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.

Sec. Enrique A. Manalo of the Department of Foreign Affairs (fifth from right) delivered the keynote address at the 2025 Regional Outlook Forum: the flagship event of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute on January 9 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre,

MANILA, Philippines — 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 ...

AP Photo/Azneal Ishak, Pool) From left to right, Myanmar's Permanent Secretary to ASEAN Aung Kyaw Moe, Singapore's Minister ... Philippines's Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, Brunei ...

LANGKAWI, Jan 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Foreign Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, has safely arrived in Langkawi Friday (Jan 17) for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers (AMM) Retreat, which is set to take place on Saturday.

Malaysia’s Foreign Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, has safely arrived in Langkawi Friday (Jan 17) for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers (AMM) Retreat, which is set to take place on Saturday.

Rubio also had a phone call with South Korea's foreign minister Cho Tae-yul, where he agreed to continue close cooperation on North Korea, and Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono, where he discussed trade, maritime security and the importance of peace and stability in Indo-Pacific, according to the State Department.

according to its foreign secretary Enrique Manalo. “We have the basic negotiations between the Asean countries and China, but this doesn’t prevent other countries from seeking maritime ...

Trump is not, as some claim, an isolationist. How this will play out in the region remains to be seen, but it is unlikely the junta can expect ties with the US to warm.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticised China’s ‘dangerous’ actions towards the Philippines in the South China Sea.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have affirmed the strength of the Philippines-US alliance during a conversation Wednesday night. In a statement, Manalo said he and Rubio discussed the "importance of the alliance for the prosperity

New U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed China's "dangerous and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea" with his Philippine counterpart on Wednesday and underscored the "ironclad" U.S.