
Signatories say Asean still best placed to ease tensions

John Kerry said the international community, including the United States, sees the ruling as legally binding and a matter of...

"Cambodia is unbelievable," one diplomat said. "It is blocking any phrase about the arbitration and about militarization."

It was important that ASEAN members "speak out and represent what common ground they found on issues."

Shinzo Abe tells assembled leaders in Ulan Bator that the rule of law was 'a universal principle that the international community must...

The criticism comes as Beijing, a veto-wielding permanent member of the UN Security Council, seeks a greater presence on the...

President Jean-Claude Juncker only discussed deepening investment ties and seeking to resolve the issue of steel overproduction with China.

Several possible legal avenues for outstanding disputes

"China will take no notice of the Hague ruling."

"We certainly would urge all parties not to use this as an opportunity to engage in escalatory or provocative action."

None of China's reefs and holdings in the Spratly Islands entitled it to a 200 mile exclusive economic zone,...


It hopes the ruling will provide a basis for peacefully resolving disputes in the East Sea

The US is working to rally sometimes wavering allies and partners in the region to ensure a unified front

"The tribunal concluded that there was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights within the sea areas falling within the ...