MANILA: The Philippines and Vietnam will sign a defence cooperation agreement on Friday (Aug 30), the office of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said, a significant step by two countries that have long opposed China's actions in the South China Sea. Vietnamese Defence Minister Phan Van Giang was in Manila on Friday to hold talks with his Philippine counterpart, Gilberto Teodoro, and he paid a courtesy call earlier in the day on Marcos. "We now talk about defence cooperation, security