The U.S. Navy dismissed two senior officers on Monday after a series of collisions involving Seventh Fleet warships in Asia, citing a loss of confidence in their ability to command. More »
Communal tensions appeared to be rising across Myanmar on Monday after two weeks of violence in Rakhine state that have triggered an exodus of about 300,000 Rohingya Muslims, prompting the government to tighten security at Buddhist pagodas. More »
An earthquake of magnitude 8.1 struck off the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, killing at least six people and triggering small tsunami waves but no major destruction. More »
Critics of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen have grown used to following upstart news service Fresh News to find out what the government’s next target might be. More »
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told police on Monday they could kill "idiots" who violently resist arrest, two days after hundreds of people turned the funeral of a slain teenager into a protest against his deadly war on drugs. More »
The Philippine transport regulator said on Friday it would lift a one-month suspension on Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] if it paid a penalty of 190 million pesos ($3.7 million), a fine nearly 20 times greater than Uber had offered to pay. More »
The Philippines started monitoring suspected bird flu cases in humans on Friday after 34 farm workers in two towns north of the capital Manila developed flu-like symptoms after direct exposure to infected fowl. More »
The Philippines has deployed more troops to cull thousands of chickens one day after the farm ministry confirmed the spread of bird flu into a second province north of the capital, Manila. More »
The Philippines on Sunday warned citizens not to kill or poach migratory birds that usually fly in from China, the possible source of a virus that triggered the Southeast Asian nation's first outbreak of avian flu, to avoid worsening the situation. More »
Southeast Asian foreign ministers ended an impasse on Sunday over how to address disputes with China in the South China Sea, issuing a communique that called for militarization to be avoided and noting concern about island-building. More »
The United States, Australia and Japan on Monday urged the international community to pressure North Korea to abandon its "threatening and provocative path" and apply additional diplomatic and economic measures on Pyongyang over its missile tests. More »
A company linked to U.S. President Donald Trump has been granted approval from the Chinese territory of Macau for additional trademarks, including casino services, to develop the "Trump" brand in the world's biggest gambling center. More »
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday he believed his U.S. colleagues were ready to continue dialogue with Moscow on complex issues despite bilateral tensions. More »
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday he believed his U.S. colleagues were ready to continue dialogue with Moscow on complex issues despite bilateral tensions and the imposition of fresh U.S. sanctions against Russia. More »
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has the unenviable task of exploring U.S.-Russian cooperation following Washington's latest sanctions on Russia and Moscow's expulsion of U.S. diplomats. More »
FILE PHOTO: Employees work at a engine factory of CSSC Wartsila Engine (Shanghai) Co. Ltd in Shanghai, China June 13, 2017. Factories in China and Japan motored ahead in July, giving investors optimism that the global economy can carry momentum through into th... More »
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gesture as he addresses Filipino-Muslim leaders during an Eid al-Fitr celebration at the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Metro Manila, Philippines June 27, 2017. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vowed on Monday to fas... More »
Drilling for oil and natural gas on the Reed Bank in the South China Sea may resume before the end of the year, a Philippine energy official said on Wednesday, as the government prepares to offer new blocks to investors in bidding in December. More »
FILE PHOTO – A B-1B Lancer from the U.S. Air Force 28th Air Expeditionary Wing heads out on a combat mission in support of strikes on Afghanistan in this file picture released December 7, 2001. Cedric H.Rudisill/USAF/Handout via REUTERS Two U.S bombers have fl... More »
Britain Boxing – Gervonta Davis & Liam Walsh Public Work-Outs – York Hall, Bethnal Green – 17/5/17 Floyd Mayweather during the work out Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Couldridge Livepic Amir Khan spent years trying to nail down a showdown with Floyd Maywea... More »
Philippine soldiers have found the beheaded bodies of two Vietnamese sailors abducted a year ago by Islamist militant Abu Sayyaf group near the restive southern island of Basilan, an army spokeswoman said on Wednesday. More »
FILE PHOTO: A view of a vegetable market in La Trinidad, Benguet in northern Philippines August 6, 2016. REUTERS/Erik De Castro The Philippines’ annual inflation eased for a second straight month in June due to slower price increases in food and transport, dat... More »
Boxing – Manny Pacquiao v Jeff Horn – WBO World Welterweight Title – Brisbane, Australia – July 2, 2017. Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and Jeff Horn of Australia fight. AAP/Dave Hunt/via REUTERS Australia’s Jeff Horn brushed aside the outcry against his sh... More »
Cigarettes are seen in this illustration photo taken May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Roughly 11 percent of youth aged 13 to 15 around the world use tobacco products like cigarettes and cigars, a glob More »
Incoming Philippine Central bank Governor Nestor Espenilla speaks during a news conference at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in Manila, Philippines May 9, 2017. REUTERS/Karen Lema The Philippines central bank is closely watching the rapid pace of domestic cre... More »
Damaged buildings and houses are seen at Moncado Colony village after intense fighting between government troops against insurgents from the Maute group, who have taken over large parts of Marawi city, Philippines, June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco U.S. troo... More »
Bomb blasts rocked Marawi City in the southern Philippines on Monday as the national flag was raised to mark independence day, almost three weeks after hundreds of Islamist militants overran the town and hunkered down with civilians as human shields. More »
