Japan and the Philippines have agreed to further deepen their defense collaborations and start talks on an arrangement to protect shared military information in the face of mutual alarm over China’s i

For Manila, Beijing's pursuit of the heavens is leaving a worrying trail of debris - and diplomatic challenges - back on Earth The skies above Hainan lit up on Tuesday as China launched a Long March 8A rocket,

Japan’s expanded military ties with the Philippines are a logical progression of its ties to the United States.

Tensions between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea have been making more headlines in 2025 after escalating alarmingly last year. Some other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),

Philippine defence minister Gilberto Teodoro said he would discuss China's attempts to change the international order during a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart in Manila on Monday. (Reporting by Mikhail Flores;

China's activity in the contested South China Sea is "hindering" Filipino companies from exploring natural resources in the region, Philippines Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo said during a talk at Chatham House in London on Tuesday.

A Philippine plane warned a Chinese military helicopter over the South China Sea that it was "flying too close," as tension between the U.S. ally and Beijing soars.

Disputed South China Sea airspace that Beijing claims as its own falls within Manila’s Exclusive Economic Zone, where the Philippines and other countries enjoy freedom of overflight.

Analysts say the Philippines needs to carefully calibrate its response to Chinese aggression amid efforts to strengthen its defense capabilities

Japan and the Philippines agreed on Monday to further deepen defence ties in the face of an “increasingly severe” security environment in the Indo-Pacific region, Japanese defence minister Gen Nakatani said on Monday.

The visit of France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, follows joint combat drills with Filipino forces, a move likely to antagonise China.

Vessel being built in Wuhan, designed to carry advanced hypersonic missiles, could serve as deterrent, according to semi-official magazine.