SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean and U.S. militaries have agreed to shorten their drills at the U.S. 's request, South Korean officials said Wednesday, a move that likely reflected President Donald Trump’s hopes to reengage with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but could...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Through this year’s military drills, Taiwan has chosen to emphasize its army 's and society’s flexibility and resilience as opposed to primarily putting advanced weapons on display. Experts say the exercises’ structure indicates closer ties with the U.S. military...
Despite a previous denial by the National Maritime Council (NMC), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, Aug. 4, confirmed that Chinese naval forces carried out actual military exercises near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) recently,...
The national government on Monday, Aug. 3, rejected China’s announcement that it carried out joint naval and air combat exercises around Bajo de Masinloc or Scarbororugh Shoal (Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), saying available monitoring by security agencies did not support the...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD), in partnership with the city government, will conduct emergency response training for students and school personnel to prepare them for violent incidents and other threats inside campuses. QCPD director Police Brig. Gen. Randy Glenn Silvio said the program...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States began a large military exercise with South Korea involving thousands of troops Monday while also waging an escalating war in the Middle East. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff has said about 18,000 Korean troops will take part in Freedom Shield,...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has urged people in Western Visayas region to seriously take earthquake drills and other preparations following recent major tremors across the country. DOST Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. explained that drills are based on science-based...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2025 and "Salaknib" exercises between the Philippines and the United States (US) shouldn't be viewed as an action against anybody in particular, House...
This photograph, released by Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, and taken from a Taiwan Air Force P-3C Orion anti-submarine aircraft, shows a Chinese Cloud Shadow WZ-10 drone near Taiwan, Monday, March 17, 2025. (Taiwan Ministry of National Defense via AP) TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — An unusually large number of Chinese military ships, planes and drones entered airspace and waters surrounding Taiwan between Sunday and Monday, the self-governing island republic's Defense Ministry said. China said the drills were a response to recent statements and...
Chinese navy troops attending a joint naval drill with Iran and Russia stand on the deck of their warship in an official arrival ceremony at Shahid Beheshti port in Chabahar in the Gulf of Oman, Iran, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — China, Iran and...
China conducted its own “combat patrols” in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday, April 7, the same day joint naval drills were conducted by the Philippines, the United States, Japan, and Australia. A statement published on state-owned Global Times said that the “Southern Theater...
