In 2023, the Philippine coast guard accused its Chinese counterpart of deploying a high-powered laser against one of its ...

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.

South Korea has expressed deep concern" over China erecting a sea structure off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Thursday.

China's Agriculture Ministry last updated its fishing moratorium regulations in 2023, placing a ban on fishing in the Bohai Sea and parts of the Yellow Sea from May 1 to September 1 each year.

China has built structures in a disputed area of the Yellow Sea, known in Seoul as the West Sea, causing South Korea to set up a "reciprocal" platform, Seoul has previously said. Sign up here.

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.

The South China Sea has long been a source of tension between China and the Philippines, with the two countries making overlapping claims over a series of reefs and small islands in the area.

China, Philippines Make Rival Claims in Disputed South China Sea Both countries plant flags on a collection of sand bars, heightening a standoff between Beijing and Manila, a U.S. ally By ...

China's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday (April 24) that its structure in disputed waters is a legitimate fishery breeding facility and compliant with both domestic and international law.

In fact, the new city lays claim to two million square kilometers of open sea, which is 57 percent of the South China Sea. China has completed similar construction projects in the South China Sea and ...

China's coastguard said it carried out law enforcement patrols in waters around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Wednesday, amid tensions over the area with the Philippines.

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 ...