(Corrects to clarify forces from seven countries participate in Balikatan drills in paragraph 2 by adding Japan, Canada and ...

China said Thursday it conducted naval and air combat readiness patrols around a disputed area in the South China Sea, after the Philippines, the United States and other allied forces began annual ...

China reiterated its commitment to defending its territorial claims following reports that a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel ...

Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Romeo Brawner speaks to members of the media after the counter-landing ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping publicly called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz for the first time during a Monday ...

The Liaoning aircraft carrier appears to be among 14 large naval vessels snapped on manoeuvres in a satellite image ...

The Philippines on Monday said it confirmed that Chinese boats last year used cyanide that threatens the stability of the Southeast Asian nation’s military outpost in the disputed South China Sea, as ...

(Corrects wording in first paragraph to clarify that drills extend towards and not to disputed areas of the South China Sea) BEIJING, April 24 (Reuters) - China conducted military drills recently ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beijing has accused Manila of organising a "premeditated" provocation and dangerous manoeuvres near a disputed reef in the South ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BEIJING, Jan 23 (Reuters) - China and the Philippines said on Friday they launched rescue operations after receiving reports of a ...

Escalating its tensions with China, the Philippines said on Monday (Dec 15) said that it will protest the Chinese coast guard's "harassment and endangerment" of Filipino fishermen in a South China Sea ...

The Philippines has unveiled a major coast guard base on Thitu Island in the South China Sea. The move is seen as a stand to ...