China's been building artificial islands in the South China Sea over the last decade to expand its control in the area. Satellite images show its growth.

The Chinese coastguard has seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea, state media has reported, in an escalation of a regional dispute with the Philippines. State broadcaster CCTV released ...

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.

In December 2024, Tokyo announced an additional 1.6 billion yen (approximately $10.65 million) in maritime aid, one day after Manila accused Chinese forces of harassment at sea.

With regard to the Nimitz's operations in the South China Sea, the Japan-based U.S.Seventh Fleet—which maintains America's naval presence in the Western Pacific Ocean—previously told Newsweek ...

Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets and Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons are participating in Balikatan, annual combat drills that began Monday and run through May 9.

Shandong aircraft carrier spotted northwest of the Spratly Islands on September 11 while USS Carl Vinson’s in the southwestern part of South China Sea. Looks like the Chinese carrier sailed ...

U.S. Pacific Air Forces last confirmed a B-52 mission in the South China Sea on Nov. 20 of last year. That mission was one of a series of B-52 flights in the region that had taken place in the ...

A scene in the film "Abominable" featuring a map with Beijing's disputed South China Sea claims sparked a growing regional backlash Friday, with Malaysia cutting the segment just days after ...

China’s embassy in the Philippines yesterday urged the European Union to stop “provoking trouble” in the South China Sea, several days after Manila and Brussels announced the establishment ...

Nearly a quarter of global maritime trade goes through the South China Sea. In recent years, it’s become the site of clashes between Chinese coast guard ships and Philippine vessels as Beijing ...

China has asserted sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea by planting a flag, according to state media, setting the stage for an escalation of tensions with the Philippines ...