Sovereignty

Duterte wants to liberate Philippines from US shackles: foreign minister

The president of the Philippines wants to liberate his country from a "shackling dependency" on the United States which cannot guarantee its help when Philippine sovereignty is under threat, its foreign minister says.

Stay ready to protect constitution, sovereignty, PM to army

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the members of Bangladesh Army to always stay alert to face any kind of internal and external threat, and thus safeguard the country’s sacred constitution and sovereignty.

Vietnam-China row over South China Sea plane landing

Vietnam has accused China of violating its sovereignty by landing a plane on an artificial island it has built in a contested part of the South China Sea.

October 7, 2016
October 7, 2016

Duterte wants to liberate Philippines from US shackles: foreign minister

The president of the Philippines wants to liberate his country from a "shackling dependency" on the United States which cannot guarantee its help when Philippine sovereignty is under threat, its foreign minister says.

March 10, 2016
March 10, 2016

Stay ready to protect constitution, sovereignty, PM to army

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the members of Bangladesh Army to always stay alert to face any kind of internal and external threat, and thus safeguard the country’s sacred constitution and sovereignty.

January 3, 2016
January 3, 2016

Vietnam-China row over South China Sea plane landing

Vietnam has accused China of violating its sovereignty by landing a plane on an artificial island it has built in a contested part of the South China Sea.