South China Sea

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Philippine's Defence Minister Gilberto Teodoro sign the reciprocal access agreement, at the Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, July 8, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Politics

Philippines, Japan sign defence pact amid South China Sea tensions

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa described the pact, which eases the entry of equipment and troops for combat training and disaster response, as a "landmark achievement"

Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. looks on as he meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, March 19, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/File Photo
Asia

Philippines needs to 'do more' than protest China's actions in South China Sea, Marcos says

Philippines' Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo speaks during a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his working visit in Manila, Philippines, March 19, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Asia

Philippines wants to talk with China on South China Sea, foreign minister says

A Philippine flag flutters on BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship that has been aground since 1999, on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea March 29, 2014. Photo: REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo
Asia

Philippines accuses China of using 'illegal force' to deliberately disrupt resupply mission

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers a keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore, May 31, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
Asia

Philippines not in business of instigating wars, says President Marcos

Members of the media take footage of a Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocking a Philippine Coast Guard vessel on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Adrian Portugal/File Photo
Asia

In South China Sea dispute, Philippines' bolder hand tests Beijing

Members of the media take footage of a Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocking a Philippine Coast Guard vessel on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Adrian Portugal/File Photo
China

New China rules allow detention of foreigners in South China Sea

Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Commodore Jay Tarriela (left), National Security Council spokesperson Jonathan Malaya (center), and Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Colonel Medel Aguilar speak to the press during a news conference in response to recent aggression of the Chinese Coast Guard against Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, Philippines, August 07, 2023. Photo: Ezra Acayan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Asia

Philippines urges China to allow scrutiny of disputed shoal

File Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

China military says it 'drove away' US destroyer in South China Sea

A China Coast Guard ship is seen from a Philippine fishing boat at the disputed Scarborough Shoal April 6, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo
Asia

Philippines accuses China of damaging its vessel at hotly contested shoal

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the BRP Sierra Madre on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin, in the South China Sea, March 9, 2023./File Photo
China

China vows to safeguard its territorial integrity after South China Sea incident

A Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocks the Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah 4 May, on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, 5 March 2024. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal
Asia

Philippines says China 'deliberately stirring up trouble' in South China Sea

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of Timor-Leste Xanana Gusmao and Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Kao Kim Hourn pose for a family photo at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, in Melbourne, Australia 5 March 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
World+Biz

Australia and ASEAN call for restraint in South China Sea, ceasefire in Gaza