The leaders of Australia and neighboring Papua New Guinea said yesterday they are finalizing a new security treaty — a move that comes as a challenge to
The Philippine Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a 2005 pact by China, the Philippines and Vietnam to jointly explore for oil in the disputed South China Sea,
Top national security officials from the United States and Japan are expected to agree to changes in the joint defense posture this week as the two
Three Cabinet ministers welcomed Chinese tourists with flowers and gifts as they arrived yesterday at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport after China relaxed travel restrictions. The high-profile event
The acting Philippine defense chief has resigned, officials said yesterday, in the latest in a series of top-level changes in the country’s security establishment that has sparked
Thousands of Catholic devotees, many donning protective masks and bearing candles, joined a night procession through downtown Manila early yesterday to venerate a centuries-old black statue of
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s disclosure of his daughter in recent public events was likely an attempt to show his people that one of his
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida yesterday pledged to deepen his country’s alliance with the United States under Japan’s new defense policy that breaks from its exclusively self-defense-only
The Philippines’ interior secretary announced yesterday he has asked all police generals and full colonels to submit their courtesy resignation to clean the ranks of ties to
Myanmar's ruling military leader, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, detailed plans for an election later this year and called for national unity in a speech yesterday
Major Japanese companies have grown more pessimistic about the economy, given higher costs and a weaker yen, according to a survey by Kyodo News. The survey of
A massive fire at a Cambodian hotel casino that lasted more than 12 hours killed at least 19 people and injured more than 60, while other victims
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presented new plans to further bolster his military power next year at a meeting of top political officials, state media reported yesterday,
The death toll from heavy rains and floods that devastated parts of the Philippines over the Christmas weekend has risen to 25, with 26 others still missing, the
An Irish national taking a tour in western Thailand died Tuesday after falling out of a moving train, police said. The man was identified as 45-year-old
The foreign ministers of Australia and China met in Beijing yesterday in a bid to restore high-level political contacts and return stability to a relationship that has
Severe turbulence rocked a flight from Phoenix to Honolulu yesterday , seriously injuring 11 people in what an Hawaiian Airlines official called an isolated and unusual event.
Thai navy ships and helicopters searched yesterday for more than 30 sailors still missing more than 17 hours after their warship sank in rough seas in
In a major break from its strictly self-defense-only postwar principle, Japan adopted a national security strategy last week declaring plans to possess preemptive strike capability and
European Union and southeast Asian countries commemorated 45 years of diplomatic ties yesterday at a summit overshadowed by political distractions in Europe, ranging from the war
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