Mischief and Subi reefs are among the artificial islands China has used to expand its offensive capabilities in the region.

Vietnam is following in the footsteps of rival Spratly Islands claimant China in building military-purposed infrastructure, ...

Referring to China as 'our common enemy', General Romeo S Brawner, chief of staff, armed forces of the Philippines, on March ...

Warning comes after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth visits Philippines and Japan with pledges to boost defence cooperation.

in South China. Stromatoporoid sponges were key reef builders during the Paleozoic era, playing a crucial role in constructing biological frameworks—similar to the role of modern corals.

The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has discovered an oilfield in the South China Sea with proven reserves ...

The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative estimates that Hanoi has created 641 new acres of land in the disputed Spratly ...

The scale of Vietnam’s island building is second only to China ... of coral reef through its own island building. But unless Manila also files a case against Vietnam, which it has no interest in doing ...

The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South ...

This time, it’s for the destruction of marine ecosystems and damage inflicted upon Philippine ships by Chinese vessels. Read ...

South Korea has deployed a large stationary floating platform in a disputed section of the Yellow Sea, escalating tensions ...

The Philippine defense chief has called China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea as “the biggest fiction and lie” that ...