The Status of Visiting Forces Agreement will enable the armed forces of the Philippines and New Zealand to elevate their cooperation activities and conduct exercises in each other’s territories.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Enhanced maritime cooperation among Asean members could help advance negotiations for a code of conduct in the South China Sea, says Philippine foreign secretary Enrique Manalo. “We have the basic negotiations between the Asean countries and China,

The regional bloc ASEAN and China should make headway on a protracted code of conduct for South China Sea by tackling thorny "milestone issues", including its scope and if it can be legally binding.

The newly installed Trump administration has quickly reaffirmed America’s strong support for the Philippines in the face of an increasingly aggressive China in the disputed South China Sea, despite doubts to the contrary voiced by some observers.

Malaysia is committed to addressing regional issues, but expectations on Myanmar and the advancing of talks on a code of conduct between the 10-member Association of

Vietnam's Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Philippines's Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, Brunei Darussalam Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof ...

In an interview ahead of Sunday's meeting with his ASEAN counterparts on the Malaysian island of Langkawi, Philippine Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo said discussions on a code were well underway ...

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have affirmed the strength of their respective countries’ alliance and the United States ...

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with Enrique Manalo, his Philippine counterpart, in Manila on Jan. 15, days before Donald Trump returns to the White House. “We agreed to maintain and ...

Chinese coast guard ships and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine fisheries vessels conducting a scientific survey in a hotly disputed area of the

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese coast guard ships and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine fisheries vessels conducting a scientific survey in a hotly disputed area of the South China Sea, forcing them to cancel the operation, the Philippine coast guard said Saturday.