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SOUTH CHINA SEA

A screen grab from video footage taken Wednesday by the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) shows a China Coast Guard ship (right) and a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel in disputed South China Sea waters.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 8, 2024
Japan, the U.S. and the Philippines to hold maritime talks
The three countries will discuss the South China Sea situation, where China has increased activities and ways to strengthen a free and open maritime order.
China Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons toward a Philippine resupply vessel on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on March 5.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 3, 2024
China accuses Philippine ships of 'illegally gathering' at disputed reef
This came as the Philippine Coast Guard said a Chinese Navy helicopter had "harassed" Philippine fishing vessels in Iroquois Reef in the South China Sea.
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attends the ASEAN-U.S. summit in Vientiane, Laos, in October.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 2, 2024
Philippines' Marcos says presence of Russian submarine 'very worrisome'
A Russian Kilo-class submarine was sighted 80 nautical miles (150 kilometers) off the western province of Occidental Mindoro on Thursday.
A satellite image appears to show an overview of Thitu Island in the South China Sea on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 29, 2024
Chinese ships near island disputed with Philippines, satellites show
Thitu is a strategically important island from which Manila monitors Chinese vessels and aircraft in the busy waterway.
A Facebook "military interest" page that misrepresented old photos and videos of army operations to falsely claim that Washington was helping its ally Manila prepare for war.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 26, 2024
Philippines-China tensions trigger money-making disinformation
Clashes between the two countries in the South China Sea are being manipulated online by disinformation networks for profit, an analysis has found.
The Philippines is countering Chinese aggression with a strategy of exposing coercive actions through media, embedding journalists with its military and leveraging visual evidence to gain domestic and international support.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2024
Philippines uses the media spotlight to fight back against China
Manila is promoting “assertive transparency” to shape the media landscape, putting Beijing on the defensive.
A China Coast Guard vessel fires a water cannon at a Philippine boat on a resupply mission to the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on March 5.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2024
America must stand up to Asia’s bully
Without U.S. intervention, China will continue its territorial expansion, threatening global security and supply chains.
Members of the Philippine Coast Guard stand alert as a Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocks their way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on March 5.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 14, 2024
China and Philippines spar over baseline drawings in South China Sea
"The said baselines infringe upon Philippine sovereignty and contravene international law," the Philippines' foreign ministry said in a statement.
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. said the latest incursion by Chinese research vessels into his country's exclusive economic zone took place earlier this week.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 13, 2024
China is flouting Palau's ocean boundaries, president says
Chinese research vessels have been lurking "uninvited" within the Pacific nation's waters, newly reelected President Surangel Whipps Jr. says.
Chinese Maritime Militia vessels are pictured near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on March 5.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 13, 2024
Philippines says China is pushing it to cede claims in South China Sea
The fifth meeting between Australia and the Philippines since August 2023 reflects growing security ties between them, with both having voiced concerns about China.
A China Coast Guard vessel patrols near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in April 2017
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2024
China reaffirms boundaries of sea near flash point reef
China took control of Huangyan Dao, the Chinese name for Scarborough Shoal, in 2012 — a strategic feature in the South China Sea closest to the Philippines.
Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attends the ASEAN-U.S. summit at the National Convention Center in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 9, 2024
China summons Philippine ambassador over new maritime laws
China objected to new laws in the Southeast Asian nation that asserted maritime rights over disputed areas of the South China Sea.
Royal Canadian Navy Commander Vice Adm. Angus Topshee inspects an honor guard with Maritime Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Adm. Akira Saito during a meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2024
Canada Navy chief sees more chances for multiservice exercises with Japan
Ottawa has been gradually boosting its military engagement with Asian partners since unveiling its Indo-Pacific Strategy in late 2022.
Nguyen Thanh Bien gets a massage with medicated oil from his father to help with injuries from being beaten by the Chinese authorities while fishing in the South China Sea, in Quang Ngai, Vietnam, on Oct. 18.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 30, 2024
Bullied by China at sea, with the broken bones to prove it
China’s aggressive policing of disputed territory has produced the latest clash in a long, complex relationship.
Soldiers stand in formation in front of Chinese flags at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 29. China's Ministry of State Security said on Tuesday it had uncovered devices that had been hidden on the ocean floor and were sending back information that could "pre-set the field for battle.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 29, 2024
China reports finding spying devices at sea
Beijing said the devices — it did not specify where they were found — act as underwater "lighthouses" that guide submarines, among other functions.
The South Korean Coast Guard vessel Taepyongyang, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Waesche and the Japan Coast Guard vessel Wakasa patrol in formation during a trilateral exercise in the Sea of Japan in June.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 23, 2024
With ramped-up activities, U.S. Coast Guard plots greater Indo-Pacific role
The move comes at a time when a growing number of coast guards in the region are becoming deeply involved in patrolling disputed waters.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang addresses the ASEAN-China summit during Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings in Vientiane, Laos, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 13, 2024
U.S. official accuses Russia and China of blocking Asia leaders' statement
Russia and China blocked a proposed consensus statement for the East Asia Summit, mainly over objections to language on the contested South China Sea.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. looks toward Chinese Premier Li Qiang during a meeting at the ASEAN summit in Vientiane, Laos, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 10, 2024
Philippines challenges China over South China Sea at ASEAN meet
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said ASEAN and China cannot pretend that all is well on the economic front when there are political tensions.
Soldiers sit next to an armored vehicle outside a hotel during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Vientiane on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 9, 2024
Southeast Asian summit to seek progress on Myanmar civil war
Rising tensions in the disputed South China Sea will also be on the agenda at the gathering of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Laos.
Philippine Navy Flag Officer-in-Command Vice Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr. speaks during the opening ceremony of exercise Sama Sama 2023, the annual bilateral exercise between the Philippine and U.S. Navy, in Manila in October 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 8, 2024
Six countries conduct naval drills off the Philippines amid China tensions
This year's drills, which involve almost a thousand sailors and personnel, are high-intensity exercises focusing on antisubmarine, antisurface and antiair warfare.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
43-year-old man arrested over Kitakyushu McDonald's stabbings
A McDonald's outlet in Kitakyushu where two teens were stabbed, one fatally, on Saturday. Police arrested a 43-year-old suspect on Thursday morning.
National Police Agency panel calls for stricter rules against host clubs
The streets of Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district in 2020. Consultations over matters relating to host clubs have been increasing every year at police stations nationwide, according to the National Police Agency.
Nippon Steel to join iron ore mine project in Canada
Nippon Steel headquarters in Tokyo
Bank of Japan opts for caution as Trump factor and wage concerns weigh
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda holds a news conference after a BOJ policy meeting in Tokyo on Thursday.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
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Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
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With rare Asia carrier deployment, France seeks greater interoperability
The flight deck of the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier during a stop at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in May 2019
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