Vietnam's most powerful leader has called for greater unity among Southeast Asian states at a time the country has appeared increasingly isolated in challenging China's territorial claims in the South China Sea.

At least eight people were killed and many are still missing after one of the strongest typhoons on record barreled into the southern Chinese territory of Macau, wiping out power and water in large pockets of the world's biggest gambling hub.

Samsung set out to wipe the slate clean in New York on Wednesday with its new Galaxy Note 8 ''phablet,'' hoping features like dual rear cameras and its biggest-ever screen will extinguish memories of the device's fire-prone predecessor.

The sequel to 'An Inconvenient Truth' will be shown exclusively at Trinoma and Glorietta 4 starting August 30.

(UPDATE 2 - 12:52 p.m.) A day after being accused by Senator Panfilo Lacson of corruption, outgoing Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon fired back, accusing the lawmaker’s son of allegedly smuggling billions of pesos worth of cement by undervaluing the freight costs.

Check out this month's noteworthy exhibitions ranging from an homage to an icon of Philippine abstract art to works of young artists.

In just two minutes, the Office of the President earned the approval of the House of Representatives’ appropriations committee for its P6-billion proposed budget for 2018.

(UPDATE - 12:44 p.m.) Embattled Commission on Elections chairman Andy Bautista said he is prepared to face the impeachment complaint filed against him at the House of Representatives and answer the allegations at the proper time and place.

The album will be released Nov. 10, and the first single will debut on Thursday.

Two men were arrested police who caught them allegedly using drugs inside a van parked outside the Benguet Agri-Pinoy Trade Center in La Trinidad town Wednesday afternoon.

An entry-level high-resolution Walkman digital music player powered by Sony's highly-acclaimed audio technologies.

An eight-month old baby was found abandoned inside the Cotabato City public cemetery early Thursday morning.

The southwest monsoon and a low-pressure area off Samar will bring cloudy skies and rains to most parts of the country Thursday.

A Spanish man was detained by Dutch police on Wednesday after he was found driving a van with gas canisters near a Rotterdam venue where a rock concert was canceled due to a threat of a possible attack.

At least 35 people were killed in air strikes that hit a hotel near a Houthi-controlled outpost outside the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday, a medic said, and a Saudi-led coalition spokesman said it conducted the strike against its Houthi adversary.