While the bloc's members took no names, the target of this maritime initiative is unmistakable, with brewing concerns over questions of sov...

An international arbitration tribunal in 2016 ruled mostly in favour of the Philippines based on the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the S...

“While we acknowledge that China's military capability is more advanced than ours, this does not prevent us from defending our national int...

The EU last week released a new policy aimed at stepping up its influence in the Indo-Pacific region to counter China's rising power.

Duterte, who has embraced China since taking power in 2016, has faced growing domestic criticism for his reluctance to confront Beijing ove...

The escalating feud between Manila and Beijing started after more than 200 Chinese vessels suspected by Philippine authorities to be operat...

The announcement came after the two countries' defence secretaries held a phone call to discuss the drills, the situation in the South Chin...

In their phone call, Austin proposed to Lorenzana several measures to deepen defence cooperation, including by “enhancing situational aware...

Tensions over the resource-rich sea have spiked in recent weeks after hundreds of Chinese vessels were detected at Whitsun Reef, which is a...

The evolving situation in the Indo-Pacific region in the wake of China's increasing military muscle-flexing has become a major talking poin...

Suga’s India trip is likely to take place towards the end of April after a planned trip to Washington, Japanese media NHK reported on Wedne...

Tensions over the resource-rich waters have spiked in recent weeks after more than 200 Chinese boats were detected at Whitsun Reef, in the ...

India’s ties with Japan has gained in momentum over the years with special focus on strategic issues, defence and high technology besides i...

For weeks Manila has called on Beijing to withdraw the "maritime militia" vessels, saying their incursion into the Philippines' exclusive e...

A fleet of more than 200 Chinese ships that sparked a diplomatic row last month after parking at Whitsun Reef off the Philippines is now sc...

China claims almost the entirety of the resource-rich sea, and was accused by the United States this week of efforts to "intimidate and pro...

The Philippine coast guard detected the boats "in line formation" at the boomerang-shaped Whitsun Reef around 320 kilometres (175 nautical ...