The Philippines is the third country to sign a reciprocal access agreement with Japan, after Australia and the United Kingdom ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to stand firm and strengthen their maritime ...

The chief of the Philippine military said the goal was to hold the line for "at least 20 days" in a wartime scenario.

President Xi Jinping officially commissioned China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, that has electromagnetic catapults ...

MANILA (Reuters) -Relations between Manila and Beijing have soured under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, with Manila pivoting back towards the United States which supports the Southeast ...

The US says China's 'sweeping' claims in the South China Sea and its 'coercive actions... continue to undermine regional stability' ...

Two US Navy aircraft crashed within 30 minutes of one another in the South China Sea during separate operations. China said ...

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says Washington and Beijing will open military communication channels as relations ‘have never been better’ — even as he warns ASEAN to stand up to China’s ...

The United States could help stabilise relations with Beijing by scaling back its military activities in the South China Sea and restraining Taiwan, a think tank has suggested. Researchers from the ...

Washington’s engagement with Beijing at the military level, where it will now be in talks with the Chinese military, will be ...

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called for greater “openness and cooperation” to strengthen the regional economy, as he addressed the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur. Acknowledging the growing challenges ...

The U.S. condemned China for ramming a Philippine vessel in the South China Sea. Ambassador MaryKay Carlson praised the Filipino crew’s courage and restraint. The clash highlights rising tensions over ...