Honda posts record profit, issues cautious forecasts
TOKYO, Japan — Japanese auto giant Honda on Friday logged a record annual profit thanks to improving global vehicle sales, but issued a cautious outlook for the current fiscal year.
Vietnam latest news
South China Sea has most excessive maritime claims challenged by United States
MANILA, Philippines — Excessive maritime claims advanced by China and two other claimants in the South China Sea (SCS) were the most operationally challenged by United States forces under the Freedom of Navigation program, according to the latest annual US Department of Defense FON report.
Philippines sends ships to disputed atoll where China building 'artificial island'
MANILA: The Philippines said on Saturday it has deployed ships to a disputed area in the South China Sea, where it accused China of building "an artificial island" in an escalating maritime row. The coast guard sent a ship "to monitor the supposed illegal activities of China, creating 'an artificial island'," the office of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said in a statement, adding two other vessels were in rotational deployment in the area.
Chinese Military Says "Drove Away" US Ship In South China Sea
China's military closely monitored and "drove away" USS Halsey that entered the territorial waters of Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on May 10, the Southern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army said in a statement on Friday.
April temperatures in Indonesia hottest for more than four decades
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia experienced its hottest April in more than four decades, two senior weather agency officials said Wednesday, as the region endures a suffocating heatwave and global temperatures break records.
Smart/MVPSF Philippine taekwondo jins to see action in Asian tilt
MANILA, Philippines -- Tokyo Games veteran Kurt Bryan Barbosa and Asian Games bronze medalist Patrick King Perez will banner the Smart/MVPSF Philippine team that will see action in the 2024 Asian Taekwondo Championships scheduled on May 11-20, 2024 in Da Nang, Vietnam.
DA vows to reinforce agri-based industries, supports Livestock and Aquaculture Philippines 2024
As part of its efforts to promote agricultural development in the country and to strengthen its partnerships with various industry players, the Department of Agriculture (DA) once again joins forces with international exhibition organizer Informa Markets in bringing the Livestock and Aquaculture Philippines 2024.
Philippines won’t use water cannons, invites China to talks
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has no plans of “attacking anyone with water cannons or any other offensive,” President Marcos said yesterday in the wake of the most serious act yet by the Chinese against Filipino vessels in Philippine waters.