China has released an updated map for a southern city, established to reinforce its claims in the South China Sea, showing ...

The South China Sea, a vast and resource-rich area, has been the subject of intense territorial disputes for years. Countries ...

On Friday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law two pieces of legislation asserting the country’s ...

Malaysia has filed a formal complaint against Vietnam, accusing it of expanding the Barque Canada Reef in the contested South ...

Hanoi is building runways, military structures on reclaimed islands at a ‘surprising’ pace, a think-tank said.

China released a new map for its southernmost city of Sansha as the country works to consolidate its control over the strategically important waters of the Sea. The city comprises two disputed island ...

Two such islands -- Philippine-held Thitu and Loaita in the Spratly archipelago -- became the focus of Manila's war games earlier Wednesday as troops executed a manoeuvre to retake the tiny ...

In the past five months alone, it has reclaimed more than 2 sq km (0.8 square miles) in the contested Spratly Islands, according to Beijing-based think tank the South China Sea Probing Initiative.

The activity is centred around six key reefs in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea – one of the most geopolitically contested regions on Earth. Although the purpose of this work is not clear, ...

using the Chinese names for Scarborough Shoal and the Spratly Islands respectively. Marcos said the two laws he signed, which define maritime entitlements and set designated sea lanes and air routes, ...

China has reportedly deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system to one of the disputed islands it controls in the South China Sea. China occupies seven islands in the chain. No other nation is ...

Vietnam's progress has been swift and quiet. In the past five months alone, it has reclaimed more than 2 sq km (0.8 square miles) in the contested Spratly Islands, according to Beijing-based think ...