The West Philippine Sea (WPS) has always been recognized on Google Maps, but was only made easier for the public to see based ...

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

Vanuatu, site of a major U.S. naval base in the Pacific War, was also a vital venue for China's "undercover infrastructures," ...

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

Scientists have found a chain of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, which are situated in the sea between French Polynesia and American Samoa — a beautiful forgotten territory of the United ...

One of the smallest economies in the South Pacific, Tokelau survives on subsistence agriculture, fishing, and finance from New Zealand, which counts the islands as one of its territories.

the Pacific Tsunami Warning System said. Tonga is a Polynesian kingdom of more than 170 south Pacific islands.

A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting an initial tsunami warning that was later lifted for the Pacific island country. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit about 100 ...

This is the latest example of China looking to expand its position in the South Pacific. For at least the last six years, China has made a more focused effort to get many of the Pacific island states, ...

The Cook Islands is proving that sustainable tourism isn't just possible – it's essential. Here's how this South Pacific nation is preserving their paradise for generations for come. Landing on ...

Newsweek's weekly update maps aircraft carrier movements in the Indo-Pacific region ... naval drill in the East China Sea south of South Korea's southern island of Jeju from Monday to Thursday ...

A new analysis conducted by biologists at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of San Francisco (USF) suggests that sometime after about 34 million years ago, Fiji iguanas landed ...