Indonesia is one of the founding members of ASEAN and long served as its de facto leader, playing a crucial role in mediating regional crises. Analysts warned that its leadership in the group on the ...

The French aircraft carrier docked in the Philippines on Friday in a move seen to further bolster bilateral ties between ...

China has, so far, avoided any action that might provoke Trump, responding to his 10% tariff with modest moves and refraining ...

Experts argue that freezing foreign aid weakens USA's soft power, allowing China to strengthen its influence, especially in ...

As Myanmar's crisis deepens, South China Sea tensions escalate and the US-China rivalry intensifies, ASEAN's ability to ...

Three, China reiterated their growth target of 5.0 percent in 2025, from 5.3 percent growth in 2023 and 5.0 percent in 2024. China is the Philippines’ largest trade partner, total trade (merchandise ...

Over the past six decades, the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, has been Washington's most valuable soft power tool. It has administered billions of dollars in financial ...

The Philippines is currently considering a raw nickel ore export ban to boost its domestic processing industry, similar to what Indonesia did years earlier.

Since taking the helm, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., the chief architect of the country’s foreign policy and the main ...

China’s economic woes, and a general lack of trust exacerbated by corruption scandals, are driving a downward trend in ...

Representatives from the Philippines and China quarreled Sunday over the South China Sea during a roundtable discussion at the 61st Munich Security Conference. Speaking at the “Making Waves: Maritime ...

China's coast guard sailed within a few dozen miles of the Philippines' Palawan Province while continuing to patrol waters ...