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On trade and security, allies could be in for disruptive US moves.

The aim is to improve national security and support the economy, officials said.

The action comes about a week after Kuala Lumpur filed a similar complaint against Vietnam.

They say the men face persecution or worse if they are deported to China.

Nuclear energy in the Philippines: the way forward or a step back?

The Philippines is home to Southeast Asia’s only nuclear facility. However, the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), then Philippine President Ferdinand ...

The bill expected to be tabled soon could infringe on freedom, intellectual diversity, critics say.

Debate continues over Philippine President Marcos’ proposal to restart the mothballed facility.

Land clearance was underway even before the feasibility study was completed.

The combat readiness patrols took place days after Beijing delimited its territorial sea around the shoal.

Deal compromised Indonesia’s maritime rights, most analysts say, but one noted that clause on “prevailing laws” may render it inoperative.

Kuala Lumpur’s telecommunications deal with tech giant blacklisted by U.S. raises concerns among industry insiders.

Others say they went willingly to support the junta’s efforts to take down insurrectionists.

Its line is around Scarborough Shoal, the South China Sea feature that lies within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.

Pacific nations want clear commitments at COP29 on loss and damage funds for climate adaptation from high-emitters.

New legislations enforce 2016 Hague arbitral ruling in favor of the Philippines, says a senator.

Minilateral agreements, rather than multilateral ones, may more likely be formed, they say.

Rohingya forced to fight in Myanmar’s civil war

Rohingya refugees who fled violence and persecution in Myanmar report being kidnapped and conscripted to fight in Myanmar’s ongoing civil war for both the ...

Proponents of case hope for world court opinion that transcends changes in government.

Xi told Anwar Ibrahim in Beijing they must “oppose protectionism,” but neither mentioned U.S. president-elect’s sweeping import taxes plan.

Woman helped find apartments for men suspected of bombing a tourist spot popular with Chinese visitors.

Deepening U.S. engagement with the Pacific is now firmly a consensus issue in Washington.

Some worry tariffs from Trump’s trade war will spill over to hurt the region.

The second Donald Trump administration’s sweeping import taxes will cause trade slowdown in Southeast Asia, observers said.

Women make up about half of the population but there are only 14 women in Prabowo Subianto’s 104-strong cabinet.

Greetings pour in from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan – but not China.

The country’s estimated 250,000 sex workers are vulnerable to exploitation, according to the International Union of Sex Workers.

Disenfranchised citizens in U.S. territories have no vote for who will be their president.

On visits to two superpowers, new leader to seek expanded ties and with G20 attendance, stand with Global South.

Penny Wong and S. Jaishankar held a joint press conference in Canberra hours before polls opened in America.