Envoys were summoned, protests lodged and verbal missives crossed borders. China lays claim to almost the entire South China ...

The US Naval Institute website had the same "story": "Chinese Maritime Militia vessels swarmed within and around Second Thomas Shoal this week in Beijing's latest move against the Philippines in the ...

As tensions in the South China Sea continue to rise, the Philippines' new maritime laws signal a determination to assert its rights and strengthen its legal position in the face of China's ...

Beijing on Friday accused Manila of "making waves" by involving extra-regional powers in their long-running territorial ...

China's Coast Guard said the supply run had proceeded "with permission" to what it considers an "illegally" beached ship. The ...

China claims much of the South China Sea despite overlapping claims by other countries. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The delivery of supplies and military personnel to the Second Thomas Shoal was the third such trip that did not lead to any confrontation since July.