South China Sea

China conducts naval, air patrols around disputed South China Sea shoal

China has stepped up combat readiness patrols around the Scarborough Shoal in January.

Philippine President Marcos rejects calls to declare Chinese envoy persona non grata, says palace

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr rejected proposals to declare Chinese Ambassador to Manila Jing Quan persona non grata.

Southeast Asian bloc faces challenges from Myanmar to South China Sea

An aerial view of what Philippine Coast Guard alleges were Chinese vessels, manned by Chinese maritime militia loitering within the vicinity of Thitu Island, one of nine features occupied by the Philippines in Spratly Islands, in the disputed South China Sea, March 9, 2023.

‘No consensus for now’ within ASEAN to recognise Myanmar election, says grouping’s chair

Malaysia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamad Hasan, Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hau Khan Sum, Thailand's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Sangiampongsa, East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas, Vietnam's Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, Philippines' Foreign Minister Theresa Lazaro, Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Brunei's Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Erywan Yusof, Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono, Laos' Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane, and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a group photo during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Cebu City, Philippines, January 29, 2026. JAM STA ROSA/Pool via REUTERS

Small island states rate China as top development partner as West cuts aid

FILE PHOTO: A Mauritian man tends to his vegetables in Terre Rouge May 8, 2008. Ed Harris/File Photo

Indonesia says no to US demand to buy American drones, but agrees to other terms in trade talks

At the launch of the Board of Peace in Davos, Mr Trump shook Prabowo’s hand and was seen patting him on the back as a gesture of camaraderie.

Philippines, US hold joint military drill at disputed South China Sea shoal

China claims sovereignty over nearly all the South China Sea, including parts of the exclusive economic zones of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam.

Philippines lodges ‘firm representations’ to Chinese embassy over ‘escalating’ war of words on South China Sea

Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro said the differences between states are best handled through diplomacy.

Missing captain hailed as ‘hero’ in sinking of Singapore-flagged ship in South China Sea

Crew members of the M/V Devon Bay who survived the sinking of the cargo ship disembark from a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel at the Port of Manila, Philippines, January 26, 2026. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

15 crew members rescued from capsized Singapore-flagged ship handed to Philippine Coast Guard

Arrangements are being made for the crew members' onward return home.

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