Tuesday's maritime confrontation occurred when three Chinese coast guard ships challenged a group of Philippine vessels about ...

Experts say China could be 'testing' the Philippines' operational response amid mounting pressure over Manila's recent ...

The ship was stuck in shallows for three hours just a mile from the Philippine-held Thitu Island, according to that Manila's ...

Manila says this ship, suspected to belong to China's so-called Maritime Militia, briefly ran aground at a sandbar near Thitu ...

West York Island, a picturesque yet disputed territory in the South China Sea, symbolizes Filipino resilience against China's ...

Filipino forces and villagers have been struggling to live in Beijing’s shadow in the disputed South China while fighting ...

A Chinese ship has run aground in stormy weather in shallow waters off a Philippines-occupied island in the disputed South ...

The operation was seemingly launched in response to Chinese state media reports that the CCG had landed on Sandy Cay, an uninhabited sandbank that sits a few nautical miles from Thitu Island ...

The Philippines is upgrading facilities on Thitu Island, its only inhabited outpost in the disputed Spratly Islands, in a move seen as an effort to catch up with rival South China Sea claimants.

More than 1 billion pesos has separately been earmarked for another sheltered port facility on Nanshan Island, which is around 160km (100 miles) east of Thitu Island. Do you have questions about ...

A US-based surveillance group has detected the “largest China vessel swarm” near Thitu Island, known as Pagasa Island in the Philippines, with observers noting that Manila lacks the fleet size ...

Manila, Philippines: Satellite images obtained by Reuters on Thursday show a build-up of Chinese civilian vessels near contested Thitu Island, Manila's key outpost in the South China Sea, but a ...