The competing claims are reigniting tensions in the South China Sea and coincide with joint military drills between the U.S.

The standoff over Sandy Cay, which lies close to military outposts built by both Beijing and Manila, was the latest between ...

The Philippine team, using four motorised rubber boats, disembarked at Pag-asa Cay 1, Cay 2 and Cay 3 before sunrise. Their ...

Vietnam has sent diplomatic notes to China and the Philippines to protest against their activities in contested South China Sea waters, and urging them to respect its territorial claims, it said on ...

The National Maritime Council said that China's claim that it has seized Sandy Cay is a clear example of disinformation ...

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing ...

Both countries have planted flags on a collection of sand bars, extending the clash over the area between Beijing and Manila, ...

State media reports CCG officers ‘exercising maritime control’ on one of the reefs in the Spratly Islands also claimed by ...

Sandy Cay lies just a few nautical miles from Thitu Island, the largest Philippine military outpost in the Spratly Islands.

The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the ...

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.

China has claimed sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea, according to state media, setting the stage ...