SEOUL, July 9 — South Korea will follow terms previously agreed with the United States (US) on defense cost sharing, its foreign ministry said today, following a call by US President Donald Trump for Seoul to pay more for the US troop presence in the country.

MANILA, Feb 2 — The Philippines has granted the United States expanded access to its military bases, the countries said on Thursday, amid mounting concern over China's increasing assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea and tensions over self-ruled Taiwan.