Philippine officials to visit Beijing to discuss investment deals
Manila
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte is sending a cabinet-level delegation to Beijing this week to meet with China's Vice-Premier Wang Yang and other top Chinese officials to discuss investment deals and his country's chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) this year.
The Jan 23-24 trip by Philippine officials includes Mr Duterte's finance, budget, economic, public works and transport secretaries, according to a statement from the Department of Finance on Sunday.
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