Under authoritarian President Xi Jinping, Beijing has continued to expand its reach into the South China Sea - strategically ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says he succeeded in building "relations of trust" with leaders of Vietnam and the ...

China and the Philippines each raised flags on Sandy Cay days apart, asserting rival claims. Analysts say Beijing aimed to ...

Potential Philippine interactions with Taiwan would be a “dangerous step” that would be seen as support for Taiwanese independence and could trigger economic retaliation from Beijing, according to a ...

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Wednesday that the newly signed Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (Sovfa) ...

The use of Himars and NMESIS during the Balikatan exercise demonstrates the allies’ ability to respond to provocations, ...

Following its previous claim that it took control of sand bars located near Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea, Philippine Coast Guard Commodore Jay Tarriela said China should “take full ...

The Philippines and New Zealand signed an agreement yesterday allowing the deployment of troops on each other’s territory, a ...

Japan and the Philippines agreed Tuesday to begin formal negotiations on two defense pacts as both nations deepen security ...

New Zealand and the Philippines formalized a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) amidst rising tensions in the South ...

The two countries agree to begin talks on defense and security agreements — but little is said, at least publicly, of the US’ ...

China claims most of the South China Sea, despite a 2016 international tribunal decision largely dismissing those claims.