The United Nations estimates that scam networks based in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and the Philippines extract tens of billions of dollars annually from victims worldwide through schemes that include fake investment scams and romance-based scams.
November 05, 2025
high
temporal
U.N. estimate describing annual global revenue and common scam types associated with Southeast Asian-based scam networks
China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei assert overlapping territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea.
November 02, 2025
high
geopolitical
Multiple states claim competing sovereignty and maritime rights in the South China Sea.
China seized control of Scarborough Shoal from the Philippines in 2012.
November 02, 2025
high
historical
Scarborough Shoal is a disputed feature in the South China Sea whose control shifted in 2012.
China claims virtually the entire South China Sea, and that claim overlaps with territorial claims by Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan.
October 31, 2025
high
temporal
Describes durable territorial claims and overlapping claimant states in the South China Sea.
Malaysia generally prefers quiet diplomacy in responding to incursions by Chinese vessels into its waters, whereas the Philippines has experienced major maritime confrontations with China in recent years.
October 31, 2025
high
temporal
Contrasts typical diplomatic approaches and recent maritime interactions of two Southeast Asian states with China.
The Philippines signed a status-of-visiting-forces agreement with the United States in 1998.
January 01, 1998
high
historical
Historical timeline of bilateral defense arrangements involving the Philippines.
La Niña is commonly associated with heavier-than-normal rains in Indonesia, the Philippines, parts of Australia, Central America, northern South America, and southeastern Africa, and with drought conditions in the Middle East, eastern Argentina, eastern China, Korea, and southern Japan.
high
impact
Typical regional precipitation and drought patterns linked to La Niña.
Scarborough Shoal is a fishing-rich maritime feature that is claimed by both the Philippines and China.
high
geographic
Description of a contested maritime feature in the South China Sea.