A man identified by Philippines Intelligence officers as Abdullah Maute is seen in this still image taken from video released by the Armed Forces of the Philippines on June 7, 2017. Armed Forces of the Philippines/Handout via REUTERS TV On his Facebook profile... More »
A joint group of police and military forces on foot patrol to conduct a house to house search as part of clearing operations in different sections of Marawi city, Philippines June 7, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer The siege of Marawi City in the southern Philippines c... More »
H&M Foundation Global Manager Diana Amini poses with portraits of women on its Foundation 500 list of female entrepreneurs in emerging markets in Stockholm, Sweden, June 2, 2017. Picture taken June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Anna Ringstrom From a Peruvian trout farm man... More »
Philippine presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella talks to the media after he read a statement from the Philippine government at the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos September 6, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun The Philippine government expressed concern over seve... More »
A Philippine Air Force attack helicopter fires a rocket as they continue to assault the Maute group in Marawi City in southern Philippines May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro The Philippine city of Iligan was overflowing with evacuees and on lockdown on Monda... More »
An armoured personnel carrier belonging to government troops drives along a main highway of Pantar town, Lanao Del Norte, as it travels to reinforce Marawi city, southern Philippines May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco The Philippines deployed attack helicopter... More »
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey transits the South China Sea. Kryzentia Weiermann/Courtesy U.S. Navy/via REUTERS China said on Thursday that Chinese warships warned a U.S. Navy warship to leave after it sailed within 12 nautical miles of... More »
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey prepares for a replenishment-at-sea in the South China Sea May 19, 2017. Picture taken May 19, 2017. Kryzentia Weiermann/Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS A U.S. Navy warship sailed within 12 naut... More »
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his speech during the welcoming banquet for the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 14, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj Lin Wong More »
An aerial view of uninhabited island of Spratlys in the disputed South China Sea, April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro China and Vietnam will manage and properly control their maritime disputes, avoiding actions to complicate or widen them, so as to maintain... More »
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attends the World Economic Forum on ASEAN at a hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring Philippine lawmakers started hearing an impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, wh... More »
A map illustrating China’s silk road economic belt and the 21st century maritime silk road, or the so-called ”One Belt, One Road” megaproject, is displayed at the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong, China January 18, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip When leaders of 28 ... More »
Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines celebrates after defeating Jessie Vargas of Las Vegas to become WBO welterweight champion at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., November 5, 2016. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/L.E. Baskow Eight-division world champio... More »
FILE PHOTO: Noe Sanchez shows off the Remitly app that he uses to send money to his family in Mexico in this photo taken in San Francisco, California March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach U.S. payments startup Remitly has launched services in Britain, expand... More »
Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao smiles during a brief conference upon his arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila April 14, 2016. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco Picture Supplied by Action Images Filipino great Manny Pacquiao will defend his W... More »
Workers work at a construction site in front of Shanghai’s financial district of Pudong in Shanghai, China March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song Developing Asia is on track to post its slowest annual growth in 16 years this year as it adjusts to China’s rebalancing... More »
The North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su U.S. President Donald Trump held out the possibility on Sunday of using trade as a lever to secure Chinese cooperation a... More »
Magdalo Partylist Congressman Gary Alejano speaks during a news conference at the House of Representatives in Quezon city, Metro Manila in the Philippines March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro A Philippines lawmaker filed supplementary charges on Thursday to ... More »
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) latest Izumo-class helicopter carrier DDH-184 Kaga is pictured before a handover ceremony for the JMSDF by Japan Marine United Corporation in Yokohama, Japan, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Japan’s second big hel... More »
FILE PHOTO- Potential buyers look at models of a new public housing estate to be constructed in Singapore February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photos Business sentiment at Asia’s top companies rose to its highest in almost two years in the first quarter of... More »
Boats at Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea are shown in this handout photo provided by Planet Labs, and captured on March 12, 2016. REUTERS/Planet Labs/Handout via Reuters China will begin preparatory work this year for an environmental monitoring stati... More »
FILE PHOTO: Members of the Chinese People Liberation Army Navy stand by a helicopter on the PLA(N) ship Haikou as it sits docked at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii, July 5, 2014. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry/File Photo China’s accelerated military de... More »
