An Asia-Pacific security summit was briefly put on lockdown Sunday after police shot dead a local motorist who tried to flee a checkpoint in a car later found to contain drugs, officials said. The ...

The summit sees top world leaders, defence officials and key executives gathering in Singapore from May 29 to 31 ...

China has refused to let its defense minister meet formally with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. However, the two defense chiefs did briefly... SINGAPORE – Tense U.S.-relations and an arms build-up ...

The United States on Sunday pressed its case for a freeze on hostile acts in waters contested by China and its Southeast Asian neighbours, but said it did not want to “confront” Beijing over its ...

The defense chiefs of South Korea, the United States and Japan on Saturday reaffirmed their shared commitment to advancing three-way cooperation betwewn their countries in a brief meeting held on the ...

SINGAPORE (AP) — China’s rapid military modernization and assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific, along with growing concerns over American priorities, dominate discussions at Asia's premier defense summit ...

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi revealed at a press conference on Tuesday that arrangements are underway for him to meet with New Zealand Defense Minister Chris Penk in conjunction with the ...

A three-day defense summit in Asia, called the Shangri-La Dialogue, has wrapped up in Singapore. It's typically a time for the U.S. and Chinese defense ministers to lay out their views on regional ...