"The Philippines does not accept, and indeed rejects, narratives that depict the South China Sea merely as a theater for major power rivalry," Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo said in his ...

The Philippines is making a bold military move in the South China Sea, announcing new naval bases in Subic Bay, Mindanao, and Sibutu under its ‘Horizon 3’ defense program. Amid rising tensions with ...

Tensions between the Philippines and China have escalated sharply over the South China Sea. In a fiery rebuke, Manila slammed Beijing for its aggression and interference in contested waters. The ...

A Reuters poll showed that investors have significantly increased their long positions in Asian currencies—including the Chinese yuan, Taiwanese dollar, and Philippine peso—driven by easing U.S.–China ...

China's defence minister Dong Jun will skip a major Asian security forum this weekend at which U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will make his debut, instead sending a lower-level academic ...

The deployment marks the first time the long-range H-6 bombers have landed on Woody Island in the Paracels since 2020, and the movement of the now upgraded aircraft comes amid tensions with the ...

Recent months have seen an awakening of long-dormant maritime and territorial disputes between the two nations.

(Reuters) - Investors piled up bullish bets on Asian currencies, including the yuan, as easing U.S.-China tariff tensions, ...

Although Beijing would prefer to gain control of the island through intimidation, it continues to prepare for war. The political pressure on any president to intervene in a conflict between Beijing ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will seek to reassure Asian allies of Americas commitment to the Indo-Pacific region and ...

China is once again showing its military strength in a big way. Over the past few weeks in May 2025, Chinese navy and coast guard ships have been spotted in large numbers around Taiwan, southern Japan ...