France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships are in the Philippines after holding combat drills with Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea in a show of firepower that will likely antagonize China.
The Philippines and Japan pledged to enhance their defense alliance through training exercises, logistical activities, equipment transfers and intelligence sharing on Monday amid China’s assertive moves in the South China Sea.
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media on Wednesday called on the Philippines to withdraw the United States' "Typhon" intermediate range missile from the South China Sea, saying the Philippines had repeatedly broken its promises by introducing the missile system.
The Philippines shares a common cause with Japan of opposing any unilateral attempt to reshape the global order, its defence minister said on Monday.
Chinese and Philippine law enforcement agencies jointly repatriated nearly 100 Chinese nationals engaged in offshore gambling in the Philippines on Tuesday, according to the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on Wednesday.
Part of the military assistance from the US to the Philippines has been exempted from the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid, the Southeast Asian nation said.“The Philippines has been informed of the waiver issued to a portion of the US foreign military financing for the Philippines,
The Financial Action Task Force has also added Laos and Nepal to its list of nations subject to “increased monitoring.”
A Tulsa teenager said what she saw with a group of Tulsans changed her forever during a mission trip to the Philippines. She shared her perspective after helping girls rescued from sex trafficking and abuse.
The Philippines curling team has been rocking it in China, claiming the tropical country’s first Asian Winter Games medal with a victory in the men’s final against South Korea.