FOR decades, Vietnamese engineers joked that their country couldn’t make a single screw fit for export. It was a bitter truth wrapped in humor — a symbol of a nation that assembled but didn’t ...

Malaysia handed over the chairmanship of Southeast Asia’s regional bloc to the Philippines on Tuesday, with territorial disputes in the South China Sea set to dominate its agenda when Manila takes ...

Good day. Here are the stories of The Manila Times for Sunday, November 2, 2025. Today’s episode is brought to you by Wilcon ...

India became a dialogue partner of ASEAN in 1992, and the inaugural ADMM-Plus meeting was convened in Hanoi, Vietnam, in October 2010. Since 2017, the ADMM-Plus has been held annually to bolster ...

Speaking at the regional summit, Chinese Premier Li Qiang called on Asian countries to “close ranks” in the face of global ...

The US Treasury also sanctioned 146 individuals and entities, and legislation entitled Dismantled Foreign Scam Syndicates Act had been introduced. The United Kingdom froze tens of millions of dollars ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday arrived for the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, where he will be addressing the forum on ...

The country is increasingly being recognized as a global middle power with a distinctive identity and a preference for ...

Discover a vibrant street scene and cultural landmarks in Bến Tre, Mekong Delta. Featuring An Hội Temple’s ornate facade and ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. held bilateral talks with United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and ...

The Times examined weapons sales documents from a Russian arms supplier and interviewed dozens of officials from Vietnam, the ...

Malaysia handed over the chairmanship of Southeast Asia's regional bloc to the Philippines on Tuesday, with territorial ...