Japan and Philippines trying to finish defense pact for signing in Manila as alarm grows over China

Top defense and foreign affairs officials of Japan and the Philippines will meet in Manila next month to strengthen strategic ties and discuss regional concerns, the

China blames Philippines for a ship collision, which Manila says is deceptive

A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea yesterday, China’s coast guard said, in the latest flare-up

Japan, US, S.Korean coast guards hold first joint drill off Japan’s coast

Japanese, U.S. and South Korean coast guard vessels conducted their first three-way drill yesterday off Japan’s coast as the countries strengthen their maritime ties in response

Philippines blames China for loss of giant clams in disputed shoal, urges inquiry

The Philippines blamed Chinese fishermen yesterday for a massive loss of giant clams in a disputed shoal controlled by China’s coast guard in the South China Sea

Filipino activists decide not to sail closer to disputed shoal, avoiding clash

About 100 Filipino activists on wooden boats have decided not to sail closer to a fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea yesterday to avoid

US and Philippine forces sink a ship during largescale drills in disputed waters

United States and Philippine forces, backed by an Australian air force surveillance aircraft, unleashed a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery fire and airstrikes yesterday and sank a

US and Philippine forces launch combat drills in disputed waters

American and Filipino forces launched their largest combat exercises in years yesterday in a show of allied firepower near the disputed South China Sea that has alarmed

Xi and Biden discuss Taiwan, AI and fentanyl

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed Taiwan, artificial intelligence and security issues yesterday in a call meant to demonstrate a return to

Philippines lodges its ‘strongest protest’ against China, Beijing urges Manila to ‘stop infringements’

The Philippines lodged its “strongest protest” against Beijing yesterday and summoned a senior Chinese diplomat over a water cannon assault by the Chinese coast guard that injured

Chinese coast guard hits Philippine boat with water cannons, causing injuries

Chinese coast guard ships hit a Philippine supply boat with water cannons this weekend in the latest confrontation near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea,

Blinken to underline ‘ironclad’ support for Philippines in disputed sea

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will underscore Washington’s “ironclad commitment” to its alliance with the Philippines, as clashes between Chinese and Filipino forces in the disputed South

Southeast Asian leaders call for disputes to be resolved without threats or force

Australia’s prime minister expressed concerns yesterday over “unsafe and destabilizing behavior” in the South China Sea, citing the collision between Chinese and Philippine ships the previous day.

Philippine president tells Australian parliament their strategic partnership ‘more important than ever’

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told Australia’s Parliament yesterday that the strategic partnership between the two nations was more important than ever with the rule of law

Ships from US, Australia and Japan conduct joint drills in defiance of Beijing

Warships from the United States, Australia and Japan have held joint drills in the South China Sea in defiance of Beijing, which claims sovereignty over virtually

Philippines, Vietnam agree to cooperate on disputed waters as Marcos visits Hanoi

The Philippines and Vietnam signed an agreement yesterday on preventing and managing incidents in the disputed South China Sea during Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s visit

Filipino fisherman verbally confronts Chinese coast guard in disputed shoal

A Filipino fishing boat captain protested yesterday the Chinese coast guard’s aggression in the disputed South China Sea where he said Chinese officers drove him and his

Philippines says Chinese coast guard used water cannons against its vessels for a second day

The Chinese coast guard targeted Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts yesterday and rammed one of them, causing damage and endangering Filipino crew members off

China says a US Navy ship ‘illegally intruded’ into disputed waters

The Chinese military said that an American naval ship had “illegally intruded” yesterday into waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, the site of a hot territorial dispute

US and Philippines conduct joint air, sea patrols not far from Taiwan

The United States and the Philippines are conducting joint air and maritime patrols in the South China Sea, which come as the two countries step up

Philippines joins Japan-led naval drills as brushes with China rise in the disputed sea

Japan led an annual multinational naval exercise that included the Philippines as an observer for the first time, as Filipino coast guard vessels

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