ASEAN SUMMIT in CEBU

[joco_ph]

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wa jud time kung when nila i close. basta kung naay mo agi sa mga ASEAN delegates, i.close, inig labay , ablihan. akong bossing na biya.an sa iyang flight gahapon padung sa Manila. Murag trapik jud ng Mandaue ug Lapu-lapu kay mao man jud ma.agi.an. diri sa south dapit, ok ra man ang trapik...or basin wa pa mi katilaw.

[Chipmunk888]

benefit.

[FK]

wala jud ko katilaw pa og trafik...

naka ingon gud ko ganina... mas maau pa mag asean pirmi kay wala trafik. hehehe...
basin la lng ko na timingan.

[tolstoi]

might as well share this here....

as part of the 12th ASEAN SUMMIT, parts of Colon and Juan Luna street are adorned with Chinese lanterns and red decorations. The organizers want to make the area look like China Town

[dredd41v576]

benefit. it will show cebu to the rest of the world. I hope APEC will be next!

[grabehbebe]

ASEAN-China deal set to open services sector

Cebu City — Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and economic powerhouse China are set to open up each other’s services sectors as part of an effort to establish a free trade bloc, with an agreement scheduled to be signed upon the arrival of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday.

ASEAN economic ministers also said free trade talks with South Korea are on track and could be finished by November, but said differences between Seoul and Bangkok still have to be ironed out. Thailand wants rice included in tariff cuts, being a major producer of the Asian staple.

The ASEAN-China Trade in Services Agreement is set to be signed on January 13 in the presence of 10 ASEAN leaders and Mr. Wen, Chinese embassy second secretary Ji Haojun said.

ASEAN and China signed a framework agreement on comprehensive economic cooperation in 2002 and will form a bilateral free trade area by 2010.

An agreement on merchandise trade took effect in 2006 following an "early harvest" scheme of initial tariff cuts on meat, fish, dairy products, vegetables, fruits, and nuts. The ASEAN-China pact created the world’s largest free trade area of 1.7 billion consumers, with a combined economic output of approximately $2 trillion and total trade estimated at $ 1.2 trillion.

The services agreement is one of the remaining key items to be finalized by ASEAN and China, in addition to an investments agreement.

Both sides are also expected to sign a plan of action for cooperation on information and communication technology and agriculture. ASEAN officials also agreed to create the ASEAN-China Center on the Promotion of Trade, Investment and Tourism. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto G. Romulo said a memorandum of understanding could be signed during the 40th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Manila in July.

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[SamuraiArcher]

^^nice ha...agi nya ko didto....

[SamuraiArcher]

Asean Summit a benifit or a burden? what do you think? for me burden man kay i have some business to do unta today pero grabe traffic and besides close pa jud and main streets. grabe ra sad stay at home daw and watch tv. may pag gidayon na lang na to december.


wheeewwww.... saon na lng next week pa ni mahuman.

wala gyud trafic today...mas dali rako naka abot sa akong work from talisay to mandaue...for sure more on benefits

[mustamos]

yeah!

I'm calling anyone who has any idea about this to confirm this rumor.

[tolstoi]

yeah!

I'm calling anyone who has any idea about this to confirm this rumor.

dili na rumor inday mustamos..i've heard it straight from Margot Osmena yesterday in MUP cebu(channel 3)..the organizer wants the "first ladies of the states" to notice the chinese heritage/influence in our downtown area sa ilang pag suroy2x karong sunday..hopefully dili mu bundak ang ulan =)