politicsSouth China Morning Post·Jul 13, 2026
A university symposium in Guangzhou has placed the Philippines’ northernmost province of Batanes at the centre of a new argument over history, geography and sovereignty, after s...
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Jul 13, 2026
A decade after a tribunal in The Hague ruled on July 12, 2016, that China’s sweeping South China Sea claims had no legal basis, Philippine officials and analysts say Manila rema...
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Jul 13, 2026
Filipino domestic workers continue to endure widespread labour exploitation and sexual abuse in Saudi Arabia, according to a new Amnesty International report. The rights watchdo...
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Jul 12, 2026
Foreign ministers from Asean were told on Sunday by their Myanmar counterpart that detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health and would be looked after, ASEAN’s...
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Jul 12, 2026
Beijing has denounced a “thoroughly illegal” international tribunal that ruled against its expansive claims in the South China Sea, with a senior diplomat describing it as a “th...
politicsThe Canadian Press·Jul 12, 2026
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States, the United Kingdom and a dozen other Western and Asian countries reasserted on Sunday that China’s expansive claims in the South Ch...
politicsJapan Times·Jul 12, 2026
The countries stressed that the 2016 decision in The Hague "is final, legally binding and definitive between China and the Philippines" regarding their territorial row.
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Jul 11, 2026
For a man sanctioned by Beijing, barred from visiting China and accused of damaging bilateral ties, Gilberto Teodoro Jnr sounded remarkably composed. Composed, that is, until th...
politicsJapan Times·Jul 11, 2026
The islands are located fewer than 200 kilometers from self-ruled Taiwan and have hosted joint Philippine-U.S. military drills as recently as April.
politicsToronto Star·Jul 10, 2026
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines commemorated on Friday the anniversary of a 2016 arbitration ruling, which invalidated China’s expansive claims in the disputed South ...
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politicsReuters·Jul 10, 2026
An upcoming meeting between foreign ministers of the Southeast Asian grouping ASEAN and their counterpart from Myanmar will tackle the country's civil war and its engagement wi...
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Jul 10, 2026
The Philippines is preparing to create a military space centre by 2028, a move that could help Manila strengthen surveillance, communications and command across its archipelago ...
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Jul 08, 2026
Beijing has issued a lengthy critique of the Philippines’ territorial claims in the South China Sea, condemning its actions as “unlawful” expansions that posed a “grave threat” ...
politicsNewsweek·Jul 08, 2026
A decade after the Philippines won an international legal ruling against China over its maritime territory, it is strengthening its forces and alliances for a bigger pushback ov...
politicsForeign Policy·Jul 08, 2026
A pall of cynicism hangs over proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte.
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Jul 08, 2026
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has broken his silence on China’s sanctions against his defence chief, in remarks seen as a closing of ranks that could complicate dipl...
politicsJapan Times·Jul 08, 2026
The APR is probably the best single opportunity to get the regional zeitgeist on issues of geopolitics and economics.
politicsDeutsche Welle·Jul 07, 2026
Vice President Sara Duterte faces impeachment in a trial that could shape the 2028 presidential race and test public trust in the country's democratic institutions.