Diplomacy
India, Japan step up critical-mineral cooperation, launch 1st defense co-development
Security
China's missile test in Pacific draws U.S., regional condemnation
Diplomacy
Australia, Fiji sign mutual defense treaty amid Pacific security push
Human Rights
Minority activists seek international pressure on Beijing to repeal ethnic unity law
Capabilities
U.S., allies sharpen 'first island chain' defense in Pacific drills
Three overlapping military exercises across the western Pacific, from Hawaii to waters near Japan and Taiwan, highlight Washington's push to strengthen allied readiness and deterrence.
Security
U.S. think tank proposes 4-country deterrence framework for Indo-Pacific
Security
Solomon Islands moves to sideline parts of Chinese policing program
Foreign cargo ship near Taiwan obeyed China Coast Guard's demands: Taipei
A Singapore-flagged ship sailing near Taiwan undermined the island's control of its waters when a crew member answered the China Coast Guard's queries about the ship, says Taipei.
Australia, Vanuatu sign pact barring foreign military base on Vanuatu
The pact strengthens Australia's security role in Vanuatu while keeping countries like China from establishing a base there.
Capabilities
RIMPAC drills showcase strike, undersea capabilities in world's largest maritime exercise
Security
U.S. transfers Triton sea drones to strengthen Philippine maritime surveillance
Security
China sidelined as Russian-N. Korean bridge exposes strains in regional alignment
Security
China's ethnic unity law puts activists, overseas critics in legal crosshairs
Security
Philippines, U.S. conduct KAMANDAG 10 as drills stretch from Taiwan-facing waters to S. China Sea
Security
S. China Sea tensions persist 10 years after landmark tribunal ruling
Security
Pacific allies move to blunt China's undersea push
Security
Why China's floating platform at Scarborough Shoal raised alarm
Security
Germany expands Indo-Pacific role through Philippine defense, investment
Security
China's expanding seabed mapping exposes the Pacific's digital fault lines
Security
Taiwan's new F-16V fighters to arrive by September, extending strike range
Security
European powers expand Indo-Pacific role as concerns over China grow
Security
Taiwan weighs tougher AI chip controls on China after server smuggling case
Security
10 years after S. China Sea ruling, what did the Philippines actually win?
Security
U.S. Congress, Pentagon push wider sea drone use in Indo-Pacific
