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Som Patidar | Jun 05, 2016 11:51 AM EDT
China has responded to remarks made by the U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter about Beijing's militarization of South China Sea. read more
Desiree Sison | Jun 05, 2016 11:38 AM EDT
Delegates at the three-day Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's largest security summit currently being held in Singapore, have called on China and other claimant nations in the South China Sea to peacefully resolve their territorial dispute without threats or force. read more
Alec Regino | Jun 05, 2016 12:10 PM EDT
China announced on Saturday that it would ignore the ruling of the United Nation's Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on the case initiated by the Philippines over Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea. read more
Girish Shetti | Jun 04, 2016 05:51 PM EDT
Taiwan's former president Ma Ying-jeou will visit China's autonomous city Hong Kong later this month, making him the most senior ex-leader from Taiwan to visit the autonomous city since 1949. read more
Som Patidar | Jun 03, 2016 05:07 PM EDT
China on Friday hit back at the Philippines for describing the Taiping Dao island in the South China Sea as a 'rock,' saying that Beijing has indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and its adjacent waters, including Taiping Dao. read more
ALVIN MUNENE | Jun 03, 2016 10:17 AM EDT
China has agreed to deepen its bilateral cooperation with Bangladesh. The decision was made during a meeting between visiting Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. read more
Desiree Sison | Jun 02, 2016 07:04 AM EDT
Philippines' President-elect Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday called Chinese President Xi Jinping a 'great president' as Duterte thanked the Chinese leader for the congratulatory message the latter sent last Tuesday. read more
Girish Shetti | Jun 01, 2016 03:32 PM EDT
China's President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met North Korean envoy Ri Su-yong amid the recent strains in the bilateral relationship between the two communist countries. Ties between Pyongyang and Beijing have suffered due to North Korea's defiance of China's call to curb its nuclear ambition. read more
Kat De Guzman | Jun 01, 2016 08:35 AM EDT
One of the world's most renowned scientists, Stephen Hawking, has revealed his opinion of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during an interview this week. read more
Girish Shetti | Jun 01, 2016 07:38 AM EDT
A member of India's ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Subramanian Swamy said on Monday that China may rethink on the Masood Azhar issue if India resubmits its plea. Swamy, who is currently on a visit to China, urged India to focus on offering hard evidence rather than censuring Pakistan. read more
Rina S. | May 31, 2016 08:15 AM EDT
China is expanding its military capabilities to counter the US in the region. After months of building its base in the South China Sea, Beijing has now decided to deploy nuclear submarines to the Pacific Ocean. This is the first time that China will deploy nuclear arms to the area. read more
Girish Shetti | May 31, 2016 07:10 AM EDT
President Xi Jinping on Monday sent an official congratulatory message to the Philippines' President-elect Rodrigo Duterte, saying that China hopes to get its relations with the Philippines back on track. The relationship between both countries has been severely affected by their dispute the South China Sea. read more
Kat De Guzman | May 31, 2016 07:36 AM EDT
China has said that it is not interested in any form of Cold War after U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter stated that Beijing is building a "Great Wall of self-isolation" through its actions in the South China Sea. read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more
