China flexes muscles in South China Sea as world battles pandemic
While most of the world is preoccupied attempting to reign in the galloping COVID-19 pandemic,…
Is the South China Sea at a crossroads?
The South China Sea remains a focal concern within the international community, grabbing headlines and…
China’s South China Sea expansion plans hit a wall in Indonesia (video)
China’s seemingly unstoppable expansion through the South China Sea finally hit a wall last week,…
China stole Philippines’ giant clams while Filipinos sat in court (video)
A seminar in Manila last Friday (Nov 22) heard how reclamation work carried out by…
Watch: Indonesia blows up pirate fishing boats after navy ship rammed (video)
When a Vietnamese coastguard patrol boat was caught on video last month ramming an Indonesian…
Words hurt: time for Asean leaders to speak up on SCS
Government officials and heads-of-state in Asean appears to have a collective aversion to speaking up…
Scarborough Shoal lost to China says Philippines spokesman
Filipinos finally heard last Sunday (April 14) what many have dreaded hearing for sometime. Scarborough…
Balikatan 2019: US-Philippine troops hone battle skills as Chinese boats swarm (video)
Life is sure to get a lot quieter at Panatag Shoal (Tagalog: Kulumpol ng Panatag)…
Scepticism of Duterte’s flirting with Beijing mounts
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the Philippines in November 2018 was the first…
Hope for Rohingya: Asean foreign ministers put China, Myanmar on notice
A gathering of Asean foreign ministers in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, on Friday signalled that…
RIMCHN a success, but Rimpac 2020 could be Beijing’s worst nightmare
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and navies from 10 Asean member states carried…
Beijing should not ignore rising anti-China sentiment and neither should Hanoi
Since mid-June 2018, numerous anti-China protests have been reported in Vietnam. Demonstrations of this kind…
Chinese coast guard chases down, rams fleeing Vietnamese fishing boat (HD video)
A Chinese coast guard vessel was filmed apparently ramming a Vietnamese fishing boat in…
Maritime security: Time for Asean to reach beyond low hanging fruit
During its year as Asean chair Singapore has continued the association’s work in developing measures…
Asean centrality key to maintaining South China Sea stability
The 51st Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings held in Singapore from July…
South China Sea: Ample opportunity for Asean-China connectivity
China-Asean and China-US relations in the South China Sea have trended in opposite directions since…