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Girish Shetti | Feb 12, 2016 06:25 AM EST
China on Thursday issued a cautious warning in response to a Reuters report that the U.S. and India are mulling a plan to conduct joint naval patrols in disputed South China Sea. Beijing has categorically stated that any interference from countries outside the region poses serious threat to the overall peace and stability. read more
Carlos Castillo | Feb 11, 2016 07:47 AM EST
The US Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed legislation that would impose hard-hitting sanctions on Kim Jong Un's government for its recent series of provocative actions. read more
Carlos Castillo | Feb 11, 2016 05:33 AM EST
Fears over China's growing military strength -- along with the country's creeping seizure of contested territories in the South China Sea -- is driving an increase in military spending in Asia and the United States. read more
Girish Shetti | Feb 10, 2016 08:17 AM EST
U.S. intelligence Chief James Clapper categorically said to the U.S. senate on Tuesday that he expects China will continue building artificial islands to supports its claim in the disputed South China Sea. This is despite the assurances from the Chinese government that further land reclamation in the South China Sea has been halted. read more
Carlos Castillo | Feb 10, 2016 05:00 AM EST
The United States and India are considering cooperative naval operations. According to US defense official, the operations may include joint patrols in disputed waters in the South China Sea, a move that is likely to antagonize China. read more
Carlos Castillo | Feb 09, 2016 06:05 AM EST
North Korea's defiant launch of a space rocket last Sunday has dramatically altered the security situation in East Asia, according to experts, and could force China to veer toward a compromise on the US-proposed sanctions against its impoverished traditional ally. read more
Carlos Castillo | Feb 08, 2016 06:05 AM EST
Pyongyang could not have planned a scenario better calculated to drive the wedge deeper between Beijing and the US and its allies when it launched its space rocket on the eve of the Lunar New Year. read more
Carlos Castillo | Feb 07, 2016 05:41 AM EST
The European Union (EU) has called for the release of five Hong Kong booksellers held by Chinese authorities for investigation into various criminal activities, according to a press statement issued by the organization. read more
Carlos Castillo | Feb 06, 2016 06:01 AM EST
US President Barack Obama called China's President Xi Jinping on Friday to urge Beijing to pile more pressure on North Korea as new evidence indicates that Pyongyang's planned rocket launch could be just days away. read more
Carlos Castillo | Feb 05, 2016 06:20 AM EST
The summit conference US President Barrack Obama will host for the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in California this month is not an anti-China effort, Washington has said. read more
Carlos Castillo | Feb 04, 2016 06:08 AM EST
The United States is open to joint naval patrols with the Philippines in disputed waters in the South China Sea, a US diplomat said Wednesday, reiterating the Pentagon's earlier assertion that the US Navy will continue to carry out freedom of navigation patrols in the contentious territory. read more
Desiree Sison | Feb 03, 2016 06:26 AM EST
In a bid to expand its maritime power, China has armed its newest Coast Guard ship with sophisticated weaponry with the disputed South China Sea in mind. read more
Desiree Sison | Feb 02, 2016 06:40 AM EST
Following up on the recent talks between US Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese leaders over pressing issues such as North Korea's fourth nuclear test, the top US and Chinese nuclear representatives held talks in Beijing last week, according to China's Foreign Ministry. read more
Carlos Castillo | Feb 02, 2016 04:31 AM EST
Beijing has accused the United States of seeking maritime hegemony in the South China Sea following a naval patrol that challenged China's territorial assertions over a group of islands also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan. read more
Desiree Sison | Feb 01, 2016 06:30 AM EST
Backing the US' latest incursion into the South China Sea, Australian authorities said that Washington was upholding international law when it sent its guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur near a disputed island in the international waterway. 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
