A Philippine official says U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his ...

The US Department of Defense announced on Friday that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will depart next week for a trip to ...

The Philippines wants India to join the Squad alliance with the US, Australia, and Japan to counter China's tactics in the ...

Statement comes after China accuses Philippines of ‘acting as others’ chess pieces’ regarding South China Sea dispute - ...

In the US, chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell later said Hegseth will visit Hawaii to meet civilian and military leaders ...

The informal grouping, established last May, is intended to counter China’s assertive behavior in the South China Sea.

The Philippines is exploring the possibility of converting two islands that were once part of a U.S. navy base into a ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

At a press conference on March 7, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said the Philippines' actions in the South China Sea were not independent but part of a "screenplay written by external forces ...

Britain is concerned by China's "dangerous and destabilising" activity in the South China Sea, British foreign minister David ...

The Atin Ito coalition said they would sail into the disputed waterway in May with musicians to deliver supplies and a ...