BEIJING: China announced Tuesday it would boost its defence spending in 2024, as hostility over Taiwan and in the South China Sea grows.The 7.2 per cent increase, identical to last …
Japan recently became the fifth nation to successfully complete a soft landing on the moon’s surface, joining a select few countries — the U.S., Russia, China and India — in …
TAIPEI: Taiwanese are casting their votes Saturday for a new president and legislature in an election that could chart the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy’s relations with China over the …
Presidential candidates Anies Baswedan, Prabowo Subianto, and Ganjar Pranowo, along with their vice presidential candidates, are posing for photos after the first presidential candidate debate at the General Election Commission …
The Philippines has allowed civilians to sail in the South China Sea and is planning more joint patrols in the area amid a dispute with China. “Many countries” have expressed …
BEIJING: China’s foreign minister considers that the road to an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden would not be “smooth-sailing” and that both sides must …
In 1999 the Philippine Marines ran this former U.S. Navy ship aground on a coral reef named Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea’s Spratly Islands archipelago. Essentially the …
CNN — A floating barrier installed by China to prevent Filipino boats from fishing in a disputed area of the South China Sea has been removed, Philippine authorities said Monday, …
NEW DELHI: In the backdrop of Chinese claims in the South China Sea, PM Narendra Modi at the East Asia Summit underlined the need for an Indo-Pacific where international law, …
Travelers from Singapore will soon have a new vacation option — one that doesn’t require a flight. A new Indonesian private island, named ONE°15 Marina Nirup Island, opened in July …