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JAKARTA, March 29 (Reuters) - Indonesian police on Mondayfound explosives in a raid outside of the capital city ofJakarta related to Sunday's Cathedral attack on Sulawesi...

(Bloomberg) -- The giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal has been at least partially refloated, the first step toward getting one of the world’s most important trade...

JAKARTA, March 28 (Reuters) - Indonesian police haveidentified one of the bombers of a church in the city ofMakassar on Sunday as part of a group involved in a militantattack in...

By Lisa Marie David and Jay Ereno MANILA, March 28 (Reuters) - Dozens of Catholics in thePhilippines braved the threat of coronavirus on Sunday to attenda mass outside the Baclaran...

MANILA, March 28 (Reuters) - The Philippine military issending light fighter aircraft to fly over hundreds of Chinesevessels in disputed waters in the South China Sea, its...

(Adds details, background) MANILA, March 27 (Reuters) - Manila and nearby provinceswill return to stricter quarantine measures from Monday, asenior official said on Saturday, as...

MANILA, March 27 (Reuters) - The Philippines will reimposestricter quarantine measures in the capital Manila and nearbyprovinces, a senior official said on Saturday, as the...

MANILA, March 26 (Reuters) - The Philippine central bankwill unwind accommodative policy measures in a timely manner,its governor said on Friday, as he expects the adverse...

March 26 (Reuters) - China is expected to lead the recoveryof East Asian and Pacific economies this year, but many nationswill record sub-par growth as they struggle to emerge from...

* Duterte 'really concerned' over boats swarm - spokesman * Vietnam says vessels infringing on its sovereignty * Philippines says China attache denies militia presence (Recasts...

MANILA, March 25 (Reuters) - Philippine President RodrigoDuterte vowed to protect the country's maritime territory duringa meeting with China's ambassador, his spokesman said...

(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...