Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) discussed developments in the South China Sea (SCS), Myanmar and the Middle East during a retreat in Langkawi, Malaysia on Sunday.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Malaysia is committed to addressing regional issues, but expectations on Myanmar and the advancing of talks on a code of conduct between the 10-member Association of

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 and if it can be legally binding,

Southeast Asian foreign ministers hold a closed-doors retreat in Malaysia on Sunday, as the country hosts its first meeting as chair of the regional bloc ASEAN amid an intensifying civil war in Myanmar and confrontations in the South China Sea.

Philippine foreign secretary Enrique Manalo said his country was open to discussing Asean mechanisms for disaster response “because on our own, the Philippines has already taken some initiatives ...

From left to right, Laos's Foreign Affairs Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Myanmar's Permanent Secretary ... Philippines's Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, Brunei Darussalam Foreign ...

Myanmar has been in turmoil since early 2021 ... Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo on Saturday told Reuters it was time to start negotiating thorny "milestone issues" for the protracted ...

Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo wished for the well-being and fast recovery of the 17 Filipinos held captive by Houthi rebels for 14 months. Manalo had a brief interaction with the 17 seafarers who arrived via an Oman Air flight at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport

Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have affirmed the strength of their respective countries’ alliance and the United States’ “ironclad commitment” to the Philippines.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed Washington's commitment to Manila and condemned Beijing for its "dangerous and destabilising" actions in the Sea, in his first phone call with Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the United States under President Donald Trump remained committed to the Philippines' defense, as tensions simmer with Beijing in the South China Sea.