Security experts: NATO-type Southeast Asian defense alliance not feasible at present
Minilateral agreements, rather than multilateral ones, may more likely be formed, they say.
France to ‘expand and diversify’ naval presence in Asia-Pacific
The French navy plans to deploy a carrier strike group to the Indo-Pacific, according to media reports.
US election won’t impact AUKUS or Quad, Australian and Indian foreign ministers say
Penny Wong and S Jaishankar held a joint press conference in Canberra hours before polls opened in America.
Malaysia objects to Vietnam’s South China Sea island building: media
Kuala Lumpur sent a letter of complaint over Hanoi’s development of a disputed reef.
Jakarta seeks to contain fallout from South China Sea agreement with Beijing
Deal compromised Indonesia's maritime rights, most analysts say.
Philippines enacts laws asserting maritime claims
New legislations enforce 2016 Hague arbitral ruling in favor of the Philippines, says a senator.
China patrols at disputed shoal; Manila summons Beijing’s envoy
The combat readiness patrols took place days after Beijing delimited its territorial sea around the shoal.
Philippines rejects China’s new map claim in South China Sea
Beijing draws baselines around Scarborough Shoal under Manila’s jurisdiction
Vietnamese fishermen in China’s detention for six months: think tank
The Beijing-approved group said some Vietnamese fishermen have been detained in the Paracels for 'illegal fishing.'
Vietnam accuses China of ‘illegal detention’ of South China Sea fishermen
Vietnam’s foreign ministry demands immediate release of fishermen detained near the Paracel archipelago.
