Despite holding fast to its alliance with the United States, several recent developments suggest that Manila has not forgotten how to hedge.

The property developer Truong My Lan is currently serving a life sentence for masterminding Vietnam’s largest ever corruption scandal.

Japan’s Defense Minister Kihara Minoru (left) attends the signing ceremony of the Japan-Philippines Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) along with (from left) Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko, ...

In this photo from North Korean state media, Kim Jong Un delivers an address at the first session of the 15th Supreme ...

The first airtight Chinese closure forecloses gradual reform – and American policy must be calibrated accordingly.

Depending indefinitely on remittances to conceal structural weaknesses is neither viable nor an appropriate approach from a ...

The U.S.-China summit held in Beijing on May 14, 2026 has made it clear what shape U.S.-China relations will take for the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited South Korea on May 19-20, meeting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in ...

AI-generated K-pop songs about the disputed islands are turning historical grievances between South Korea and Japan into ...

The fundamental difference between Kazakhstan’s fintech landscape and Western financial systems lies not in the “right to ...

In villages like Ban Naphia, generations of artisans refused to let war have the final word. They gathered scraps of metal, ...

Can Seoul strengthen deterrence while remaining non-nuclear? Seoul is reportedly preparing to announce a roadmap for its ...