. . OLONGAPO – A Philippine court on Tuesday convicted a U.S. Marine of killing a Filipino last year after he discovered she was a transgender...
. . BANGKOK – In response to recent speculation about growing Thai-China relations U.S. Ambassador Glyn Davies said on Monday that the United States supports Thailand’s...
. . BANGKOK – Thailand’s deputy prime minister Somkid Jatusripitak on Friday said, Thailand is “highly likely” to seek membership of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) but would...
. . BANGKOK – The United Nations has slammed Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha‘s deportation of two Chinese refugees to China, warning they were at risk...
. Chinese vessel rams Vietnamese ship in disputed water in South China Sea . KUALA LUMPUR – China’s Deputy Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin on Sunday told...
. SINGAPORE – Senior Singapore diplomat Ong Keng Yong said yesterday that China’s image has taken a knock in recent years due to its strident and...
. . WASHINGTON – The United States has expressed deep frustration over the lack of democratic progress in Thailand after last year’s military coup, saying a...
. . MANILA – The country’s biggest coalition of labor unions and federations on Monday assailed the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for its...
. . BANGKOK – Thailand Royal Thai Air Force will this month hold it’s first joint exercise with the Chinese Air Force, China’s Defence Ministry said...
. . PATTAYA– Filipino Miss Trixie Maristela was crowned Miss International Queen 2015 on Friday at a contest in Thailand billed as the world’s largest transgender...
. . SOUTH CHINA SEA – Ash Carter Defense Secretary of the United States flew to a U.S. aircraft carrier transiting the disputed South China Sea...
. . MANILA – Pressure on China over its claims to most of the strategic South China Sea went up a couple of notches this week....
. . BEIJING – Chinese Admiral Wu Shengli told his U.S. counter part Admiral John Richardson that a minor incident could spark war in the South...
. . SOUTH CHINA SEA – The United States Navy has sent the guided-missile destroyer, USS Lassen, near China’s reclaimed islands in the disputed South China...
. . BANGKOK – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Friday, Thailand still has until 2017 before reaching a decision on whether to become a member...
. . BEIJING – China is claiming sovereignty on almost all of the South China Sea which is firmly opposed by Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei...
. . BEIJING – China’s Defense Minister Chang Wanquan said on Friday that he is willing to hold joint drills in the disputed South China Sea...
. . MANILA – Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Alan Arrojado said Wednesday that the three foreigners kidnapped in Samal Island last month have been forced to...
. . WASHINGTON – The United States and its Pacific ally Australia warned China that they remain committed to freedom of navigation in the waters of...
. BEIJING – China has started to operate two lighthouses on a reef on a disputed island chain in the South China Sea, a state news...