Further south, the ban applies to parts of the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea from May 1 to September 16, while about half the South China Sea is covered by the moratorium from May 1 to August 16.

This chapter of history reveals another fundamental fact: The post-World War II international order established the basis for ...

What To Know. Using open-source ship-tracking data, a Newsweek map shows that the Victorious has been operating in the South China Sea since at least May 22, when it was spotted in the Luzon ...

In a new national map released in 2003, the Chinese government demarcated its claim to virtually the entire South China Sea, with vague dash lines that drew protests and rejections from rival ...

On Monday, the Navy sailed two destroyers within 12 miles of Chinese-claimed artificial islands in the South China Sea, as the U.S. again challenged China's claims.

MANILA, April 28 (Reuters) - The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after its personnel landed ...

Army Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, delivers a keynote presentation at the Land Forces Pacific Symposium in Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, May 15, 2025.

China and the Philippines have staked rival claims to a spit of land in the South China Sea, moves that could further inflame tensions in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing sovereignty claims in strategic waters seen as a potential flashpoint ...