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The Supreme Court frees almost half the people the trial court imposes a death sentence on, some assessments show.

The Philippines deploys ships to monitor China’s suspected land reclamation work in its economic zone.

Manila is also alleging that Chinese diplomats illegally recorded a phone conversation with a Philippine military commander.

French plans to enlarge New Caledonia’s electoral roll could further marginalize the territory’s independence movement.

Police and military forces, as well as corporate interests, are already significant threats to journalists, according to media rights groups.

The new cooperation between Manila, Washington came amid heightened South China Sea tensions.

Treasury officials from Washington visited Malaysia last week to discus their worries that the Palestinian group was fundraising there.

Netiporn Sanesangkhom had been detained on charges linked to lèse-majesté, the strict anti-royal defamation law.

Competition with China in the Pacific is shaping how Australia allocates development assistance.

Burmese junta suspended overseas work permits for young men to boost conscription.

Human rights activists call the Southeast Asian nation increasingly dangerous for those fleeing persecution.

Beijing warns Manila against violating its “sovereignty” over the disputed South China Sea territory.

The Constitutional Court is an important institution that provides checks and balances in fledgling Southeast Asian democracy.

Tensions inflamed by French government’s plans to give vote to thousands of French immigrants.

They discussed promised election plans and the possibility of future aid.

Activists defied a Chinese blockade to deliver food, fuel to Filipino fishermen in the South China Sea.

“No one knows where she came from,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told reporters on Thursday.

A Philippine lawmaker urges Manila to take Beijing again to an international court over its new policy.

About 4 million of these vehicles operate throughout the nation without proper permits.

Some Pacific island nations have banned lamb flaps because they contribute to obesity.

A BenarNews correspondent recounts his experience sailing aboard a Filipino civilian convoy to waters near disputed shoal.

The rules shut down discussion by prohibiting the questioning of “cultural values,” rights activists say.

Thailand’s military still has sway over the government, although a new civilian-led administration is in place, analyst Zachary Abuza writes.

Earlier this month, President Marcos announced the creation of a so-called “super body” to promote human rights.

Manila accuses Beijing of damaging the environment and illegally harvesting giant clams and other species from South China Sea shoal.

Retired Gen. Aziz Ahmed, who had been accused of graft before, was blacklisted for corruption on Monday by Washington.

Elections may have been restored, but Thailand’s democracy has not yet recovered from May 22, 2014, analysts say.

Papua New Guinea’s press freedom ranking has plummeted in recent years.

Fishers in Terengganu state say their squid stock is diminishing because of foreigners entering territorial waters.

Billionaire Elon Musk and other high-profile CEOs have visited in the past month and met with the president.