The Philippines is hosting the 48th Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) Summit, marking its fifth time to chair the regional bloc. Leaders from 11 member-nations will converge in Lapu-Lapu City, ...

VIENTIANE/BEIJING (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr pressed Southeast Asian leaders and China at a regional summit on Thursday to urgently speed up negotiations on a code of conduct ...

Addressing the Shangri-La Dialogue, defence chief Teodoro blamed China for stalling the pact and stressed Asean's unity on ...

LANGKAWI, Malaysia (Reuters) - The regional bloc ASEAN and China should make headway on a protracted code of conduct for the South China Sea by tackling thorny "milestone issues", including its scope ...

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivers the opening remarks at the 46th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 26, 2025. Credit: Afiq Hambali/ Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia In the ...

By Mikhail Flores CEBU, Philippines, May 7 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian foreign ministers have agreed to a virtual meeting with their Myanmar counterpart, ASEAN's secretary-general said on Thursday, as ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — President Marcos and his delegation arrived here on Sunday afternoon ahead of their participation in the 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit, where he ...

Amid escalating tensions in the South China Sea and rising fears of a major power confrontation, maritime experts say Asean and China can no longer afford delays in concluding a substantive Code of ...

The Philippines has placed the South China Sea Code of Conduct high on the agenda in its ASEAN chairmanship. But ASEAN’s internal constraints and China’s entrenched regional position suggest that ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses the 12th ASEAN-U.S. Summit in Vientiane, Laos, October 11, 2024. Credit: Organizing Committee U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken today condemned ...