MANILA: The top diplomats of the US, China and Russia are due in Manila this week to attend the annual forum of Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers that started on Monday. The current ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting is hosted by the Philippines as chair for 2026. It is part of a wider week of ASEAN-related diplomatic meetings in Manila, including with external partners.

Marco Rubio will be in Manila, Philippines, next week for a summit with ministers from Asean countries, according to State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott today, specifying that…

The Philippines expects to welcome Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as well as the foreign ministers of…

ASEAN ministers address urgent global conflicts, including the Iran war and Myanmar crisis, at talks in Manila.

US’ Rubio, China’s Wang to join, bilateral meeting anticipated; Myanmar civil war, South China Sea code remain tests for ASEAN