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11 March

Indonesia and Vietnam Agree to Upgrade Strategic Ties

Indonesia and Vietnam agreed to upgrade ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership as the Southeast Asian allies' leaders met in Jakarta.

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26 February

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

PH Navy Reports Drop in China’s Coercive Military Actions During Joint Drills

China’s coercive military actions in the West Philippine Sea have consistently decreased as Manila conducts joint maritime drills with allied nations.

24 February

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

China’s New Submarine Could Target Typhon Missiles in Philippines: Report

China’s latest attack submarine is being prepared to neutralize America’s medium-range missile defense systems deployed in the Indo-Pacific.

24 February

Asia Pacific

Japanese defense minister Nakatani Gen and his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro Jr. seated beside each other at the Philippine Basa Air Base

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan, Philippines Deepening Ties in ‘Severe’ Security Environment

An "increasingly severe" security environment has made deepening security ties with the Philippines a necessity, Japan's defense chief said Monday after a meeting with his counterpart in Manila.

20 February

Sea

Staff Writer With AFP

Australia Monitors ‘Unusual’ Presence of Chinese Warships

Australia was Thursday monitoring the "unusual" presence of three Chinese warships sailing off its eastern coast, the defense minister said.

18 February

Asia Pacific

A People's Liberation Army Navy helicopter, identified by tail number 68, performed dangerous flight maneuvers towards the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources aircraft

Staff Writer With AFP

Philippine Coast Guard Slams ‘Dangerous’ China Helicopter Maneuvers

The Philippine Coast Guard condemned "dangerous" maneuvers by a Chinese Navy helicopter Tuesday as it flew within three meters (10 feet) of a surveillance flight carrying a group of journalists over the contested Scarborough Shoal.

13 February

Asia Pacific

A model of a helicopter drone is seen during the international Trade-show MAST Asia 2019, Maritime, Air Systems and Technologies, in Chiba, Tokyo, June 17, 2019, Japan.

Christine Casimiro

Japan Eyes Drone Exports Amid Asian Allies’ Interest

Countries under Japan’s Official Security Program (OSA) have expressed interest in Tokyo’s dual-use drones, prompting the East Asian country to explore exporting them.

13 February

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Australia Accuses China Fighter Jet of ‘Unsafe’ Conduct Above South China Sea

Australia said a Chinese fighter jet dropped flares near an Australian air force plane patrolling the South China Sea, accusing Beijing of “unsafe” military conduct.

10 February

Asia Pacific

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump shake their hands during a bilateral meeting at the White House in Washington D.C., United States of America, on February 7, 2025. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun ) (Photo by Nanako Sudo / Yomiuri / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

US-Japan South China Sea Statement ‘Attacks and Smears China’: Beijing

Beijing said on Monday that a joint statement by the United States and Japan condemning its "provocative activities" in the contested South China Sea "attacks and smears" China.

10 February

Asia Pacific