US and Philippine forces stage combat drills near strategic channel off southern Taiwan
U.S. Marines and their Filipino counterparts have staged joint combat drills on the Philippines’ northernmost island along ...
US and Philippine forces sink a ship during largescale drills in the disputed South China Sea
Military forces from the United States, Australia, and the Philippines launched a barrage of high precision rockets and artillery as part of large scale war drills in the South China Sea that have ...
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Top Philippine security official demands Chinese diplomats' expulsion as territorial row escalates
Credit: AP/Aaron Favila In Beijing, China Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said the “Philippines’ attitude just proves ...
US, Philippines conduct joint exercises
LAOAG, Philippines -- U.S. and Philippine forces, backed by an Australian air force surveillance aircraft, unleashed a ...
U.S. officials wary of Chinese plans for floating nuclear plants
China is pursuing plans to develop floating nuclear reactors that could power military facilities it has built in contested ...
Japan enacts laws to set up joint command for defense forces by March
Japan's parliament on Friday enacted revised laws to set up a joint command headquarters for the Self-Defense Forces' ground, ...
China publicizes for the first time what it claims is a 2016 agreement with Philippines
China has publicized for the first time what it claims is an unwritten 2016 agreement with the Philippines over access to ...
From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere
In a world growing increasingly accustomed to wild weather swings, the last few days and weeks have seemingly taken those environmental extremes to a new level.
AP PHOTOS: South and Southeast Asian countries cope with a weekslong heat wave
In the Philippines, India and Bangladesh, officials have told students to stay home and do their lessons remotely.
Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia swelters in prolonged heat wave
Southeast Asia is coping with a weekslong heat wave as record-high temperatures have led to school closings in several ...
US and Philippine forces sink ship during drills in disputed South China Sea
Military officials and diplomats from several countries watched the display of firepower from a hilltop along the coast of Laoag City.