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(Bloomberg) -- The best chance for freeing a massive container ship that’s blocking the Suez Canal may not come until Sunday or Monday, when the tide will reach a peak. Nick...

(Adds details from statement) WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - The United States and theEuropean Union have agreed to relaunch a bilateral dialogue onChina and work together to...

(In first sentence, fixes typo in Antony)WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - The United States andEurope have agreed to relaunch a bilateral dialogue on China andwork together to...

By A. Ananthalakshmi and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Reuters) - Malaysia decided onWednesday to postpone planned deportations to Myanmar untilafter a proposed emergency...

(Adds U.S. State Department spokesman) MANILA, March 22 (Reuters) - The Philippines complained toChina on Monday about what it called a "swarming and threateningpresence" of...

WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - The United States onTuesday said it stood with the Philippines, in its concerns overthe gathering of China's 'maritime militia' vessels near...

MANILA, March 23 (Reuters) - The Philippine Supreme Courtdemanded on Tuesday an end to the killings of lawyers and judgesor threats of harm against them in the country after data...

(.) BEIJING, March 22 (Reuters) - China on Monday blacklisted 10EU individuals and four entities in response to Brussels'sanctions against Chinese officials over alleged human...

BEIJING, March 22 (Reuters) - China on Monday said it haddecided to impose sanctions on 10 EU individuals, includingGerman politician Reinhard Butikofer, and four entities that...

MANILA, March 22 (Reuters) - The Philippines complained toChina on Monday about what it described as the "swarming andthreatening presence" of Chinese vessels in disputed waters...

* Philippines tells China to stop 'incursion' * Chinese vessels seen gathered at Whitsun Reef * (Adds comment from China foreign ministry) MANILA, March 21 (Reuters) - The...

MANILA, March 21 (Reuters) - The Philippines' defenceminister called on China on Sunday to recall some 220 Chinesemilitia boats spotted in the disputed South China Sea, sayingthe...

MANILA, March 21 (Reuters) - Philippine troops have killed aleader of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group and rescuedfour Indonesian hostages held since last year, the military...

TOKYO, March 21 (Reuters) - Japanese and U.S. defence chiefsagreed in their meeting last week to closely cooperate in theevent of a military clash between China and Taiwan, Kyodo...

MANILA, March 21 (Reuters) - The Philippines expressedconcern about hundreds of Chinese military vessels it said werespotted this month in the disputed South China Sea, the...

WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - China's top diplomat, YangJiechi, said two days of talks with the United States in Alaskathat ended on Friday were candid, constructive and...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Reuters) - Malaysia Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin on Friday expressed support for IndonesianPresident Joko Widodo's call to hold an emergency Association...