U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urges Southeast Asian nations to strengthen their maritime forces to counter China's actions in the South China Sea ...

MANILA/BEIJING, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The Philippines energy secretary said on Friday the government's decision to lift a six-year-old moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea was a ...

The Chinese coastguard patrolled around disputed sites controlled by Vietnam in the Sea last week, vessel tracking information shows. Three patrol ships left a Chinese base on Mischief Reef in the ...

China will establish a nature reserve at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, a step that will likely inflame tensions with Manila in the resource-rich waterway. China’s cabinet, the State Council ...

Know the strategic reasons behind this deal, what it means in the South China Sea dispute and how India's defence t ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese coast guard ships used powerful water cannons on Sunday and rammed and slightly damaged an anchored Philippine government vessel off an island inhabited by Filipinos ...

The U.S. condemned China for ramming a Philippine vessel in the South China Sea. Ambassador MaryKay Carlson praised the Filipino crew’s courage and restraint. The clash highlights rising tensions over ...

China's coast guard accused a Philippine ship of deliberately ramming one of its vessels on Tuesday near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippines denied it, saying ...

A helicopter and a fighter jet went down in separate incidents while operating from a U.S. aircraft carrier on Sunday, the ...