BEIJING/HANOI, May 31 (Reuters) - China's military and coast guard said they carried out patrols near disputed waters in the South China Sea on Sunday, a day after the Philippines said it remained under threat from Beijing despite a recent easing in U.

China said the Dutch warship launched a helicopter into Chinese-claimed airspace, a claim denied by the Netherlands.

The Philippines is going to be locked in a long-term struggle with China over the South China Sea, the country's national defense secretary tells CNBC.

Trump administration pressure on Cuba intensifies as analysts warn expanded Chinese and Russian intelligence facilities can monitor U.S. military activity.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth assured Pacific allies on Saturday that Washington remained committed to the region, but toned down previous comments calling China a threat.

In China’s worst mining accident since 2009, a gas explosion ripped through a coalmine in Shanxi province on May 22nd. Television showed scenes of injured coalminers in hospitals, and rescue efforts hampered by maps that omitted hidden tunnels.

As cheap goods pour in, threatening the continent’s manufacturing sector, a search for solutions is becoming increasingly urgent.

By Claire Fu and Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters) - The big question hanging over this year's Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's premier defence forum, is: "Where is China?" For the second year running,

Thirty years ago in its heyday Japan’s economy was bigger than the whole of Asia combined. Today it is the size of just three Chinese coastal regions. Japan has been the economic powerhouse of Asia for decades.