Australia, India, Japan and the United States have agreed new initiatives for maritime security, critical minerals, port infrastructure, and energy security to boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region amid concerns about China's influence
May 26, 2026
War in Iran, strained U.S. commitments in Asia and rising tensions over
May 25, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
May 24, 2026
A Chinese coast guard ship left waters near Taiwan's strategically located Pratas Islands at the top of the South China Sea on Sunday
May 24, 2026
Southeast Asian foreign ministers have agreed to a virtual meeting with their Myanmar counterpart, ASEAN's secretary-general said on Thursday, as
May 07, 2026
Japan's Self-Defense Forces fired a Type 88 anti‑ship missile during a joint maritime exercise with U.S., Australian, and Philippine forces on Wednesday, hitting a
May 06, 2026
China's military said on
April 30, 2026
The Taiwanese minister in charge of the Coast Guard visited a second Taiwan-controlled islet deep in the South China Sea, she said on Wednesday, adding that complaints by
April 29, 2026
The Philippines is not worried about any reduction in U.S. deterrence capabilities in the Indo-Pacific due to the war in the Middle East,
April 28, 2026
China denounced remarks by Japan and the European Union about the South China Sea at a U.N.
April 28, 2026
As simulated enemy boats and unmanned craft closed in on the shores of Palawan island facing the South China Sea, Philippine and U.S.
April 27, 2026
Taiwan's minister in charge of the coast guard has made a rare visit to a Taiwan-controlled island in the South China Sea for exercises, including practising the armed
April 23, 2026
China on Tuesday implied energy assistance for the Philippines could be tied to Manila holding military drills with the U.S. and other allies, as its top
April 21, 2026
Taiwan will strengthen its defences of the Pratas as China steps up its activities around the islands which lie at the top end of the South
April 02, 2026
China is employing ships and a barrier to tighten control of the entrance to the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea amid
April 15, 2026
Japan's
April 15, 2026
The Philippines discovered cyanide on Chinese boats operating around a disputed atoll in the South China Sea, security officials from the country said on Monday.
April 13, 2026
The United States is planning to deploy more high-tech missile systems in the Philippines to help deter aggression in the South China Sea, where the treaty allies again condemned China’s “illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive activities.”
February 17, 2026
The Philippine foreign secretary says the Association of Southeast Asian Nations does not recognize the recently held elections in Myanmar, the first since the army seized power in 2021
January 29, 2026
Japan and the Philippines have signed a defense pact that will allow the tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food and other necessities when their forces stage joint training to boost deterrence against China’s growing aggression in the region and to bolster their preparation for natural disasters
January 15, 2026
US Navy says it recovered two aircraft that crashed into South China Sea
December 10, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have met their Australian counterparts for annual talks focused on Indo-Pacific security and countering China’s increasing assertiveness in the region
December 08, 2025
US Navy trying to pull crashed aircraft from bottom of South China Sea
November 21, 2025
A Philippine trial court has sentenced a former mayor accused of having ties to Chinese criminal syndicates to life imprisonment after finding her guilty of human trafficking, a
November 20, 2025
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