South China Sea

Indonesia rejects China’s overlapping claims on South China Sea

  (Reuters) -- Indonesia's foreign minister on Wednesday (June 22) rejected China's stance that the two Asian nations have overlapping…

South China Sea: Facts about Asia’s maritime flashpoint

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Competing claims to the South China Sea have for decades been a source of tension in…

China to launch cruises to disputed Spratly islands

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese cruise ships will regularly bring tourists to the contested Spratly Islands in the South China…

Philippines v China: facts about a much-watched legal battle

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- A UN-backed tribunal is expected to soon deliver a verdict on a Philippine challenge to China's…

Filipino fishermen pin hopes on China tribunal

  by Cecil Morella INFANTA, Philippines (AFP) -- Jonathan Almandrez was chased away from the rich fishing grounds of a South…

Cambodian PM denies role in ASEAN U-turn on South China Sea

  PHNOM PENH / AFP- Cambodian Premier Hun Sen lashed out Monday at claims his government had bowed to Chinese…

US aircraft carriers start drills off Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Two US aircraft carriers have started exercises in the Philippine Sea, defense officials said Sunday, as…

Southeast Asian countries retract statement expressing concerns on South China Sea

(REUTERS) Southeast Asian countries withdrew a statement that expressed the region's deep concerns over tension in the South China Sea,…

U.S. Third Fleet expands East Asia role as tensions rise with China

(Reuters)  The U.S. Navy's Third Fleet will send more ships to East Asia to operate outside its normal theater alongside…

ASEAN and China vow to effectively implement DOC on South China Sea

SENIOR officials from the ASEAN nations and China vowed on Thursday to fully and effectively implement the declaration on the…

China blasts ‘unilateral’ Philippine move ahead of ruling

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China accused the Philippines Wednesday of ignoring requests for dialogue about their maritime dispute, as tensions…

U.S., Japan, India to hold major naval drill in Western Pacific

A fleet of U.S., Japanese and Indian warships will hold a large-scale joint naval exercise over eight days from Friday…

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