Manila uses "West Philippine Sea" for waters in its maritime zone, where China's expanding presence challenges the U.S. ally.

Beijing claims most of the South China Sea as its territory within ... between the two neighbors. Though located just beyond the Philippines' EEZ, it sits near the Philippine-administered Thitu ...

announced on Monday that it has discovered a major oilfield in the eastern South China Sea, with proven reserves exceeding 100 million tonnes. The newly discovered Huizhou 19-6 oilfield marks a ...

This undated photo shows a drilling platform at Huizhou 19-6 oilfield in the eastern South China Sea. [Photo/Xinhua] Peng Guangrong, a geologist at CNOOC's Shenzhen branch, noted that 60 percent ...

March 31, 2025: During January 2025 Chinese and Filipino coast guard ships collided ships in the South China Sea near Second Thomas Shoal. Four Filipino crewmen were injured. China also employed 40 ...

has discovered an oilfield in the South China Sea with proven reserves exceeding 100 million tonnes, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday. The newly found Huizhou 19-6 oilfield is not in a ...

In recent years, the exercises have been held near the South China Sea and the sea border between the Philippines and Taiwan. The Defence Secretary projected composure and camaraderie, as he's ...

China on Friday said there ''has never been a problem'' with freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea as it asked the Philippines not to start a conflict with United States support.

BEIJING, March 29 (Reuters) - China's military said it had conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the day U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington's commitment to ...

center, maneuver with Philippine Navy BRP Jose Rizal, not shown, during the Philippines United States Japan Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity off a disputed South China Sea shoal on March ...

Hong Kong: China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea ...

China claims virtually the entire South China Sea. A 2016 international arbitration ruling invalidated those claims, but Beijing refused to participate in the arbitration, rejected the outcome and ...