A Chinese spokesperson to the European Union urges the EU not to sow discord in the South China Sea amid a territorial dispute with the Philippines.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatens to deploy military forces to the South China Sea to stop China from claiming natural resources in the contested waters.

Tensions between the two countries have soared in recent months after the US sent warships through the strategically-sensitive Taiwan Strait, which separates self-ruled Taiwan from mainland China.

Officials from the United States and the Philippines discuss China’s recent activities around islands in the South China Sea, where Manila has designated an economic zone.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has called on the US to “pay” for the presence of its military forces in the Asian country if the Biden administration wants to keep a troop deployment agreement with Manila.

The death toll from the deadliest cyclone to hit the Philippines this year has climbed to 67.

Vietnam is braces for Typhoon Vamco to make landfall in the country as the death toll in the Philippines climbed to 53 from that country's deadliest storm this year.

Typhoon Vomco continues to wreak havoc across the Philippines with strong winds and torrential rains, leading to 26 deaths and 14 cases of missing persons, police say.

Torrential rains from Typhoon Vamco lash provinces in the Philippines' main Luzon Island, killing at least one person and paralyzing parts of the capital, Manila.

The Philippines suspends a decision to end a two-decade military agreement with its ally the United States for another six months.