Mischief and Subi reefs are among the artificial islands China has used to expand its offensive capabilities in the region.

Relations between the two countries have become increasingly fraught over the last year, with a series of clashes around the ...

The proposed acquisition of F-16 fighters would bolster Manila’s ability to defend its own assets in disputed parts of the ...

Vietnam is following in the footsteps of rival Spratly Islands claimant China in building military-purposed infrastructure, ...

The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative estimates that Hanoi has created 641 new acres of land in the disputed Spratly ...

This teardrop-shaped reef is part of the Spratly Islands, a mostly uninhabited archipelago midway between the Philippines and Vietnam, claimed entirely by China and in its various parts by the ...

On Thursday, the Philippines said its coast guard and fisheries bureau had jointly carried out a maritime domain awareness flight over the Kalayaan Islands, the Philippine name for Spratly Islands ...

“The Philippines is well aware that the scope of its territory is determined by a series of international treaties and has never included China’s” Spratly Islands and Scarborough ...

During the briefing, Lee also reported that admiral Wu was also overseeing troop drills on a part of the Spratly archipelago the Chinese call Yongshu Island. Known by the Philippines as Fiery ...

The shoal is part of what are known internationally as the Spratly Islands. On Saturday, the Philippines accused China of “illegal and aggressive actions” by China for firing water cannon at a ...