Close allies: Marcos (right) and Vo inspecting the guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. — AFP
THE nation and the Philippines agreed yesterday to boost cooperation among their coastguards and to prevent untoward incidents in the South China Sea, in an announcement during a state visit to Hanoi by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The two South-East Asian countries have competing claims over some parts of the South China Sea, a conduit for US$3 trillion (RM14 trillion) of annual ship-borne trade that China claims almost in its entirety.
