Filipinos expect Duterte’s top role in a 10-country Southeast Asian bloc this year to help the local economy
Senior officials from 10 Southeast Asian countries expect joint progress at summits in Philippines this week on trade, investment, security with help from major world powers
Duterte, often criticized by human rights groups for strong-arm rule, to meet with US president in Manila Monday
US President Donald Trump will stay in Manila for a meeting of up to 18 countries including Asia’s most powerful, Asian leaders want him to be clearer about US policy for their region
140-meter-long dredging vessel will help China create artificial islands despite opposition from Southeast Asia and beyond
Philippines wants Japanese money for infrastructure work, while both sides are hedging against Chinese influence
Chinese state media anticipate a wind-powered vessel will can help supply foreign ships, Analysts say China has little record of such help
Beijing and four Southeast Asian countries dispute much of the South China Sea, To build on goodwill from China they will keep the issue low-key at a summit in November
Singapore says it has talked to China about joint maritime exercises with the bloc of 10 Southeast Asian countries
Rebuilding the demolished city Marawi will cost billions of pesos, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has also warned against new uprisings
A granting of visa waivers to Filipinos marks one in a series of small steps that Taiwan hopes will bind it closer to South and Southeast Asia, not to Beijing
The president wants to phase out old 'jeepneys' used for public transit, but drivers and operators may lack the funds
Troops say they killed two ISIS-inspired masterminds behind a five-month war that has left more than 700 people dead and devastated a city
The ruling party may take a softer or harder approach on the country’s disputed claims to the South China Sea, It may also indicate business as usual
President Tsai Ing-wen’s party said two years ago it would develop the island's own defense industry. Isolated by China, Taiwan can't easily buy arms abroad.
Gary Alejano, a congress member with military connections, is spreading information about Chinese activity in Philippine-controlled waters, as president is trying meanwhile to be friends with Beijing
Chinese and Philippine firms hope to find oil in a disputed sea, China gave the Philippines 3,000 assault rifles to help beat Muslim rebels
A 42-year-old Singapore-Taiwan military training program is holding up despite pressure from China and may lead to more exchanges
Suspected shooting death of Vietnamese fishermen near Philippines reveals risky pattern of boats testing foreign-controlled zones of resource-rich sea
Manila’s foreign secretary tells senior U.S. senator his country wants stronger economic relations with Washington, after year of resisting American influence
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