Intensified Chinese aggression, competing sovereignty claims and stalled ASEAN negotiations continued to fuel volatility in ...

China issue 'will play well' among voters as more candidates adopt maritime row as part of their platforms Philippine ...

A little more than a week after Beijing and Manila reached an agreement aimed at easing tensions in the South China Sea ... to “land on” Sandy Cay, which China calls “Tiexian Reef.” ...

China, for its part, claimed "indisputable sovereignty" over the Spratly Islands, including Sandy Cay, which it refers to as Tiexian Reef. Beijing stated that it intercepted the Philippine vessels ...

Tensions are rising in the South China Sea ... also deployed by the China Coast Guard (CCG), which harassed two of the Philippine bureau’s inflatable boats. Sandy Cay, where the survey ...

Chinese cutters, small boats and aircraft blocked a Philippine scientific research mission to the South China Sea features of Sand Cay on Friday ... attempting to reach Sandy Cays, according ...

Manila [Philippines], January 27 (ANI): The Philippines has halted a scientific survey in the South China ... were reported. China, for its part, claimed "indisputable sovereignty" over the Spratly ...

Newsweek reached out to the Philippine armed forces and China's Foreign Ministry with emailed requests for comment. The Filipino ships had been en route to Sandy Cay, a collection of three ...

MANILA — The Philippines said on Saturday it has suspended a scientific survey in the South China ... sand samples from Sandy Cay near Philippine-occupied Thitu island, encountered “aggressive ...

New Delhi: In a clear signal to China amid maritime tensions in the South China Sea, India and Indonesia have jointly called for an “effective and substantive” Code of Conduct in the region.

The dispute involves claims to islands and maritime rights, since the region is believed to contain oil, natural gas, and fisheries The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication ...