‘Severe stress’: Myanmar, South China Sea push ASEAN to breaking point | ASEAN News
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), numbering 10 countries and member-to-be East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, is meeting in Jakarta this week…
Malaysia rejects new China map claiming entire South China Sea | South China Sea News
Government says ‘complex and sensitive’ dispute needs to be resolved through dialogue and urges swift agreement on code of conduct. Malaysia has rejected the latest…
US commerce secretary says companies see China as ‘uninvestable’ | Business and Economy News
The US Secretary of Commerce says United States companies have complained that China has become “uninvestable”, pointing to fines, raids and other measures that have…
China’s ‘aggressive behaviour’ in South China Sea must be challenged, US navy official says
China's "aggressive behaviour" in the South China Sea, including the use of water canon by its coast guard against a Philippine vessel, must be challenged…
Australia, Philippines hold military drills, plan South China Sea patrols | South China Sea News
Approximately 1,200 Australian soldiers and 560 Filipino marines took part in military exercises that involved storming a beach. Australia has a security interest in the…
Australian, US and Filipino forces practice retaking island in combat drills along the South China Sea
Australian and Filipino armed forces, backed by US Marines, have practised retaking an island seized by hostile forces in a large military drill on the north-western…
Despite Chinese intervention the Philippines has resupplied its derelict maritime outpost
The Philippines said a resupply mission had reached a remote outpost in the disputed South China Sea Tuesday, despite attempts by Chinese vessels to "block"…
China launches military drills in ‘stern warning’ to Taiwan after US visit | South China Sea News
Chinese People’s Liberation Army exercises were expected following Taiwan Vice President William Lai’s stopover in US. China has launched military exercises around Taiwan, saying the…
Biden’s ‘ticking time bomb’ remark referred to China’s economy: White House | Politics News
US President told political fundraiser that China was ‘in trouble’ due to internal economic and social tensions. US President Joe Biden’s comment about China being…
What’s behind rising China-Philippines tensions in the South China Sea? | South China Sea News
EXPLAINERHere’s what you need to know as maritime confrontations between China and the Philippines increase. Tensions between China and the Philippines are on the rise…
Grounded WWII warship raises tensions between China, Philippines
China has asked the Philippines to tow away a grounded World War II warship, used as a military outpost, from a disputed shoal after Manila rejected Beijing's…
China calls on Philippines to move grounded warship from disputed reef | South China Sea News
China says the Philippines has ‘ignored’ repeated requests to remove ‘illegally stranded’ warship from the Second Thomas Shoal. China’s foreign ministry has repeated a call…
China accused of using water cannon on Philippine boat in South China Sea | South China Sea News
Philippines Armed Forces condemns Chinese Coast Guard’s illegal, ‘excessive’ and ‘dangerous’ actions in disputed waters. The Philippines has accused China’s coastguard of using a water…
What will China’s foreign minister replacement mean for US relations? | South China Sea News
The abrupt removal of China’s foreign minister Qin Gang after just seven months on the job could complicate efforts to revive tanking relations with the…
Tall claims, modest gains as Philippines’s Marcos marks 1st year | Politics News
Manila, Philippines – Vehicle traffic around Metro Manila, the Philippine capital region, was uncharacteristically light on Monday but it was not because President Ferdinand “Bongbong”…
US aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan to make port call in Vietnam | South China Sea News
Nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan is only the third US aircraft carrier to visit Vietnam since the war ended in 1975. The US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier…
Why is US Secretary of State Antony Blinken going to China? | Politics News
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to visit China on Sunday as Beijing and Washington attempt to move forward with rapprochement after a…
US confirms top diplomat Blinken’s long-anticipated China visit | Politics News
The United States has confirmed that top diplomat Antony Blinken will visit China this week, a long-anticipated trip that had been postponed in February amid…
Blinken to take delayed China trip this month: Reports | Conflict News
US secretary of state is expected to meet top Chinese officials, US media outlets say, on visit delayed since February. US Secretary of State Antony…
S Korea, Japan scramble jets due to China-Russia joint air patrol | Military News
China’s defence ministry says joint patrol with Russian bomber aircraft was part of exercises that first started in 2019. South Korea’s defence ministry has lodged…