Trilateral talks between China, Japan and South Korea to bolster ties
Issues such as geopolitical tension, conflicts, disruption of industrial and supply chains, and peace and stability in Northeast Asia have highlighted the importance and urgency…
DEFENCE & SECURITY
India-China hold 29th round of diplomatic talks, discuss disengagement in border areas
Amid border tensions, the two countries exchanged views on achieving complete disengagement and resolving the issues along the Line of Actual Control in the Western Sector of the…
India minister to President Marcos: ‘We can be on your ship’
Indian Minister of External Affairs assured President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that New Delhi was “very resolute” in its position to uphold the United Nations Convention on the…
Duterte’s China ‘agreement’ on Ayungin prevented supply of construction material, says his spokesman
Under the status quo agreement, Philippine vessels may deliver “only water and food” to the BRP Sierra Madre, the grounded World War II-era warship. Thus, any attempt by the…
Philippines can invoke Mutual Defense Treaty if sea attacks kill soldier, sailor- US admiral
Seven Philippine Navy personnel were injured in separate water cannon incidents by China Coast Guard vessels against Philippine resupply boats on its way to Ayungin Shoal this…
Ex-President Duterte, China had deal to keep WPS status quo: Former spokesperson
Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque clarified, however, that the agreement was non-binding and could not be applied during current President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s…
Japan to export new fighter jet jointly developed with Britain and Italy
The move marks a turning point in Japan's security policy, which has in principle limited exports of finished lethal products to specific countries, such as joint development…
North Korea trying to woo Japan with leaders’ summit, but Kishida faces difficult choices
Tokyo must accept Pyongyang’s weapons programme and treat its abductions of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s as a resolved issue for such a summit to be held, according…
More Philippine allies express concern over latest Chinese water cannon attack
South Korea and India’s foreign ministers, and the US Congressional Delegation (Codel) expressed concern on Tuesday over China’s latest use of water cannons against Philippine…
‘China has no right to be in Ayungin’: Philippine department of foreign affairs
The Philippines demanded that “Chinese vessels leave the vicinity of Ayungin Shoal and the Philippine exclusive economic zone immediately,” said Foreign Affairs Spokesperson…