Philippines

China wants no talk of South China Sea at upcoming ASEAN meeting

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin said on Monday the disputed South China Sea should not be ...

Aug 03, 2015 07:00 AM EDT

Japan demands China halt oil exploration in part of East China Sea

Japan called on China on Tuesday to halt construction of oil-and-gas exploration platforms in the Ea...

Jul 21, 2015 06:23 AM EDT

U.S. Admiral says his South China Sea surveillance flight 'routine'

A top U.S. Navy admiral said he joined a routine surveillance flight over the disputed South China S...

Jul 20, 2015 09:19 AM EDT

Philippines reinforcing rusting ship on Spratly reef outpost - sources

The Philippine navy is quietly reinforcing the hull and deck of a rusting ship it ran aground on a d...

Jul 14, 2015 10:49 AM EDT

Cocaine smugglers turn to South Asia for new routes, markets

Police who seized Asia's largest known shipment of liquid cocaine at a Bangladeshi port late last mo...

Jul 12, 2015 10:21 AM EDT

Obama, Vietnam leader discuss South China Sea in landmark meeting

U.S. President Barack Obama and the head of Vietnam's ruling communist party discussed concerns over...

Jul 07, 2015 07:12 PM EDT

Manila finds marker with Chinese writing, buoys in disputed waters: sources

The Philippine navy recently found a large steel marker bearing Chinese inscriptions and hundreds of...

Jul 06, 2015 06:53 PM EDT

Hillary Clinton accuses China of hacking U.S. computers

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton accused China on Saturday of stealing commerc...

Jul 05, 2015 02:23 AM EDT

Images show Chinese airstrip on man-made Spratly island nearly finished

China has almost finished building a 3,000-meter-long (10,000-foot) airstrip on one of its artificia...

Jul 02, 2015 06:24 AM EDT

China says Manila trying to 'rope in' others to sea dispute

China's military on Thursday accused the Philippines of trying to "rope in" other countries to the d...

Jun 25, 2015 07:09 PM EDT

Philippines steps up drills with U.S., Japan forces near South China Sea

The Philippines will hold separate naval exercises with U.S. and Japanese forces this week on a Phil...

Jun 22, 2015 05:37 AM EDT

New U.S.-Philippine military deal, already on ice, could face further delays

A U.S.-Philippine defense agreement that would help counter China's growing naval power in the dispu...

Jun 17, 2015 06:35 PM EDT

China says about to finish some land reclamation in South China Sea

China will soon complete some of its land reclamation on the Spratly islands in the disputed South C...

Jun 16, 2015 08:12 AM EDT

G7 to express concern over East, South China Sea: newspaper

Group of Seven leaders will express their concern over any unilateral action to change the status qu...

Jun 07, 2015 10:00 AM EDT

Philippine's Aquino revives comparison between China and Nazi Germany

Philippine President Benigno Aquino made a veiled comparison on Wednesday between China's activities...

Jun 04, 2015 09:28 AM EDT

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