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  >>  Reuters Published: 30 Jul 2021 02:35 PM BdST Updated: 30 Jul 2021 02:35 PM BdST United States Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin (L) and Philippines' Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (R) shake hands after a bilateral meeting at Camp Aguinaldo military camp in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 30, 2021. Rolex Dela Pena/Pool via REUTERS Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has restored a crucial pact governing the presence of US troops in the Southeast Asian nation, the two countries' defence ministers said on Friday, reversing a decision that had caused increasing concern i...

Philippines' Duterte fully restores key troop pact with United States Toggle share menu Advertisement Philippines' Duterte fully restores key troop pact with United States The 1998 Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) is the legal framework for the presence of American troops on Philippine soil, and is central to the two nations' hundreds of annual military exercises. (File photo: AFP/Ted Aljibe) 30 Jul 2021 12:30PM Share this content Bookmark MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte has restored a crucial pact governing the presence of US troops in the Philippines, the ...

Pentagon chief to nudge ties with Vietnam as human rights concerns linger By Idrees Ali Reuters HANOI (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will on Thursday look to nudge forward security ties with Vietnam that have been slowly deepening as both countries watch China's activities in the South China Sea with growing alarm. Despite growing military relations, more than four decades after the Vietnam War ended in 1975, President Joe Biden's administration has said there are limits to the relationship until Hanoi makes progress on human rights. Vietnam has emerged as the most vocal opp...

Pentagon chief in Vietnam to advance ties but rights concerns linger By Idrees Ali Reuters HANOI (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sought on Thursday to nudge forward security ties with Vietnam that have been slowly deepening as both countries watch China's activities in the South China Sea with growing alarm. Despite closer military relations, more than four decades after the Vietnam War ended in 1975, President Joe Biden's administration has said there are limits to the relationship until Hanoi makes progress on human rights. Vietnam has emerged as the most vocal opponent of C...

Five years after South China Sea ruling, China's presence around Philippines only growing By Karen Lema Reuters CATO, Philippines (Reuters) - Filipino fisherman Randy Megu has often braved the storms that spring up in the South China Sea, but these days he has a greater fear: seeing a Chinese maritime enforcement vessel on the horizon. Five years after a landmark international arbitration court ruling repudiated China's claims to the waters where Megu fishes, the 48-year-old complains that his encounters with Chinese boats are more frequent than ever. "I was so scared," said Megu, describ...