The country’s prime minister hopes a visit to the United States can start the process toward a trade agreement with its chief export market
Beijing says it will order a stop to all trawling in the fisheries-rich South China Sea from May to August, even in waters also claimed by Vietnam and the Philippines
Killing of German tourist by rebels seen as adding pressure on President Duterte to make peace with Muslim separatists
Plans to increase naval exercises in the contested South China Sea southwest of Taiwan could thrust Taiwan deeper into a dispute with an old rival
An observation platform on the floor of the disputed South China Sea will anchor China’s maritime claims as the country gathers data for a range of uses, experts say
European lawmakers want Vietnam to address treatment of bloggers, Christians and social activists before they approve a tariff-cutting agreement
Taipei has protested over Spain’s sending Taiwanese fraud suspects to China and over China’s criticism of an annual political holiday
Beijing is having bilateral talks with four rival claimants to the South China Sea about how they might cooperate
As Beijing befriends more of its neighbors, this year it may approve the precursor to a long-awaited maritime code of conduct with 10 Southeast Asian countries
China is testing Vietnam’s patience with new construction in the Paracel Islands, but Vietnam is accustomed to it and see a long-term payoff in getting along with Beijing
Numbers of short-term students have declined since September, creating suspicion Beijing wants to send a stern message to the rival government in Taipei
Amid police misconduct and public opinion shifts, President Duterte is toning it down after more than half a year of suspected extrajudicial killings
Post-World War II agreements cited by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi do not specify that South China Sea islets belong to Beijing, scholars believe
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen is expected to seek more arms and senior-level contact with Washington without being used as a bargaining chip
Visitors from China have lifted the Vietnamese service sector as they once did in Hong Kong and Taiwan, places where locals also distrust Beijing’s influence
Manila protested to Beijing last month over island-building in South China Sea and officials have met twice since to reaffirm relations
Experts don’t foresee the US switching recognition from China to Taiwan, but predict an upswing in informal relations with the Taipei government
Hanoi, normally known for standing up to Beijing’s expansion in the South China Sea, has signed an accord aimed at working out the dispute
To warn Taipei against closer U.S. ties, China has passed its sole aircraft carrier offshore and pressured two African countries to sever relations
Shinzo Abe pledged development and military aid plus support for Philippine president’s campaign to eradicate drugs
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