Here are the top stories for The Manila Times on Friday, April 18, 2025. Today's episode is brought to you by Wilcon Depot, ...

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reaffirmed its commitment to strengthen maritime security collaboration with Vietnam during ...

China decoupling looking closer than ever - though not a certainty - suppliers are rapidly evaluating their relationships and options With the pitched trade battle between the United States and China ...

Despite welcoming China’s Xi Jinping with unprecedented pomp, Hanoi will avoid overdependence on any single great power.

A senior Philippine military official said U.S. and Filipino forces will undertake battle-readiness exercises, including live ...

The new policy aims to revitalize a U.S. shipbuilding industry that has fallen well behind production levels of its rivals ...

China and the Philippines have accused each other of dangerous blocking maneuvers near a disputed South China Sea reef.

China and the Philippines accused each other on Tuesday of dangerous manoeuvres in a hotly disputed shoal in the South China Sea, in the latest confrontation over ...

Vietnam is experienced at balancing its relations with the U.S and China, with strong ties to both superpowers.

Video footage appears to show Chinese coast guard ships repeatedly attempting to ram their Philippine counterpart.

The next encounter would involve a branch of American service that was, and often still is, the butt of Navy jokes: the U.S. Coast Guard. On this occasion, that image was about to change.