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SOUTH CHINA SEA

A screenshot from video taken on Aug. 31 shows a China Coast Guard ship colliding with the Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Teresa Magbanua near Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2024
Philippines vows continued presence after South China Sea reef pullout
Manila denied it has given up on Sabina Shoal, a day after it withdrew a ship that had been stationed there amid a five-month standoff with China.
The Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Teresa Magbanua arrives at a port in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, after spending months anchored at a disputed reef in the South China Sea.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 15, 2024
Philippines withdraws ship from South China Sea flash point
The Philippine vessel will resume her mission after it has been resupplied and repaired, an official said.
China Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons toward a Philippine resupply vessel on May 4 near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. Beijing claims the waterway almost in its entirety despite an international court ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 12, 2024
China to 'crush' foreign encroachment in South China Sea, PLA official says
Lt. Gen. He Lei said the Chinese military will "resolutely crush any foreign hostile encroachment on China's territorial, sovereign and maritime rights and interests."
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on July 3.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2024
Russia and China join forces for major naval exercise
Moscow and Beijing have deepened cooperation in recent years, as both countries seek to counterbalance what they see as a United States-led global order.
Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Manuel Romualdez in Manila on Aug. 6, 2022
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 11, 2024
Plan for summit on U.N. sidelines to seek ways 'to talk sense' into China, Philippines envoy says
The Philippines and China have exchanged accusations of intentionally ramming coast guard vessels in the disputed South China Sea in recent months.
A Philippine flag flutters from a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship that has been aground since 1999, and became a Philippine military detachment on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea in 2014.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 9, 2024
In media commentary, China urges Philippines to work with Beijing on ties
The Philippines and China have exchanged accusations recently of intentionally ramming vessels, including a violent clash in which a Filipino sailor lost a finger.
Chinese Maritime Militia vessels near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on March 5
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 2, 2024
China urges EU to be 'objective and fair' on South China Sea issue
The EU said in a statement that it condemned the "dangerous actions by China Coast Guard vessels against lawful Philippine maritime operations" in the sea.
A screenshot taken from video footage shows a China Coast Guard ship colliding with the Philippine Coast Guard's BRP Teresa Magbanua near the Sabina Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 1, 2024
China comes under fire in latest South China Sea clash with Philippines
Japan and the U.S. have criticized China after a coast guard vessel repeatedly struck a Japanese-made Philippine Coast Guard ship in the waterway over the weekend.
A China Coast Guard ship is seen from the Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Cabra during a supply mission to Sabina Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 27, 2024
China-Philippine tensions center on new flash point: Sabina Shoal
Clashes between the countries’ vessels have become more frequent and intense as the two sides vie for control over the disputed South China Sea atoll.
An aerial view of the BRP Sierra Madre on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin, in the South China Sea in 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 26, 2024
China's actions in South China Sea 'patently illegal,' Philippine Defense Minister says
Manila's South China Sea task force accused Chinese vessels of ramming and using water cannons against a Philippine fisheries vessel near Sabina Shoal.
A Philippine's military-chartered boat sails past a China Coast Guard ship during a resupply mission for the BRP Sierra Madre, in the Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea, on Nov. 10.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 25, 2024
Philippines accuses Chinese vessels of blocking South China Sea supply mission, ramming its ship
The Philippines says Chinese vessels made "aggressive and dangerous" maneuvers including ramming the ship and using water cannons.
This screen shot from the Philippine Coast Guard video taken on Monday shows a Chinese air force fighter jet deploying flares near a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources plane that was flying near the Chinese-controlled, Philippine-claimed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2024
Philippines says China fired flares at its South China Sea plane
The unprovoked Chinese "harassment" included "deploying flares multiple times at a dangerously close distance of approximately 15 meters, Manila said.
