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, ...

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

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.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Tuesday that his country and the Philippines would start talks on two proposed ...

THE Philippines and New Zealand on Wednesday signed a visiting forces agreement (VFA) that would bolster military cooperation and let their armed forces hold joint exercises in each other’s ...