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

Fishing vessels can often work long periods at sea without coming to port, thanks to the practice of transshipment, in which catches are transferred at sea to carrier ships called reefers. But the ...

A Chinese vessel is suspected of mapping the seafloor around U.S. allies Australia and New Zealand to support submarine ...

The impact assessments will be conducted by scientists from countries that ... chain in recent years. Map showing the Emperor Seamount Chain in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Image courtesy of ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

In December 2023, thanks to UNH, the United States grew by one million square kilometers. The U.S. gained that seabed territory beyond 200 nautical miles from our coasts through a geopolitical process ...

Coastal homes, infrastructure, and ecosystems face rising tides and intensifying storms among the issues communities bracing ...