MANILA, Aug 16 — The Philippines has sought to assure China that the presence of a United States (US) intermediate-range missile system on its territory posed no threat to China and would not destabilise the region.

MOSCOW, March 19 — The Indian Foreign Ministry has rejected China's 'absurd' claims to a contested border region in the Himalayas, as the old diplomatic row escalated in early March after the visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reported Sputnik.