Tiu Laurel demands full transparency and broader consultation before any binding commitments are made. If this matter were a ...

Scarborough Shoal is located within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone and is nearly 700 miles from China.

Adm. Stephen Koehler gave assurances of U.S. commitment to help defend freedom of passage and the rule of law in the ...

During a June 17 speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, U.S. Pacific Fleet commander Adm ...

The U.S. Pacific Fleet commander says China has failed to intimidate rival claimant states into surrendering their sovereign interests in the South China Sea despite its intensifying “bullying ...

Japan had initially planned the F-35Bs to support amphibious operations, but the initial six jets missed the target March ...

The Chinese military released a video showing it conducted a "combat-readiness patrol" around a disputed island near the Philippines—a defense treaty ally of the United States. The South China Sea ...

Typhoon Wipha has toppled trees and caused major flight disruptions in Hong Kong and at some nearby airports in China as it ...

After backing out of its standoff with China over the Scarborough Shoal in 2012, the Philippines sought to have its dispute with China over the vast region of the West Philippine Sea settled in an ...

Despite proclaiming a “one China” policy, Manila has been moving toward greater economic and security cooperation with Taipei ...

The country has been gradually expanding military cooperation with the U.S., Japan, and Beijing-claimed Taiwan.