The contested South China Sea boasts rich oil and gas reserves and could play a key role in a conflict over Taiwan.

Chinese coast guard ships have used powerful water cannons and rammed a Philippine government vessel near Thitu Island in the ...

Periodic bomber deployments to Woody Island—spotted by U.S. satellite company Maxar Technologies and verified by open-source intelligence analysts—have been interpreted as a demonstration of China's ...

Philippine forces trained last week to defend Balabac, a strategic island in Palawan that is set to host a new military base ...

Over the last decade, China has turned remote reefs into fortified islands to assert control over the South China Sea. Despite protests from neighbors and rulings against its territorial claims, it ...

The Philippines accused Chinese maritime forces of using water cannon and ramming a Filipino vessel near the ...

A US fighter jet and a helicopter crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other on Sunday. The F/A-18F ...

China and Australia are trading accusations after a recent incident involving military aircraft over the South China Sea.

A Chinese fighter jet and a Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol aircraft had an “unsafe and unprofessional” ...

Reuters reports that China will soon be allowing tourists to visit disputed islands in the South China Sea: China will this month start allowing tourists to visit the Paracel Islands, one of a group ...

China and Australia have traded accusations over an incident Australia said involved a Chinese jet releasing flares.

Like the South China Sea, the East China Sea has been an area of much contention. China's long-standing feud with Japan has continued with friction over the Diaoyu Islands, which both countries lay ...