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday that China hopes to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea by pushing forward with negotiations for a code of conduct for rival claimants in the disputed waters. More »
Rose Tucker (L) and Matthew Salleh, directors of the documentary ‘Barbecue,’ pose for a portrait at Black’s Barbecue restaurant during the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Film Interactive Festival 2017 in Austin, Texas, U.S., March 11, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyd... More »
Malaysian police said on Monday they had arrested seven people, including five Filipinos, for suspected links to the Islamic State militant group. More »
Vietnam demanded on Monday that China stop sending cruise ships to the South China Sea in a response to one of Beijing’s latest steps to bolster its claims in the strategic waterway. More »
EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom talks to reporters in Pasay city, Metro Manila, in the Philippines March 10, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro The European Union is seeing increased impetus around the world to move forward with Free Trade Agreements (FTA) w... More »
Malaysia’s 2019 Asian Cup qualifier against North Korea due to be played in Pyongyang later this month has been postponed, the Asian Football Confederation announced on Friday. More »
The headquarters of the China Trademark Office is seen in Beijing, China, March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee China has granted preliminary approval for 38 trademarks linked to Donald Trump, documents on China’s state trademark office show, giving the U.S. Presid... More »
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attends the Asian Development Bank 50th anniversary celebration in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the Paris Agreement on Cli... More »
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks at the International Conference on The Future of Asia in Tokyo, Japan, September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon The United States’ pull-out from the Trans Pacific Partnership hurt confidence in American polic... More »
Philippine Environment secretary Regina Lopez speaks during a press briefing in Manila, Philippines February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro The Philippines’ environment minister on Thursday said President Rodrigo Duterte had backed her decision to ban mining ... More »
File Photo: Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in this still image from video taken by a P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft provided by the United States Navy... More »
A Chevron gas station sign is seen in Del Mar, California, in this April 25, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo China’s state-run Zhenhua Oil has signed a preliminary deal with Chevron (CVX.N) to buy the U.S. oil major’s natural gas fields in Bangl... More »
Sailors man the rails as the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier departs on deployment from Naval Station North Island in Coronado, California, U.S. January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake China said on Tuesday it opposed action by other countries under the pretext o... More »
Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers link arms during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Boracay, central Philippines February 21, 2017. L-R: Saleumxay Kommasith, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos- Anifah Aman, Minister of F... More »
A view of the test-fire of Pukguksong-2 guided by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency. KCNA/Handout via Reuters min Park More »
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque A congressional tax oversight committee will not seek U.S. President Don... More »
The political party of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte has backed Antonio Moncupa, the president of mid-sized lender East West Bank and head of the party’s policy think tank, to become the next governor of the country’s central bank More »
Agnes Callamard, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Extra-Judicial summary or arbitrary Executions, speaks with reporters in Bangkok February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Marshall A United Nations human rights investigator says there are signs of mounting opposition within... More »
FILE PHOTO: A protester holding a placard shouts slogans at a rally to call for visa grants for asylum seekers in Japan, in central Tokyo, September 9, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo Japan accepted just 28 refugees last year when a record number applied f... More »
FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the guests during a gift handover ceremony at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo U.S. President Donald Trump has broken the ic... More »
Newly-crowned Miss Universe Iris Mittenaere from France gestures during a news conference inside a Mall of Asia arena in metro Manila, Philippines January 30, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco A dental student from Paris was crowned Miss Universe on Monday, becoming ... More »
Miss Universe candidates parade in their evening gowns during a preliminary competition in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro More than 86 women from all over the world gathered in Manila on Thursday to compete in the Mis... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 22, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts A group including former White House ethics attorn... More »
FILE PHOTO – Joggers run past as the skyline of Singapore’s financial district is seen in the background April 21, 2014. REUTERS/Edgar Su Singapore is set to be 2017’s hottest spot for initial public offerings (IPOs) in tropical Southeast Asia with sales of st... More »
The Sulu Sea between eastern Malaysia and the Philippines has become dangerous for merchant shipping due to rising threat of kidnappings, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said on Tuesday. More »
Armed men killed eight fishermen in what appeared to be an attack by pirates in dangerous waters in the southern Philippines, a coast guard spokesman said on Tuesday. More »
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin makes his annual New Year address to the nation in Moscow, Russia, December 31, 2016. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS Russia wants to hold maritime drills with the Philippines to help combat terrorism and piracy... More »
