Trump applauds Jinping but US lawmakers blame China for undermining regional security
China is undermining regional security and prosperity and challenging international rules and norms by engaging in coercive activities in the South China Sea, US Congressional leaders have said and asked the Trump administration to ensure freedom of navigation.
Nov 10, 2017, 14:11 PM IST
Japan to build four radar stations for the Philippines to counter piracy surge: sources
Japan will build four coast guard radar stations on islands in the Sulu Celebes Seas separating the Philippines and Indonesia to help Manila counter a surge in piracy by Islamic insurgents, two sources said.
Nov 10, 2017, 09:20 AM IST
Philippines backs down in South China Sea after Beijing protest
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte had stopped construction work on a newly formed sandbar in the disputed South China Sea after China protested.
Nov 08, 2017, 20:11 PM IST
Philippines arrests Indonesian wife of slain Marawi militant
Minhati Madrais was captured with her six children, four girls and two boys, in Iligan city north of Marawi yesterday.
Nov 06, 2017, 16:01 PM IST
Donald Trump makes Pearl Harbor stop en route to Asia
US President Donald Trump paid a somber visit to Pearl Harbor ahead of his first official trip to Asia, also meeting with military officials overseeing US operations in the Pacific region.
Nov 04, 2017, 15:08 PM IST
Donald Trump embarks on Asia visit, longest tour of a US President in 25 years
Trump is expected to show a united front with South Korea and Japan while pressing China to take a stronger line with Pyongyang.
Nov 04, 2017, 10:23 AM IST
Philippines makes it mandatory for sedentary workers to take regular 'standing' breaks
Local media reports that according to the new rules, office workers must be given a five-minute break every two hours.
Oct 23, 2017, 14:51 PM IST
Hundreds of US marines leave Australia after troop rotation
Three hundred U.S. Marines flew out of Australia on Sunday as their troop rotation came to an end, the first of a 1,250-strong force to leave the Pacific nation after being stationed for six months in the country`s far north.
Oct 15, 2017, 11:29 AM IST
11 Indian crew missing after vessel sinks off Philippines: Japan
Three other vessels sailing near the area rescued 15 crew members but 11 others were still missing, a Japanese coastguard spokesman said, adding that the cargo ship has sunk.
Oct 13, 2017, 15:27 PM IST
Philippines bans compulsory high heels in workplace
The labour department order took effect on Sunday as the government took up the cudgels for long-suffering shopping mall clerks, hotel receptionists and flight attendants.
Sep 25, 2017, 13:46 PM IST
Philippines` Duterte may declare martial law next week: Defence chief
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte may declare nationwide martial law next week if threatened massive protests by communists and other leftists against his rule turn violent or disrupt the country, his defence chief said Friday.
Sep 15, 2017, 11:08 AM IST
All the president's women: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte fiercest critics and a surly political heir
Then Jocellyn ran through a list of Duterte`s female critics that included his vice president, a prominent senator who is now in jail and the head of the Philippines Supreme Court.
Sep 14, 2017, 15:38 PM IST
Philippines says some rebels ready to surrender as troops advance in Marawi
The surrender offer came after a renewed, if short-lived, effort by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to start back-channel talks with militants, with a former Marawi mayor Omar Solitario Ali to have acted as an intermediary.
Sep 11, 2017, 18:44 PM IST
Australia to send more troops to help Philippines fight Islamist militants
Australia will send troops to assist Philippine forces in the ongoing battle against Islamic State fighters in the southern city of Marawi, Australia’s Defence Minister Marise Payne said on Friday.
Sep 09, 2017, 13:42 PM IST
Third teen dead, Philippines seethes at Duterte drug war
The National Bureau of Investigation announced it would probe the murder of the boy, who politicians and rights groups said appeared to be the third teenager murdered as part of Duterte`s drug war in the past month.
Sep 06, 2017, 19:33 PM IST
Third teen dead, Philippines seethes at President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war
A 14-year-old boy whose body was found with dozens of stab wounds is the latest atrocity in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte`s drug war, critics said Wednesday as outrage built at a trio of teen killings.
Sep 06, 2017, 19:27 PM IST
Australia defends intelligence chief after Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte photo
Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service Nick Warner met Duterte in Manila on Tuesday, where he was photographed mirroring Duterte`s clenched fist pose.
Aug 24, 2017, 17:30 PM IST
6.2-magnitude quake hits Philippines
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted the island of Luzon in the Philippines on Friday although no casualties were reported, officials said.
Aug 11, 2017, 14:32 PM IST
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits Philippines' Luzon island, jolts buildings
An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 hit the Philippines` northern island of Luzon on Friday and was felt in the capital Manila, shaking buildings and forcing the evacuation of offices and schools.
Aug 11, 2017, 11:36 AM IST
Philippines` Rodrigo Duterte announces `dead or alive` bounties
Duterte easily won presidential elections last year after promising an unprecedented war on drugs in which tens of thousands of people would be killed.
Aug 09, 2017, 17:03 PM IST