailors it had rescued to the Vietnam Embassy in the country on November 12.

Philippine President Rodrigo on November 10 met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting held in the central city of Da Nang.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has called on all members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to join hands in constructing a comprehensively connected and integrated region.

Japan will build four coast radar stations on islands in the Sulu Celebes Seas separating the Philippines and Indonesia to help Manila counter a surge in piracy by Islamic insurgents.

Six soldiers of the Philippine army were killed and four others were injured during a clash with gunmen of Abu Sayyaf in the southern Basilan province of the Philippines.

President Tran Dai Quang and Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte have agreed to roll out measures to promote related mechanisms to implement bilateral agreements and improve effectiveness of existing cooperation mechanisms to enhance partnership in specific areas.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his entourage will attend the 31st ASEAN Summit in Manila, the Philippines, from November 12-14 at the invitation of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

Philippine security is on high alert ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asia summits and related meetings scheduled for November 10-14 in Manila and Clark city.