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South China Sea

India builds military airfield in Indian Ocean to counter China

Philippines, Japan, US hold joint drill in waters near Taiwan

The drills aim to showcase the teamwork of the Philippine, US and Japanese militaries, said the Philippine military.
The drills aim to showcase the teamwork of the Philippine, US and Japanese militaries, said the Philippine military.

How China is masking drone flights in potential Taiwan rehearsal

A satellite image shows large drones at Qionghai Boao International Airport on Hainan Island, China, September 3, 2025.    VANTOR/Handout via REUTERS
A satellite image shows large drones at Qionghai Boao International Airport on Hainan Island, China, September 3, 2025.    VANTOR/Handout via REUTERS

‘Welcome to China’ greets Philippine officials on trip to disputed South China Sea

Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela gestures beside Philippine Senator Risa Hontiveros during a visit to Philippine-occupied Thitu Island in the disputed South China Sea, February 21, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Karen Lema
Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela gestures beside Philippine Senator Risa Hontiveros during a visit to Philippine-occupied Thitu Island in the disputed South China Sea, February 21, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Karen Lema

Philippine senator calls out China in visit to disputed island

Philippine Senator Risa Hontiveros (second from right) said she believed Filipinos were not ready to give up “any portion of the West Philippine Sea” - the country's preferred name for the area.
Philippine Senator Risa Hontiveros (second from right) said she believed Filipinos were not ready to give up “any portion of the West Philippine Sea” - the country's preferred name for the area.

US to deploy more cutting-edge missile systems to the Philippines

The US deployed its Typhon missile system, which can fire multipurpose rockets, to the Philippines in 2024.
The US deployed its Typhon missile system, which can fire multipurpose rockets, to the Philippines in 2024.

Philippines takes ‘strong exception’ to China embassy comment on job losses

The Chinese embassy warned that any serious damage to bilateral ties would “cost millions of jobs”.
The Chinese embassy warned that any serious damage to bilateral ties would “cost millions of jobs”.

South China Sea spat: Beijing bans Philippine town officials after envoy declared persona non grata

mathitu - A Chinese Coast Guard ship sails close to the western shores of Thitu Island that Filipino residents can see it from their windows.
mathitu - A Chinese Coast Guard ship sails close to the western shores of Thitu Island that Filipino residents can see it from their windows.

Philippines sees signs of cooperation from China despite sea disputes

Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Manuel Romualdez speaks during a U.S. Trade and Development Agency Offshore Wind Grant Signing at Ayala Triangle Gardens in Manila, Philippines, August 6, 2022. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS
Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Manuel Romualdez speaks during a U.S. Trade and Development Agency Offshore Wind Grant Signing at Ayala Triangle Gardens in Manila, Philippines, August 6, 2022. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS

China conducts naval, air patrols around disputed South China Sea

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of a China Coast Guard ship navigating near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists patrols the area, days after two Chinese vessels collided in the area while allegedly trying to block a Philippine supply mission, in the South China Sea, August 13, 2025. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of a China Coast Guard ship navigating near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists patrols the area, days after two Chinese vessels collided in the area while allegedly trying to block a Philippine supply mission, in the South China Sea, August 13, 2025. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.