Combatting the spread of fake news has become a hot topic in the global diplomatic community.
International relations

U.S., Japan, Philippines join to battle disinformation

Experts to discuss responses against campaigns linked to China, Russia

28 June 2024
Japan seeks opportunities in the Philippine telecom sector.
Telecommunication

Japan plans support for Philippine 5G network to counter China tech

Installation of base stations expected to start as early as this summer

27 June 2024
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, left, poses with his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in June 2022, in the southern city of Davao.
Politics

Duterte eyes Senate in Philippine midterms, threatening Marcos

Latest political twist follows Vice President Sara Duterte's quitting cabinet

25 June 2024
The June 17 faceoff between the China Coast Guard and Philippine Navy forces on a supply mission to Second Thomas Shoal. (Handout via AFP)
Opinion

China's spilling of Filipino blood shows more U.S. support needed

Mutual defense treaty could be applied to 'gray zone' tactics in South China Sea

24 June 2024
The Philippines considers online casinos operating in the country for Chinese gamblers as "not yet a national security threat ... but a national security concern," according to National Security Advisor Eduardo Ano. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images and Reuters)
International relations

Philippines warns online casinos could be China-linked 'Trojan horses'

Concerns mount as authorities continue investigations and raids

24 June 2024
An aerial view shows the BRP Sierra Madre on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin, in the South China Sea, on March 9.
South China Sea

Philippines says it won't start a war, after clash with Chinese Coast Guard

President Marcos told Filipino forces the country would settle issues peacefully

23 June 2024
Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel in the South China Sea in May. 
South China Sea

South China Sea situation deeply concerning, U.S. East Asia envoy says

In Hanoi, Daniel Kritenbrink calls Beijing's actions in disputed waterway 'destabilizing'

22 June 2024
Gen. Eric Smith, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps., speaks with Nikkei in Washington on June 21. (Photo by Rintaro Tobita)
Defense

New U.S. Okinawa unit to counter 'China aggression': Marine chief

Regiment to have long-range firepower to sink ships from islands

22 June 2024
Arsenio Balisacan, secretary of the Philippine National Economic and Development Authority, expressed the importance of sustaining economic momentum at a media roundtable in Tokyo on June 20. (Photo by Yuichi Shiga)
South China Sea

Philippines wants China economic ties despite tensions: top official

Manila hopes Japan will take a larger economic role, including more ODA funding

21 June 2024
China Coast Guard personnel, center, appear to wield bladed weapons during an incident off the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. (Photo by AFP/Jiji) 
South China Sea

China says Japan has 'no right to intervene' in sea dispute with Philippines

Beijing's embassy slams Tokyo's statement after latest South China Sea incident

21 June 2024
Vice President Sara Duterte has resigned from the cabinet of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in a bombshell move that sets them on a collision course. (Source photos by Reuters) 
Politics

Sara Duterte quits Philippine cabinet in open challenge to Marcos

Remains vice president, but cabinet departure seen as 'ultimate sign' of split

19 June 2024
Philippine Coast Guard personnel on a rubber boat pass by a China Coast Guard ship in the disputed South China Sea on March 5.
South China Sea

Philippines accuses China of 'piracy' in South China Sea

Chinese with 'bolo, spear, knives' boarded Manila ship and seized weapons, equipment

19 June 2024
China Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons toward a Philippine boat on May 4. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Yuji Kuronuma)
South China Sea

China's new maritime rule to take effect; Filipinos at risk, experts say

Decree potentially allows detentions of those not heeding Beijing's '10-dash line'

14 June 2024
As China steps up coast guard patrols in the South and East China seas, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines are wrestling with how to defend their territory and national interests -- without provoking a war.
Asia Insight

China's 3-pronged maritime threat rattles Japan, Philippines and Taiwan

Beijing 'gray zone' aggression focused on islands in strategic 'first island chain'

11 June 2024
Philippine Coast Guard personnel prepare rubber fenders on March 5 after China Coast Guard vessels blocked their way to a resupply mission at the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.
South China Sea

Philippine military denies pointing guns at China Coast Guard

Manila asserts 'professionalism' amid Beijing's provocations in South China Sea

4 June 2024
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attend the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on May 31.
International relations

China vs. U.S., Zelenskyy appears: 5 takeaways from Shangri-La forum

Asia security summit also highlights leaders' views on South China Sea and Gaza

3 June 2024
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun speaks at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore on June 2.
International relations

China defense chief vows 'resolute actions' against Taiwan independence

Dong Jun tells forum there is a 'limit' to Beijing's 'restraint' in South China Sea

2 June 2024
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore on June 1.
International relations

Austin disputes China's claim of NATO expansion triggering Ukraine war

U.S. defense chief pins blame on Russia's Putin, sells vision of Indo-Pacific 'convergence'

1 June 2024
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers a keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore on May 31.
International relations

Philippines' Marcos slams maritime aggression at Shangri-La Dialogue

President says death of a Filipino could trigger mutual defense treaty with U.S.

1 June 2024
Kao Kim Hourn, secretary-general of ASEAN, speaks to Nikkei Asia in Tokyo, on May 23. (Photo by Satotko Kawasaki)
Interview

ASEAN chief says South China Sea code to be concluded by 2025

With Philippine-China tensions, Kim Hourn stresses need for 'comfort level'

30 May 2024
A Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocks a Philippine boat trying to resupply forces on Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on March 5.
South China Sea

Philippines protests China's unilateral South China Sea fishing ban

Manila responds that Beijing is treading on its sovereignty and maritime zones

27 May 2024
Protesters with masks depicting Rodrigo Duterte and Xi Jinping call for China to stop harassing Philippine vessels in the South China Sea on April 19 in Manila.
Opinion

China's bullying of the Philippines is self-defeating

Intimidation is reinforcing public resolve and resistance -- and risks conflict

24 May 2024
A Philippine supply mission vessel is attacked with a water cannon by a China Coast Guard vessel on April 30 in the South China Sea. (Photo by Ramon Royandoyan)
South China Sea

Philippine-China row deepens in South China Sea: 5 things to know

With more incidents in the disputed territory, we ask how far the tensions could go

21 May 2024
In this undated photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard on Sept. 26, 2023, a diver cuts a rope tied to a floating barrier near Scarborough Shoal. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)
South China Sea

Philippines calls on China to open Scarborough Shoal to scrutiny

Manila's 'challenge' follows accusations of environmental destruction by Beijing

20 May 2024
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Tensions between the two countries are escalating over territory in the South China Sea. (Source photos by Reuters)
South China Sea

Philippines wants Chinese diplomats expelled amid South China Sea row

Manila says alleged leak of phone conversation with Filipino admiral violated law

11 May 2024