A major redrawing of the map of the South China Sea began when Xi Jinping came to power in 2012. In the subsequent three years China built seven new bases in the Spratly Islands, three of them ...

China has ramped up confrontations with the Philippines in the South China Sea. The US has largely shied away from getting ...

The Philippines says it's withdrawn one of its key patrol vessels from waters around the disputed Sabina Shoal, where ...

Manila faces a critical decision: exploit its natural gas reserves in the Reed Bank, a potential flashpoint with China, or risk losing them to Beijing.

Australia is intensifying its involvement in the South China Sea through joint maritime defense activities with the ...

is set against the backdrop of flaring tensions between China and the Philippines due to disputes in the South China Sea. The vessels, the first-in-class frigate Baden-Württemberg and the Berlin ...

Australia will strengthen its presence in the South China Sea through joint maritime defence activities with the Philippines, a move analysts have said reflects Canberra’s strategic interest in ...

China claims sovereignty over most of the South China Sea, overlapping into maritime zones of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. In 2016 the Hague arbitration tribunal ...

China will "crush" any foreign incursion into its sovereign territory including in the South China Sea, a senior Beijing military official said Thursday on the sidelines of a defence forum ...

he Philippines is returning to port a coast guard vessel anchored in the contested Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea after a five-month deployment as its mission is accomplished, the maritime ...

MANILA (Reuters) -- The Philippines reaffirmed its position on Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea even as it agreed with China to explore ways to lower the tension in the area, its Foreign ...