Tensions in the South China Sea have erupted once again after a maritime clash between Chinese and Philippine vessels near the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, also known as Tiexian Jiao. The incident, ...

Maritime clashes between China and the Philippines over contested waters in the South China Sea threaten the balance of power ...

The Philippines denied China's claim it seeks permission for supply runs to the warship-turned-outpost at Second Thomas Shoal.

The Philippines is the third country to sign a reciprocal access agreement with Japan, after Australia and the United Kingdom ...

Analysts say quiet incursions are part of a deliberate effort by China to normalise its presence in previously unpatrolled ...

Experts say China could be ‘testing’ the Philippines’ operational response amid mounting pressure over Manila’s recent ...

Deals have been struck before, with the Philippines and China last year reaching a "provisional arrangement" for resupply missions to the grounded vessel at the Second Thomas Shoal after repeated ...

Philippine Marine Private John Lloyd Lobendino scanned the deep blue waters surrounding Likas, a tiny speck of an island in ...

Ninety miles from Florida, Cuba is not just a sun-soaked irritant. It is China’s latest geopolitical dartboard. In 2023, Beijing’s military base talks with Havana rattled Washington’s cage. Meanwhile ...

The United States’ antiship missile system NMESIS, or the Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, will remain in ...

CHINESE vessels lingered near contested areas in the South China Sea last month, in line with China’s “swarming” and “gray-zone” strategies amid heightened regional tensions, the Philippine military ...