U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urges Southeast Asian nations to strengthen their maritime forces to counter China's actions in the South China Sea ...

A Mindanao lawmaker on Saturday called on ASEAN member-states and China to support the completion of the Code of Conduct (COC ...

The US has condemned China’s claim over Scarborough Shoal, urging ASEAN nations to stand firm against Beijing’s growing ...

Kuala Lampur (Malaysia), November 1, 2025 (ANI): At the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting, Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin formally handed over the chairmanship to the Philippines’ ...

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Every time Malaysia chairs Asean- once every decade - it leaves a clear imprint on the region's history.

A GEOPOLITICAL analyst on Friday said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should have deferred the Philippines’ hosting of next year’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit to another ...

The Philippines is looking to develop a closer defence partnership with Timor-Leste as the young nation formally becomes part of the Asean members.

VIETNAM is hopeful that the Philippines would continue to advance the priorities of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), especially economic development, as Hanoi supports Manila’s ...

The Philippines and the United States jointly announced yesterday the creation of “Task Force Philippines” which seeks to ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is hopeful South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will also back Manila's hosting of the 2026 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. The chief executive ...

The Philippines today officially took over the chairmanship of the Asean Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and ADMM-Plus from Malaysia, with its ...