A tropical storm is intensifying and is expected to reach typhoon strength before hitting southern China's coast on Sunday ...

Manila’s significant shift could pave the way for the Philippines, an American treaty ally, to play a bigger role in regional ...

The Philippine embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters. Your ...

The country has been gradually expanding military cooperation with the U.S., Japan, and Beijing-claimed Taiwan.

The Philippines discreetly bolsters defense ties with Taiwan due to Chinese aggression in the South China Sea. Under ...

Given the Philippines’ proximity (Mavulis is only 88 miles from the southern tip of Taiwan), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said last year that it’s “very hard to imagine” a scenario in ...

Taiwan and the Philippines have been working on training cooperation since 2021. In April this year, Taiwan confirmed that it plans to sign a more comprehensive agreement with the Philippines to ...

China's Foreign Ministry summoned the Philippine ambassador to denounce President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s congratulatory message to Taiwan's president-elect, Lai Ching-te.

In 2023, a typhoon brought sustained heavy rains to southern China, triggering inundations in Hong Kong and other areas. Deluges around the city of Maoming in Guangdong province caused a lake at a ...

OVER the past two weeks, the Philippines has been besieged by a barrage of controversies and crises, each more damning than ...