James Patterson

The disputes appear to be in part over five small uninhabited islands under Japanese control, called the Diaoyu by China.

This latest intrusion comes just days after the Philippine government issued a warning that foreign ships will be met with an “unfriendly" response if they decide to pass through Philippine territorial waters.

The bilateral meeting between Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping, scheduled to begin a day after Duterte’s August 28 arrival in China, could be a bit “icy”.

Duterte may be concerned that the Chinese president will not take him seriously and will try to prevent him from expressing his opinions on the matter.

The July 21 incident at the station had marked a turning point for the now three-month protest that began for real on June 9 when hundreds of thousands of people marched to protest a controversial extradition bill.

New Delhi-based ONGC Videsh shares interests in the oil block at the center of the new standoff, along with Russia's Rosneft, a Moscow-based petroleum refining company.

Qin Jingjun, age 37, claimed that he was showing his discontent of what he believes to be foreign meddling in recent protests directed against Hong Kong’s government.  

Australia will send a P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft for one month in December followed by a six-month deployment of a Royal Australian Navy frigate for the first half of 2020.

The rare albino sea turtle was the same one that was rescued four days earlier by members of Bantay Dagat in Sariaya town, Quezon, about 140 kms southeast of Manila.

The coastal state of Malacca joined six other states to prohibit Zakir Naik from publicly speaking.

The 'Big 4', world's four largest accounting firms have expressed support to the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

As China is growing weary of Hong Kong, it unveils the plan to make Shenzhen a model city for the world.

Duterte is certain to know that appearing weak during his upcoming meetings with China will not bode well for the Philippines and that he will have to be his usual fiery self.

A report by the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney said China could deploy the array of missiles in a surprise attack in the hours before U.S. reinforcements could arrive.

The designers claim that the drone can detect and lock on to radar signals and dive in a “suicide” like attack at ground stations and missile launchers.

Calling the deployment of Chinese militia ships a threat and vastly dwarfed militarily, the only recourse the Philippines has is to file diplomatic protests and appeal to international arbiters like the UN.

The passings seem to be a continuation of China’s practice to ignore customary maritime law requiring battleships to notify the governments of coastal countries of their presence.

Once again, the issue of rampant, unchecked development for the benefit of humans clashing with the shrinking natural habitat of the large reptiles has reared its ugly head.

Controversial Muslim preacher Zakir Naik, while addressing calls for him to leave the country following his divisive comments against the Hindu minority in Malaysia, targeted the ethnic Chinese in the community, saying they were "guests" in the country and should leave first.

Chongqing police called the firing a result of a “disciplinary violation” but did not specify if the charge was for any actions of former chief Tong Xiaohua himself or solely on those of his wife, Li Yue, who was driving a red Porsche when the incident occurred.

China is also blaming Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Mitch McConnell, the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, for the unrest, claiming that Washington’s goal is to throw Hong Kong into chaos.

The body of a school-going girl Nora Quoirin, who disappeared from a Malaysian resort, is likely the one found Tuesday.

Bishop Honesto Ongtioco of Cubao, a suburb of Quezon City in Metro Manila, said Ramos was declared a “Servant of God.”

The Hong Kong Airport continued to remain shut Tuesday with over 300 flights cancelled. The anti-government protesters have promised that they will return.

The trains were running as normal but there was some evidence of the rioting still visible in the Kwai Fong MTR station.

This is the fifth round of launches in less than three weeks by the isolated country.

The The Armed Forces of the Philippines' Northern Luzon Command went on red alert partly because of the Strait Times report and some other unverified information.

The biggest kid in this aquatic playground is China and it has been the "bully" with recent aggressive behavior toward the other "playmates" of Vietnam, Brunei, Taiwan, Malaysia and the Philippines.

The IPM, which Brandon Lee works for, stands in opposition to the Quadriver Power Corp.’s mini-hydroelectric power plant project as they say it would harm several hectares of nearby rice fields and vegetable gardens.