The coronavirus pandemic ushered in a wave of anti-Asian hate, but it also lit a flame in the hearts of many Asian Americans who turned to activism and advocacy in the face of racism.

As reserves closer to shore run dry, Malaysia is venturing farther into disputed waters of the South China Sea claimed and patrolled by China.

U.S.-Philippines ties are as strong as they’ve been in decades. Yet in the northern Philippines, near a military base the U.S. recently won access to that is crucial to any defense of Taiwan, Beijing has made inroads with key politicians.

The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II have received posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones nearly eight decades after the soldiers died in a plane crash in the final days of the conflict.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced this week that he would create a new government ministry to tackle the country’s low birth rate, which he called “a national emergency.”

A top Philippine security official demanded Friday the immediate expulsion of Chinese diplomats allegedly behind a reported leak of a phone conversation between one of the diplomats and a Filipino admiral about South China Sea disputes that have strained diplomatic ties.

A Navy guided-missile destroyer cruised near a contested island chain in the South China Sea on Friday to protest “unlawful and sweeping maritime claims,” according to the U.S. 7th Fleet.

North Korea demolished a South Korean-funded fire station that briefly served tourists at a mountain just north of the border between the two countries, according to the South’s Ministry of Unification.

The Navy investigated overhead social media imagery of the USS Ronald Reagan but has not concluded that a drone flew over the home of the 7th Fleet, a Yokosuka Naval Base spokesman said.

The annual Balikatan exercise concluded in the Philippines on Friday after more than two weeks of training that underlined U.S. support for its oldest defense ally in the Pacific, one facing Chinese intimidation.