South China Sea dispute

The developments raise the stakes for the US, which is treaty-bound to help defend the Philippines from any armed attack.

SINGAPORE (Aug 5): There is no denying the success that is Vietnam. From its impressive GDP growth to the rapid development of its infrastructure and economy, the country is, as one expert put it, “the blue-eyed boy” of Southeast Asia.

SINGAPORE (Aug 5): There is no denying the success that is Vietnam. From its impressive GDP growth to the rapid development of its infrastructure and economy, the country is, as one expert put it, “the blue-eyed boy” of Southeast Asia.

SINGAPORE (Aug 1): Southeast Asia’s foreign ministers warned that continued incidents in the South China Sea have “eroded trust” and may undermine regional stability, the 10-nation bloc said in a joint communique on Wednesday.

SINGAPORE (July 22): With major elections in India, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines over, talks resuming between North Korea and the US, President Donald Trump calling off a military strike against Iran at the last minute, and China and the US neg

SINGAPORE (July 22): With major elections in India, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines over, talks resuming between North Korea and the US, President Donald Trump calling off a military strike against Iran at the last minute, and China and the US neg

(June 3): Smoking cigarettes at Singapore’s Shangri-La Hotel, the site of Asia’s most prominent annual defence forum, members of China’s military found themselves surprisingly upbeat this weekend.

(Aug 10): China is worried it could face fresh criticism over its actions in the South China Sea when Singapore becomes chairman of the Association of South East Asian Nations next year, and is putting pressure on the city-state to make sure that doesn&#3

MANILA / HONG KONG (Oct 17): Before he was elected president, Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte promised to use a jet ski to reclaim a disputed reef seized by China. Since taking office in June, he has extended the hand of friendship.

(June 5): Chinese Admiral Sun Jianguo used a speech to global defense chiefs to tout his military’s cooperation in the western Pacific, while taking aim at the US for sailing ships near reefs China claims in the disputed South China Sea.