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

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

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 ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was questioned about ASEAN during a heated Senate ...

Pete Hegseth's lawyer said he "performed superbly" in his appearance before senators amid criticism after he appeared not to ...

In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over ...

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 ...

The Senate’s 50-50 vote for Pete Hegseth marked the second time in history that a vice president was called upon to break the ...

Pete Hegseth could hardly be more suited to be Donald ... Hegseth started to talk about South Korea, Japan and Australia – none of which are in the 10-member organization that includes two ...

The Senate advanced Pete Hegseth's nomination as defense secretary, despite Democrats' objections and unease among ...

Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn’t tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations ...