They follow a series of clashes between the two countries’ coastguards over the past year around disputed South China Sea features.

INCOMING US President Donald Trump confronts a pivotal challenge in countering China's growing dominance in the South China ...

SINGAPORE: In the new year, the Trump administration’s policies towards China and the wider Indo-Pacific region will have a significant impact on the South China Sea dispute. If 2024 was ...

MANILA – The Philippines said on Jan 25 it suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after two of its fisheries vessels faced “harassment” and aggressive behaviour from China’s ...

The Philippines says a Chinese coastguard ship has sailed in its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea. Officials have threatened renewed legal action against China. China says the ...

The Philippines and China have for years clashed over maritime rights in the South China Sea as well as possession of reefs and islets. China claims almost the entire sea, brushing off rival ...

From the Russia-Ukraine conflict to the chaos in the Middle East and the interference of external forces stirring tensions in the South China Sea, China has demonstrated composure and confidence ...

The Financial Times reported on Tuesday that two years of escalating "confrontation" in the South China Sea have persuaded the Philippines that "going head-on against Beijing is not viable." ...

MANILA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Philippines and the United States carried out joint maritime exercises for a fifth time in the South China Sea ... allowing the expansion of military bases that ...

We must drive our own path forward,” he said. Tensions in the South China Sea, one of the world’s vital shipping lanes, were also high on the agenda following violent confrontations in the ...

Philippines, U.S. Hold Joint Maritime Exercises in South China Sea MANILA (Reuters ... who has pivoted closer to Washington, allowing the expansion of military bases that American forces ...