China’s plan to build a nature reserve in the Scarborough Shoal brings strong responses from the Philippines and US. Published On 13 Sep 202513 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has expressed support for Manila’s opposition to Beijing’s plan to designate the contested…
India and China have agreed to step up trade flows and resume direct flights in a major diplomatic breakthrough, as the two most populous nations try to rebuild ties damaged by a 2020 deadly border clash and amid US President Donald Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy. The two rivals also agreed to advance talks on their…
Manila says a Chinese navy vessel collides with one from its own coastguard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat. China’s coastguard says it has expelled Philippine vessels from waters around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea while Manila reports a collision in the confrontation. The Philippine boats were intercepted on Monday after…
US president says the deal will bring peace and new economic opportunities for the two rivals, but issues remain. United States President Donald Trump has hosted his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the White House for the signing of a peace treaty between the two longtime rivals. The US…
Beijing warns Manila to stop ‘playing with fire’ after Marcos signals potential Taiwan conflict involvement. China has sharply criticised Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr after he suggested his country would be drawn into a potential conflict between China and the United States over Taiwan. During a state visit to India this week, Marcos said the…
Cambodia credits US President Donald Trump for brokering Thai border truce, nominates him for Nobel Peace Prize after he sharply reduced tariffs. Cambodia has joined Pakistan and Israel in nominating Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, crediting the US president with “visionary and innovative diplomacy” that ended border clashes with Thailand. A letter from…
The exercise coincided with President Ferdinand Marcos’s departure for a five-day trip to India, where he said he would look to deepen maritime ties. India and the Philippines have staged their first joint sail and naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea. The two-day joint military deployment that kicked off on Sunday is likely…
Some analysts say ceasefire remains tenuous, and may not last if the Thai government fails to secure lower US tariffs. A ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia has been mainly holding as border tensions linger, with a truce agreement to end deadly clashes in effect, in part, due to economic pressure from United States President Donald…
The leaders of Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to an “unconditional” ceasefire, effective on Monday at midnight, in a bid to bring an end to their deadliest border conflict in more than a decade. Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet agreed to put down their arms after five days…
United States President Donald Trump says he has spoken with the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand in a bid to end their border fighting, on the second day of his golfing trip in Scotland, where he owns and is promoting two courses. “Just spoke to the Prime Minister of Cambodia relative to stopping the War…