The Philippines has announced plans to acquire 40 fast patrol vessels from France, part of an expansive modernization ...

China will be Donald Trump's key priority, and the Philippines can expect security commitments from Washington to continue, analysts say Former US president Donald Trump's return to the White House ...

The defense treaty, known as the Reciprocal Access Agreement which allows for the deployment of Japanese forces to the Philippines for joint military exercises, and Philippine forces would be able to ...

The Philippines needs to “increase its resiliency” against maritime threats to attain sustainable growth, a Japanese diplomat said on Monday, underscoring the importance of investing in defense and ...

Preliminary tallies in Japan’s snap general election on Sunday indicated that new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ...

In the lead-up to his election, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba floated the idea of an "Asian NATO" to deter the ...

We just have to deal with it," Marcos said ... including those from Japan, which has been providing information to the Philippines to help track the storm. The 82 storm deaths included 26 ...

Tropical storm Trami has blown away from the northwestern Philippines, leaving at least 82 people dead mostly in extensive ...

Whatever the outline of the administration that takes shape after the ballot, Japan's next government faces an almighty headache on defense policy: It must deal with an ambitious but stalled plan ...

BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The People's Bank of China (PBOC) and the Bank of Japan have agreed to renew their bilateral currency swap deal amounting to 200 billion yuan (about 28.13 billion U.S ...