Picture: Maxar Technologies/Chatham House The South China Sea, positioned between Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, has been the scene of rapidly ...

The latest satellite imagery has revealed a new airstrip taking shape on Barque Canada reef, an artificial island developed by Vietnam in the disputed Spratly archipelago in the South China Sea.

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.

Members of Australia's South Sea Islander community have come together to celebrate what's known as Sugar Fest. It's been 30 years since South Sea Islanders were formally recognised as a distinct ...

hile Japan and South Korea do not have a problem with China using the term East China Sea, the duo are often worried about the South China Sea, and rightly so. But perhaps this issue has been ...

Indonesia said it deployed two vessels and an aircraft to expel a Chinese ship from contested waters in the South China Sea. The Indonesian National Armed Forces said its Maritime Security Agency ...

SYDNEY — As China increasingly engages in what the US calls dangerous behavior against its regional neighbors in the contentious South China Sea, Beijing also aims to raise its situational ...

Kamandag began Oct. 15 and concludes Friday. The live-fire event on Palawan was held in Aborlan, a municipality facing the South China Sea that’s about 125 miles east of Sabina Shoal ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia should have its own name for the South China Sea, just like its Asean neighbours, says an opposition MP. “Can we rename as Southeast Asia Sea (Laut Asia Tenggara ...

Deployments of ships and aircraft to challenge China’s illegal claims in the South China Sea are increasing. European ships are appearing more often, while Asia-Pacific countries are increasingly ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is the only Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member actively denouncing China’s illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive actions in the South ...