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South–South cooperation is closely related to the term "South" and the two "South"'s have different meanings and implications depending on the interpretation. The term South is defined as regions in the world that have similar political, social and economic histories that are rooted in disparities that occurred during the colonial or ...
Laos-Philippines relations began even before the colonial era imposed French rule in Laos and Spanish rule in the Philippines. The Jade trade brought Philippine-made Jade to Indochina as early 2000 B.C. [1] During the Burmese–Siamese War (1547–1549), Filipinos were employed as mercenaries all across Indochina (which includes Laos). [2]
APEC Philippines 1996 was a series of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings focused on economic cooperation, held at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Subic, Zambales on 24–25 November 1996. It was the eighth APEC meeting in history and the first held in the Philippines.
The Philippines and Vietnam signed agreements Tuesday to prevent incidents in the South China Sea and broaden cooperation between their coast guards in a growing alliance that will likely be ...
The two countries agreed to strengthen ties. It was agreed to increase cooperation in various fields which include trade and investment, labor tourism, culture and sports. [5] On July 9, 2009, Mongolian businessman, Bekhbat Sodnom was sworn in as the first honorary consul to Mongolia. [6]
The Philippines and Thailand had a dispute regarding taxation of the former's cigarette exporter doing business in the latter. The issue has been raised to the World Trade Organization . In 2008, the Philippines has expressed that Thailand violated WTO law on Customs violation by imposing an allegedly discriminatory tax on cigarette exports by ...
Vietnam and the Philippines have overlapping claims in the South China Sea, but have generally friendly relations compared to the heightened tensions between Manila and Beijing over disputed waters.
The Philippines and Canada signed a memorandum of understanding on defence cooperation on Friday, a move which Manila's defence minister said could later lead to a troop pact between the two ...