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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Saturday took aim at Beijing over an increase in "destabilising actions" in the South China Sea and committed to support Southeast Asian countries with technology to ...

Malaysia handed over the ASEAN Defense chairmanship to the Philippines in a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, where the ...

Their remarks on India's role in the Indo-Pacific came during meetings with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who is in Kuala Lumpur for the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM).