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Duterte slams China's aggression vs PHL vessels
President Rodrigo R. Duterte denounced last week’s aggression by Chinese Coast Guard vessels against two Philippine-flagged boats during a leaders’ summit on Monday of China and members of the Association of Southeast Asian ...
- November 23, 2021
Manila, Beijing work out how to tap oil, gas in South China Sea areas they both claim
The Philippines and China have agreed to set up a special panel to work out how they can jointly explore oil and gas in part of the South China Sea that both sides lay claim without having to address the explosive issue ...
- February 15, 2018
US, China set for high-stakes rivalry in skies above South China Sea
When the U.S. navy sent a littoral combat ship on its first patrol of the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea during the past week, it was watching the skies as well. The USS Fort Worth, one of the most modern ...
- May 19, 2015
US says its forces will keep operating in South China Sea
US military forces will continue to operate in the South China Sea in accordance with international law, the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson said on Wednesday during a visit to a Chinese naval base. China ...
- July 21, 2016
PHL seeks ASEAN push vs China reclamation
The Philippines on Sunday has called on its fellow members in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to push for a halt against Beijing's "massive reclamation in the South China Sea". Department of Foreign ...
- April 27, 2015
Japanese plane flies over disputed islands
A Japanese military patrol plane circled over disputed parts of the South China Sea on Tuesday at the start of an exercise with the Philippine military that has irked China. According to Japanese and Philippine officials, ...
- June 24, 2015
China denies designs on Scarborough Shoal
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday said the government is maintaining a “close watch” on developments in the South China Sea, as Manila awaits Beijing’s clarification on its reported plan to further build ...
- March 23, 2017
US cautions on 'egregious' rules in disputed sea
Some countries appear to view freedom of the seas as “up for grabs” in the South China Sea, imposing superfluous warnings and restrictions that threaten stability, a US Navy commander said on Tuesday in comments apparently ...
- October 7, 2015
UK grabbing attention with S. China Sea mission-paper
Britain’s Defense Ministry is trying to justify its existence and grab attention with a planned mission by a British warship to the disputed South China Sea next month, a Chinese newspaper said on Wednesday. A British ...
- February 15, 2018
Japanese, British warships head to South China Sea
Japan’s biggest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, joined naval drills with Britain’s HMS Argyll in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday as the frigate headed toward the contested South China Sea and East Asia. Britain, Japan ...
- November 28, 2018