BEIJING - Chinese media on Thursday slammed the United States for "ceaseless provocation" in the South China Sea and said China's military should be "ready to launch countermeasures." In a rebuff to China on Tuesday, US ...

China called on the Philippines on Friday to meet it halfway on new Chinese fishing rules in the disputed South China Sea, adding that Beijing was always willing to make efforts to resolve such issues through talks. But ...

The mayor of Kalayaan town, in the Spratlys, on Friday said he would encourage Filipino fishermen to ignore China’s new rules that require foreign fishermen to seek permission from Chinese regional authorities before ...

The United States said on Thursday that new Chinese fishing restrictions in disputed waters in the South China Sea were “provocative and potentially dangerous,” as disquiet grew in Southeast Asia over the rules. The ...

Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), at the end of a three-day meeting in Sydney, also tackled the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and agreed to work more closely to tackle the growing menace of ...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on Wednesday on China and the Philippines to abide by an international tribunal’s decision on the disputed South China Sea and said there was no military solution to the problem. ...

Beijing’s “illegal” island building in the South China Sea moved center stage at an Asian summit on Wednesday after the Philippines produced evidence it said showed fresh construction activity at a flash point shoal. Beijing ...

The Philippines expressed "grave concern" on Sunday and demanded an explanation from China's ambassador over what it said was an increasing number of Chinese boats near the disputed Panatag Shoal in the South China Sea. A ...

The Greenland shark, a big slow- moving deep-ocean predator that prowls the frigid waters of the Arctic and North Atlantic, can claim the distinction of being the planet's longest living vertebrate, with a lifespan perhaps ...

Diplomats in the Philippines are in talks with counterparts in Japan and China to arrange visits by controversial President Duterte at the end of next month, officials said on Friday. The Philippines' relations with Japan ...