Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a surprising resemblance to a classic movie villain.

Experts however, warn that Manila’s strategy of having several warships patrolling at once could strain resources and leave the navy vulnerable to targeted attacks.

China's claims in the South China Sea overlap with those of the Philippines, which is a U.S. security treaty ally.

CHINA’S CAMPAIGN of expansion in the South China Sea (SCS) threatens the core economic and national security interests of the United States, its partners and the international community. Beijing’s actions...

Caught off guard, the Philippines’ only available counter was to run a U.S.-donated World War II-era Navy ship, the BRP Sierra Madre, aground at nearby Second Thomas Shoal in 1999. As we will see below, this makeshift military outpost would become a key flashpoint in the years to come.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

ASEAN and China Must Start Tackling Thorny Issues of South China Sea Code, Philippines Says By Danial Azhar LANGKAWI, Malaysia (Reuters) - The regional bloc ASEAN and China should make headway on ...

ASEAN and China are urged to resolve 'milestone issues' in their South China Sea code of conduct talks, including its scope and legal binding status. The Philippines emphasizes the need for substantive discussions,

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba after President Donald Trump ordered it renamed from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in the White House that aims to unilaterally rename the Gulf of Mexico as the ‘Gulf of America’. In response, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said even if Trump renames the water body,

Located close to one of Bolivia's major cities, La Paz, El Alto International is the highest international airport in the world with links to a handful of Bolivian and South American airports. However, due to the operating constraints of high-altitude airports, it does not handle any transcontinental flights typically operated by larger widebodies.