China said Thursday it conducted naval and air combat readiness patrols around a disputed area in the South China Sea, after the Philippines, the United States and other allied forces began annual ...

Can a Philippine-led maritime hub succeed? Observers say the plan touches on a dispute other members are loath to broach.

Vietnam has expanded its outposts in the South China Sea by hundreds of acres over the past year, according to a new report, ...

April 27 (Reuters) - China denounced remarks ⁠by ⁠Japan and the European Union about ⁠the South China Sea at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday and ​accused Tokyo of provocative behavior in the ...

Japan’s decision to send combat troops to the Philippines for the first time since World War II and participate in a ship-sinking drill in the South China Sea this week underscores Tokyo’s rising ...

There has been a renewal of tensions in the South China Sea, in the thick of joint military drills between the US and the Philippines. China is accusing Philippine troops of landing illegally in a ...

MANILA, Philippines — China is constructing what could become its largest artificial island in the South China Sea, according to a new report, signaling renewed large-scale reclamation activity in ...

China's military activities and deployments in the South China Sea are often framed as part of its growing power projection capability, potentially a launch pad for its ambitions in the wider ...