The South China Sea is on the brink. In this gripping hour-by-hour breakdown, we reveal how a minor clash could spiral into ...

PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., and American President Donald J. Trump are unlikely to tackle ...

The U.S. Navy will construct two facilities for the repair and maintenance of Philippine military boats in a province facing ...

This likely reflects divergent priorities—in Southeast Asia, China’s economic dominance is already a fact of life and, unlike China’s competitiveness in relation to the West, unlikely to be offset by ...

The move comes as Chinese and Philippine vessels have clashed in increasingly hostile interactions in the region.

The U.S. Pacific Fleet commander says China has failed to intimidate rival claimant states into surrendering their sovereign interests in the South China Sea despite its intensifying “bullying tactics ...

Adm. Stephen Koehler gave assurances of U.S. commitment to help defend freedom of passage and the rule of law in the ...

Marine heatwaves (MHWs)—persistent oceanic warming events increasingly observed worldwide—pose significant threats to marine environments and ecosystems. Understanding their drivers and evolution is ...

The US Navy plans to build two facilities for Philippine boat maintenance in Palawan, highlighting the nations' alliance amid ...

The Philippines discreetly bolsters defense ties with Taiwan due to Chinese aggression in the South China Sea. Under ...

In the South China Sea, off China’s Hainan Island, researchers dropped the carcass of a cow about 5,340 feet down to the seafloor and trained cameras on the bovine bait, according to the study. To ...

CNOOC Limited has made a significant oil and gas discovery in the South China Sea’s Beibu Gulf, marking China’s first breakthrough in exploring metamorphic buried hills offshore.