China's actions towards the Philippines and Taiwan are making the US focus on the region "in ways we prefer not to have to," President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state nominee Sen. Marco Rubio has said.

US companies are interested in oil and gas projects in the Philippines, Manila’s energy chief said, as tensions with Beijing hamper exploration in disputed areas of the South China Sea.

Japan and the Philippines plan to convey to President-elect Donald Trump the urgent need for the U.S. to remain committed to upholding the rule of law in an Asian region where China's actions are caus

MANILA: Senator Marco Rubio, US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the State Department, said China should “stop messing around” with the Philippines and Taiwan, noting that its “deeply destabilising” actions in the region are compelling the US to “counteract.

A missile fired from an MRC launcher hit a moving surface target during a live-fire test marking a "leap forward" in the lethality of its capabilities.

The Philippine navy said on Friday its ships were holding drills near a contested shoal in the South China Sea, a day after Manila and Beijing agreed to seek common ground and find ways to cooperate despite ongoing disputes.

The Philippines said it expressed “serious concern” over the presence of Chinese vessels near its shores during talks with China on their South China Sea dispute.

Officials warned that ‘all options are on the table’ for Manila’s response, including new international lawsuits.

The Philippine Navy on Friday said it held drills near a disputed South China Sea shoal, where a large Chinese vessel was spotted patrolling.

Fishers’ group PAMALAKAYA on Friday said the continued presence of Chinese and United States ships in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) threatens their livelihood. In a statement, PAMALAKAYA reiterated its call to “demilitarize” the WPS amid the “recurring presence of foreign naval ships” from the two countries.

Chinese side made solemn representations over the recent infringement and provocative activities of the Philippine side in the South China Sea and hyping China-Philippine disputes relating to the South China Sea during the Tenth Meeting of the China and Philippines Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on the South China Sea,