Their churning South China Sea quarrel has now reached ‘boiling point’ – and Filipinos are demanding action.
Seoul says the test ended in a mid-air explosion, differing from Japan’s analysis and contradicting the North’s claims of MIRV success.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s debt restructuring announcement seemed more like a campaign speech, analysts said.
US envoy to Manila MaryKay Carlson has called on China to stop harassing Philippine ships in the South China Sea.
Malaysia has been carefully navigating the complex geopolitical realities conjured by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with a stated foreign policy position of being “everyone’s friend”.
The Philippines’ defence chief has rejected a plan to hold talks with Beijing after the two sides’ latest clash at Second Thomas Shoal.
Experts say incidents involving Yuriko Koike and Renho Murata stem from simmering ‘latent anger’ against the country’s existing social order.
Pyongyang’s suspected hypersonic ballistic missile test has analysts worried the regime is inflaming tensions to skirt sanctions.
Gandhi’s new role means he will now have the same rank as that of a cabinet minister and be able to challenge PM Modi directly on policy issues.
Analysts say the Dutertes have not always followed through with their announcements for candidacies for certain posts.
Hanoi’s proposed talks with Manila on their maritime boundaries come amid Beijing’s “coercive” actions in the South China Sea.
Jeffrey Facundo told a Senate inquiry that Chinese coastguards boarded his vessel at the Second Thomas Shoal while brandishing an axe.
Cyberattacks are common in Indonesia, but the latest episode was marked by a rare admission from authorities of system failure.
Japan has limited headroom to further boost defence spending, analysts say, but it may step up military drills with a beady eye on Pyongyang.
Activists say Leila de Lima’s vindication shows investigators must press ahead with probe of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war.
Defence chief Teodoro says the move should not be construed as ‘seeking permission’ to perform their duties in the West Philippine Sea.
Observers say anti-Japanese sentiment in China verges on ‘irrational hatred’, urge Japanese companies to recall families of staff overseas.
Activists question the US State Department report’s accuracy, arguing more must be done to address labour abuses in the country’s factories.
Seoul sending lethal aid to Ukraine in retaliation for Moscow arming Pyongyang with precision weapons could trigger seismic strategic shifts.
Experts say Modi may adopt a more pragmatic stance towards Kashmir in his third term, but more exchanges may not necessarily mean better ties.
The Philippine president told troops over the weekend that his country was ‘not in the business’ of instigating wars.
