Asia Pacific

A U.S. Navy hovercraft prepares to hit the beach during amphibious-landing exercises as part of an annual joint U.S.-Philippine military exercise on the shores of San Antonio, facing the South China Sea, in Zambales province, Philippines, on April 11, 201

4 Things To Know After The Philippines Kept Its Pact With The U.S. Military

5:57pm August 06, 2021

by Julie McCarthy

After threatening since last year to cancel it, President Rodrigo Duterte decided to restore the agreement that enables U.S. forces to operate in the Philippines. Here's why that matters.

South Korea says a Russian A-50 AWACS command and control aircraft entered its territorial airspace twice, prompting South Korea to fire hundreds of warning shots toward the plane.

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South Korea Has Run-In With Russian Jet During Its Patrol With China

3:16pm July 24, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

The skirmish occurred over disputed islands in the East China Sea during a joint China-Russia air patrol Tuesday morning.

A Navy fighter jet comes in for a landing on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea.

The U.S. Positions Warships In Tense Asia-Pacific Waters

10:43pm March 02, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

The Navy assigned its 3rd and 7th fleets in the Western Pacific, as the United States shifts its focus to flashpoints in Asia.

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President Trump joined Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on Nov. 9 in Beijing.

In China, Trump Helped Basketball Stars But Not Human Rights

4:01pm November 18, 2017

by Scott Simon

President Trump has returned from his trip to Asia, which included stops in China. NPR's Scott Simon highlights some of the dissidents Trump didn't mention on the trip.

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte meets Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Oct. 24 at the 11th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers' Meeting at the former Clark Air Base outside Manila.

With Mattis Trip To Philippines, Reminders Of Waning U.S. Influence In Region

1:37pm October 25, 2017

by David Welna

Soon after Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived, Manila announced the end of an ISIS-inspired insurgency in Marawi. But there was no mention of significant U.S. support in the months-long operation.

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The old government buildings and remains of the penal colony in Kingston, the capital of Norfolk Island, located about 1,000 miles northeast of Sydney, in a photo taken in 2006.

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Australia Taking Over Local Government On Tiny, Bankrupt Island

8:47am March 20, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Norfolk Island, home to descendants of sailors who mutinied on the HMS Bounty in 1789, will be administered from Canberra beginning next year.