Duterte's government will offer a deal to replace the one first crafted in the 1990s.

The fugitive Malaysian financier at the centre of a multi-billion-dollar corruption scandal insisted he had not led the plundering of the 1MDB fund.

A court in Vietnam sentenced a former communications minister to life in prison Saturday for receiving millions of dollars in bribes.

The Philippines banned two US senators and threatened to introduce visa restrictions for Americans entering the country.

Thai court said it would rule on a complaint to dissolve an upstart opposition party over alleged plots to overthrow the constitutional monarchy.

Philippines witnesses rare convictions of powerful figures in a country notorious for its culture of impunity.

The ban comes ahead of elections and has sparked accusations that Google was “kowtowing” to the city’s government.

Huge sums were stolen from sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, allegedly by the ex-prime minister.

The abrupt prohibition, revealed by Duterte late Tuesday adds to a growing global backlash.

China President President Xi Jinping warned that any attempts would result in "bodies smashed and bones ground to powder".