MANILA, Philippines — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) renewed its push for the immediate conclusion of negotiations for a legally binding Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China ...

The Philippines is hosting the 48th Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) Summit, marking its fifth time to chair the regional bloc. Leaders from 11 member-nations will converge in Lapu-Lapu City, ...

VIENTIANE/BEIJING (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr pressed Southeast Asian leaders and China at a regional summit on Thursday to urgently speed up negotiations on a code of conduct ...

LANGKAWI, Malaysia (Reuters) - The regional bloc ASEAN and China should make headway on a protracted code of conduct for the South China Sea by tackling thorny "milestone issues", including its scope ...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr says the code of conduct is key to unlocking deeper China-Asean economic cooperation Deeper economic cooperation between China and the Association of ...

By Mikhail Flores CEBU, Philippines, May 7 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian foreign ministers have agreed to a virtual meeting with their Myanmar counterpart, ASEAN's secretary-general said on Thursday, as ...

Amid escalating tensions in the South China Sea and rising fears of a major power confrontation, maritime experts say Asean and China can no longer afford delays in concluding a substantive Code of ...

The Philippines has placed the South China Sea Code of Conduct high on the agenda in its ASEAN chairmanship. But ASEAN’s internal constraints and China’s entrenched regional position suggest that ...