Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr agreed on Friday to bolster defence cooperation between their countries amid China’s expanding military presence in the region. At …
A global coalition of national parliaments has called on the Philippines to speed up an investigation into former president Rodrigo Duterte for threatening to kill a lawmaker who criticised his …
South China Sea: Philippines accuses Beijing of intruding into its waters, stoking tensions The Philippine foreign ministry on Thursday accused China of intruding into its waters after an incident involving …
Kishida is also expected to deliver a speech at the Philippine parliament to address Japan’s long-term policy on its Southeast Asian diplomacy, Matsuno added. John D. Ciorciari, a professor at …
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday he would not hesitate to raise contentious issues during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week, as both sides …
Philippine senators have urged the Marcos Jnr administration to exercise caution as it plans to rename an area in the disputed South China Sea amid elevated tensions with Beijing. Justice …
Manila’s Defence Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, centre, during a press conference on Monday. He says more nations may be willing to step up against China. Photo: AP The recent incident with …
A Chinese fighter jet conducted an “unsafe intercept” of a U.S. Air Force B-52 over the South China Sea earlier this week, the Pentagon said Thursday. Video of the Tuesday …
The Philippine defence chief has insisted his country has no intention to clash with Beijing even as he cast doubt on the Chinese leadership’s efforts to calm Manila’s nerves amid …
In 1999 the Philippine Marines ran this former U.S. Navy ship aground on a coral reef named Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea’s Spratly Islands archipelago. Essentially the …