South China Sea

MANILA (Sept 2): Southeast Asian countries and China will establish hotlines and adopt communications protocols to avoid potential naval clashes in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, a Philippines foreign ministry official said on Friday.

SHANGHAI (Aug 31): China’s stock investors are making a US$305 million ($416 million) bet on the nation’s military complex.

SINGAPORE (July 26): Asia will be on the “front line” if Donald Trump follows through on his main campaign pledges.

(July 12): China’s assertions to more than 80% of the disputed South China Sea have been dealt a blow with an international tribunal ruling it has no historic rights to the resources within a 1940s map detailing its claims.

ISE-SHIMA (May 27):  The leaders of the Group of Seven advanced democracies on Friday said they are worried over rising maritime tensions in Asia and called for disputes to be resolved without resort to force.

MANILA (May 18): Incoming Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told US President Barack Obama he supports his country’s alliance with the US, while warning he may break ranks with Washington and enter bilateral talks with China to resolve a territorial

NEW YORK (May 18): For Congress, in a year when voters of both parties are worried about globalization, the political cost of ratifying the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal may seem prohibitive. But the economic case for the pact is convincing. And in

DAVAO (May 10): The victor of the Philippines' presidential election, tough-talking city mayor Rodrigo Duterte, announced plans on Tuesday for a radical overhaul of the country's unitary system of government that would empower the provinces.