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A court in Vietnam sentenced a former communications minister to life in prison Saturday for receiving millions of dollars in bribes, as the hardline administration presses its anti-graft drive against once-powerful figures in the communist…

The United States is giving Vietnam's coast guard a second cutter vessel, US Defence Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday, vowing to maintain a routine military presence in the flashpoint South China Sea.

Martial-arts film star Jackie Chan's planned visit to Vietnam for a charity has been cancelled following an online backlash related to Beijing's expansive claims in the disputed South China Sea.

Malacañang said President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to reiterate during the 7th ASEAN-US Summit that the Philippines "will not be a pawn to any powerful country” relative to the South China Sea (SCS) dispute.

The US Navy said that one of its destroyers had sailed close to the Chinese-controlled Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Friday, asserting international freedom of navigation rights in the contested waters.

Hundreds dead in the Philippines; a threefold increase of cases in Vietnam; hospitals overrun in Malaysia, Myanmar and Cambodia -- dengue is ravaging Southeast Asia this year due in part to rising temperatures and low immunity to new…

Phone numbers linked to more than 400 million Facebook accounts were listed online in the latest privacy lapse for the social media giant, US media reported Wednesday.

Senator Cynthia Villar is not taking any responsibility for the massive influx of rice imports mainly from Vietnam which is threatening the survival of rice farmers. .

The United States on Thursday sharpened its criticism of China's activities in disputed areas of the South China Sea, slamming an "escalation" in efforts to intimidate other claimants" such as Vietnam.

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano claimed that Vietnam and Malaysia are occupying more islands in the disputed South China Sea.

After its initial reluctance, China is now urging members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to complete the code of conduct on the South China Sea before 2021, when President Rodrigo Duterte's three year turn as chairman of the…

A fleet of Chinese ships has left Vietnam's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, Hanoi said Thursday, ending a tense month-long stand off in the resource-rich waterway claimed by both sides and others.

The Philippines is aiming to strengthen its claims in the South China Sea by potentially building hotels for tourists on its biggest island in the disputed waterway, officials said Tuesday.

The United States on Saturday expressed concern over reports that China is hampering other countries' oil and gas activities in the South China Sea and accused Beijing of acting like a bully.

Vietnam has accused China of trespassing and demanded a Chinese survey ship in the South China Sea withdraw in the latest flashpoint over the disputed territory.

For Vice President Leni Robredo, challenging the United States to declare war with China in order to assert the country’s rights over our territory is unnecessary.

United States Ambassador Sung Kim said any armed attack against the Philippine forces, aircraft, and public vessels could trigger Washington's obligation under the Mutual Defense Treaty.

The United States is driving a worldwide waste boom that poses a severe risk to human health, the environment and the economy, according to anew study of global garbage trends published Wednesday.

President Rodrigo Duterte thanked Vietnam for the rescue of 22 Filipino fishermen abandoned at sea after their boat collided with a Chinese vessel in the disputed South China Sea.

Despite offering chairs and notebooks made from recycled paper at a Bangkok summit, Thailand and its Southeast Asian allies were accused Sunday of a "greenwash" with their oceans and communities brimming with plastic refuse.