The oceanographic survey ship, USNS Bowditch, is shown September 20, 2002, which deployed an underwater drone seized by a Chinese Navy warship in international waters in South China Sea, December 16, 2016. Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS The Chinese and... More »
Miss Puerto Rico Stephanie Del Valle is crowned after winning the Miss World 2016 Competition in Oxen Hill, Maryland, U.S., December 18, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Puerto Rico’s Stephanie Del Valle was crowned Miss World 2016 on Sunday, winning the top prize... More »
Reince Priebus reacts during a general session at the Republican National Committee Spring Meeting at the Diplomat Resort in Hollywood, Florida, U.S. on April 22, 2016. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming White House chief of... More »
Commuters pass by the front of the Bangladesh central bank building in Dhaka March 8, 2016. REUTERS/Ashikur Rahman/File Photo The Philippine government wants Bangladesh to share the findings of its investigation into how unknown hackers pulled off one of the w... More »
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures while delivering a speech during the inauguration of a drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation center inside the military headquarters in Fort Magsaysay, in the Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila, Philippines No... More »
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a USA Thank You Tour event at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar Chinese state media on Monday continued to play down the protocol-bending phone call last week between U.S... More »
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks towards the media as he arrives at a costume party at the home of hedge fund billionaire and campaign donor Robert Mercer in Head of the Harbor, New York, U.S., December 3, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Kauzlarich U.S. President-el... More »
Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Special Action Force patrol after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found near the U.S Embassy in metro Manila, Philippines November 28, 2016. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco Philippine police conducted a controlled ... More »
Wearing a Peruvian shawl, U.S President Barack Obama poses for a family photo at the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru November 20, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Pacific Rim leaders vowed on Sunday to fight protectionism and Chinese officials said more countries are lo... More »
An aerial photo taken though a glass window of a Taiwanese military plane shows the view of Itu Aba, which the Taiwanese call Taiping, at the South China Sea, March 23, 2016. REUTERS/Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via Reuters/File Photo Taiwan’s coastguar... More »
U.S. President Barack Obama talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Lima, Peru November 20, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke for around four m... More »
The rising supermoon is seen behind a statue on top of the Natural History Museum in Vienna, Austria November 14, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger From Beijing to Berlin, star gazers around the world admired the supermoon – the largest, brightest full moon in nea... More »
By Megan RowlingMARRAKESH, Morocco (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Natural disasters have a more devastating impact on the poor than widely thought, f More »
Commuters pass by the front of the Bangladesh central bank building in Dhaka March 8, 2016. REUTERS/Ashikur Rahman/File Photo Bangladesh’s central bank hopes to retrieve $30 million more of the $81 million stolen from its account at the New York Federal Reserv... More »
Filipino boxer and Senator Manny Pacquiao raises his boxing winning belt during a news conference upon arrival, after winning WBO welterweight bout with Jessie Vargas, at Ninoy Aquino International airport in Paranaque, Metro Manila in the Philippines, Novembe... More »
By Beh Lih YiJAKARTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cyril Goliava cut an elegant figure in her yellow evening gown as she won a beauty pageant in Hon More »
The most senior U.S. diplomat for Asia said on Monday that the United States remains a “steady and trusted” partner of the Philippines, but was concerned about recent controversial statements made by President Rodrigo Duterte. More »
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel waves to members of the media upon arrival to meet Secretary of Foreign Affairs Perfecto Yasay at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) headquarters in Pasay city, metro Manil... More »
A view shows the gold mining town of Diwalwal in Compostela Valley, southern Philippines May 25, 2012. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo The Philippines could suspend at least 10 more mines under an environmental crackdown on the sector, the minister in charge... More »
Director Lav Diaz (C) poses with actress Charo Santos-Concio (L) and actor John Lloyd Cruz (R) as they attend the photo call for the movie ‘Ang Babaeng Humayo’ (The Woman Who Left) at the 73rd Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy September 9, 2016. REUTERS/Al... More »
A man injects heroin into his arm along a street in Man Sam, northern Shan state, Myanmar July 11, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun The Philippines has launched a bloody “war on drugs” that has killed at least 2,400 people in just two months, while neighboring Indon... More »
U.S. President Barack Obama watches as Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the opening ceremony of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 4, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Schiefelbein/Pool The global economy is being threatened by rising protec... More »
Malaysia is bracing for more Zika cases, officials said on Sunday, after detecting the first locally infected patient, which could further stretch a health system struggling with dengue, another mosquito-borne virus that can be fatal. More »
A worker fogs the drains in the common areas of a public housing estate at an area where locally transmitted Zika cases were discovered in Singapore August 31, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su Singapore confirmed 26 more cases of locally transmitted Zika infections, the... More »