Damage to a Philippine Coast Guard vessel allegedly incurred during a collision with a China Coast Guard ship in the disputed South China Sea is seen in this image released on social media Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 19, 2024
Beijing and Manila trade blame over South China Sea ship collisions
China claims the Philippine side "intentionally rammed" one of its ships in the disputed waterway — an accusation Manila denies.
A F-18 jet lands on the runway of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercises about 160 kilometers south of Oahu, Hawaii, on July 19.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 15, 2024
U.S. Navy's newest long range missile could shift balance in South China Sea
The AIM-174B can fly several times farther than alternatives, does not require new production lines, and is compatible with Australian aircraft.
Philippine Defense Minister Gilberto Teodoro (right) speaks during a joint press conference with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at a hotel in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Aug. 4.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 14, 2024
Manila looks beyond Asia for defense support
Germany is the latest Western power to announce plans to deepen security ties with the Philippines amid Manila's escalating territorial disputes with China.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (left) shakes hands with his Philippine counterpart, Gilberto Teodoro, after their joint news conference at a hotel in Manila on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 4, 2024
Philippines and Germany commit to reaching defense pact this year
The two countries' defense chiefs met in Manila during the first such visit by a German defense minister, as their countries mark 70 years of diplomatic relations.
Chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Gen. Romeo Brawner (left), and Yoshihide Yoshida, chief of staff of the Joint Staff of the Self-Defense Forces, in Manila in July
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 2, 2024
Philippines and Japan militaries hold first joint exercises in South China Sea
The drills, which took place within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone, followed similar exercises between Manila and Washington on Wednesday.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (left), U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (second from left), Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo (second from right), and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro pose for a photo ahead of the allies' "two-plus-two" meeting at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Metro Manila, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 30, 2024
Philippines gets 'unprecedented' aid — and reassurances — during talks with U.S.
Manila will receive $500 million in security assistance, months before the U.S. votes in a contentious presidential election.
Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (left) speaks with Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (center left) as Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong (center right) is greeted by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) after the four delivered remarks to the media after their "Quad" ministerial meeting at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2024
'Quad' top diplomats decry situation in South China Sea
The top diplomats from Japan, Australia, India and the U.S. also pledged to boost maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region.
Foreign ministers from ASEAN member countries pose for a photo before a meeting session in Vientiane, Laos, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 25, 2024
ASEAN seeks to tackle the Myanmar crisis and South China Sea tensions
ASEAN's foreign ministers will discuss efforts to end the Myanmar conflict that has turned into a civil war.
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
Massive quake kills at least 150 in Myanmar and Thailand
Medical workers treat a earthquake survivor on a bed in the compound of a hospital in Naypyitaw on Friday, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.
Student suicides in Japan hit all-time high
A volunteer handles an incoming call at the Tokyo Befrienders call center, a suicide hotline center in Japan's capital.
Tourist submarine sinks in Red Sea of Egypt, leaving 6 people dead
The interior of a Sindbad submarine vessel at sea off Hurghada, Egypt, in August 2024, in this still image obtained from video.
Yellow sand blankets cities across Japan
The Meteorological Agency forecast the yellow sand to move away from eastern Honshu by 6 p.m. on Wednesday. But it will continue to cover parts of western Honshu and Shikoku until Thursday morning, it said.
Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change
Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.
Hanami season to have record ¥1.39 trillion economic impact on Japan
Cherry blossoms along a road in Tokyo on Tuesday. The 2025 cherry blossom season is expected to have an economic impact of around ¥1.39 trillion on Japan.
Tokyo Series proves to be big business for MLB — and Japanese companies
An advertisement featuring Shohei Ohtani in Tokyo.
New SDF command will be key for contingency planning, Australian commander says
A Maritime Self-Defense Force SH-60K "Super Auk" from JS Shiranui prepares to land on HMAS Brisbane during Exercise Malabar 2023 while off the coast of New South Wales, Australia.
Japanese wages likely to rise more than 5% again this year
Wages are set for another big increase this year as annual negotiations secure generous agreements.

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