Senior diplomats from China and Southeast Asian countries promised to "eliminate distractions" of territorial issues when they convened to discuss the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea on Sunday.
China has become the second-largest exporter to the Philippines, and the Philippines is looking to expand bilateral trade, said Philippine senior officials at a round-table dialogue with CEOs from China at the 10th CAEXPO on Tuesday.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has urged business people to seize the opportunities in developing the country's inland areas and cooperating with the ASEAN.
Central Asia is currently going through a new phase of development based on multilateral mechanisms, with countries tapping potential for cooperation in transportation, energy and agriculture.
Full text of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the tenth China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept 3, 2013.
A walk around the CAEXPO exhibition hall in Nanning, South China, is like a tour of the 10 Southeast Asian countries, as visitors can see and taste what each country has to offer.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (3rd, right) visits a booth of the China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group at the 10th China-ASEAN expo in Nanning, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, September 3.
South China Sea disputes should not and will not affect relations between China and the ASEAN, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday.
China, ASEAN can build 'diamond decade': Li
China and member countries of the ASEAN have the ability to build a "diamond decade," Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said at the opening ceremony of the tenth China-ASEAN Expo.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Singaporean counterpart K. Shanmugam here on Wednesday.
Defense ministers from ASEAN and its regional dialogue partners on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening defense cooperation in promoting peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will attend the annual expo, business and investment summit between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).