Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Tuesday he is seeking to hold talks with new U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete ...

Pete Hegseth admits he couldn’t always walk a line. So how will he hold the line when facing astute counterparts around the ...

A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations." ...

Pete Hegseth's lawyer said he "performed superbly" in his appearance before senators amid criticism after he appeared not to know what the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is.

From the arrest of South Korea’s Yoon to a Japanese pop star’s sex scandal, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia ...

During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.

Pete Hegseth appeared to try and dispel concerns in allied capitals that the U.S. could again see a more transactional ...

For a man who's courted so much controversy, whose first name became a conservative chorus on X and whose nomination prompted ...

In a mostly party-line result that saw no Democrats vote for Hegseth, three Republicans — including former GOP leader Mitch ...

Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn't tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations, but that “I know we have allies in South Korea and Japan in AUKUS ...

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday which says, "expressing a false 'gender identity' divergent ...

The 44-year-old veteran and former Fox News host was sworn into office Saturday after facing allegations of sexual misconduct ...