Pratas Island (the other “islands” in the group are essentially rocks) has an airport, but no permanent inhabitants, only a number of civil officials of the Taiwanese Coast Guard and researchers.

President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday visited for the first time the Pratas Islands (東沙), also known as Tungsha, which lie in the South China Sea, the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said.The ...

The center of the marine park will be on the main Pratas Island (東沙島) and stretch out into the surrounding reefs and ocean with a 12 nautical mile (22km) radius. Wu said the main reason for the park ...

Taiwan is assembling teams of volunteer divers and researchers to remove the overpopulated crown-of-thorns starfish from outlying Pratas Island. In some areas, the starfish have consumed up to 90% ...

The Pratas Islands and Itu Aba are located in the South China Sea farther south. All are inhabited, though the Pratas Islands and Itu Aba only have small military garrisons.

A top Taiwan security official told lawmakers on Thursday that China had internally debated whether to attack Taiwan's Pratas Islands but will not do so before 2024, the year President Tsai Ing ...

An explosion of crown-of-thorns starfish around Taiwan's outlying Pratas Island has scientists racing against time to save local coral ecosystems. Dolphins waive team captain, 2023 tackles leader ...

The Pratas Islands are located about 400km from mainland Taiwan and about 310km southeast of Hong Kong. Taiwan has long feared the lightly defended, mostly uninhabited location is vulnerable to ...

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has been noticeably escalating its level of activity in the Taiwan Strait and around the island nation, to probe the reaction of Taiwan’s armed forces. For example, ...

A top Taiwan security official said that China has internally considered attacking Taiwan’s Pratas Islands but said it would hold off on the move until 2024, the year Chinese President Tsai Ing ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) – A top Taiwan security official told lawmakers on Thursday that China had internally debated whether to attack Taiwan’s Pratas Islands but will not do so before 2024, the ...