CHINA’S CAMPAIGN of expansion in the South China Sea (SCS) threatens the core economic and national security interests of the United States, its partners and the international community. Beijing’s ...

Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Cabra prevented a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel from getting nearer the Zambales coastline. In an update on Thursday evening, PCG spokesperson for the West ...

Donald Trump claims China ‘operates’ the Panama Canal. This isn’t quite right, but China’s investment in shipping infrastructure globally has made many countries jittery.

A Hong Kong tourist has been killed in Japan after being hit by a train while reportedly taking photographs standing on the line. The woman was standing on railway tracks to take photos of the sea ...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek began his continent-spanning walk in Ethiopia in January 2013. Since then, his Out of Eden Walk, tracing humankind's journey out of Africa, has crossed 21 ...

Whatever the US decides to call the gulf, it does not mean other countries will pay any heed. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Observers welcome Rubio’s statements that they say indicate continuity in US policy and ‘more robust support’ for Manila in ...

Researchers exploring the wares of fishers in Vietnam discovered a “supergiant” sea bug species whose resemblance to Darth Vader inspired its name.

The new US president is delivering a virtual address, one of the first major speeches of his presidency, at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

UNITED States Secretary of State Marco Rubio said China's behavior in the South China Sea undermined regional peace and ...

In a call with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, Rubio “underscored the United States’ ironclad commitments to the Philippines under our Mutual Defense Treaty,” US Department of ...

Economic interests can motivate local governments in China to pursue policies that result in excessive growth and can lead to unintended foreign policy consequences.