Under authoritarian President Xi Jinping, Beijing has continued to expand its reach into the South China Sea - strategically ...

The standoff over Sandy Cay, which lies close to military outposts built by both Beijing and Manila, was the latest between ...

China and the Philippines each raised flags on Sandy Cay days apart, asserting rival claims. Analysts say Beijing aimed to ...

BEIJING/MANILA: China's navy conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Tuesday (April 29), saying that the Philippines has ...

The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the ...

Chinese coast guard officers 'implemented maritime control' over Tiexian Reef, part of the Sandy Cay reef, in mid-April. The ...

Philippine officials say a mission visited Sandy Cay Reef in disputed South China Sea and unfurled the national flag.

New Zealand and the Philippines formalized a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) amidst rising tensions in the South ...

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Wednesday that the newly signed Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (Sovfa) ...

MANILA: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is travelling to the Philippines on Tuesday (April 29) seeking to further ...

The use of Himars and NMESIS during the Balikatan exercise demonstrates the allies’ ability to respond to provocations, ...

The Philippines, which disputes China's claim to the sandbank, responds by releasing a photo of its own forces on another.