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

It's Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite images obtained by Reuters showed.

Officials from the Philippines National ... saying China's actions made deterrence necessary in the South China Sea. Monday's images taken by Maxar Technologies show two aircraft east of ...

In a report published on Thursday, the Japanese Defense Ministry announced that its air force was scrambled 704 times against ...

In response to a media inquiry that Google Maps now shows the label ... International and Regional Studies at the National Institute for South China Sea Studies, told the Global Times on Tuesday.

The Marcos administration again voiced concerns over “actions by other countries” that have endangered lives at sea and ...

Since 2011, official maps released by the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority have been labelling a portion of the South China Sea as “West Philippine Sea.” This is based on ...

A Google Maps scan on Monday of the body of water directly west of the Philippines now shows a name once invisible to most ...

The Philippine government's preferred name for the disputed waterway better known as the South China Sea ... of 'West Philippine Sea' on Google Maps". "As defenders of national sovereignty ...

AFP reported on Monday that a Google Maps scan on Monday of the ... International and Regional Studies at the National Institute for South China Sea Studies, told the Global Times on Tuesday.

He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security ... Chinese activities in the South China Sea have remained a focal point in the ongoing dispute over the contested waters ...