South China Sea

Indonesia has deployed fighter jets and warships to patrol islands near the disputed South China Sea, the military said Wednesday, escalating tensions with Beijing after a diplomatic spat over "trespassing" Chinese vessels.

Indonesia has deployed fighter jets and warships to patrol islands near the disputed South China Sea, the military said Wednesday, escalating tensions with Beijing after a diplomatic spat over "trespassing" Chinese vessels.

Indonesia is stepping up sea and aerial patrols of islands near the disputed South China Sea, an official said Saturday, following a diplomatic spat over "trespassing" Chinese vessels.

Malacañang on Saturday cheered the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) ruling that it lacked jurisdiction over the communication filed by two former Philippine officials’ against Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Chinese officials…

President Rodrigo Duterte did not raise the issue on the maritime dispute over the South China Sea (SCS) during his bilateral meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said.

China has picked a seasoned diplomat with extensive knowledge on Asian affairs as its new ambassador to the Philippines as the maritime dispute in the South China Sea continues.

The United States is giving Vietnam's coast guard a second cutter vessel, US Defence Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday, vowing to maintain a routine military presence in the flashpoint South China Sea.

Martial-arts film star Jackie Chan's planned visit to Vietnam for a charity has been cancelled following an online backlash related to Beijing's expansive claims in the disputed South China Sea.

The United States on Monday accused China of intimidation in the South China Sea as it put forward its strongest language yet rejecting Beijing's claims in the strategic, dispute-rife waters.

Malacañang said President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to reiterate during the 7th ASEAN-US Summit that the Philippines "will not be a pawn to any powerful country” relative to the South China Sea (SCS) dispute.

Beijing said Sunday it is "ready to work" with Southeast Asian nations on a code of conduct in the flashpoint South China Sea, where it is accused of bullying fellow claimants and building up military installations.

The territorial disputes in the South China Sea should be dealt with in accordance to international laws, President Rodrigo Duterte said.

The proposed Code of Conduct for the South China Sea will be featured in the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN)-China Summit discussions, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

Animated film "Abominable" will not be shown in Malaysia after its distributor Sunday said it could not comply with censors' demands to cut a controversial scene showing Beijing's disputed claims in the South China Sea.

Animated film "Abominable" will not be shown in Malaysia after its distributor Sunday said it could not comply with censors' demands to cut a controversial scene showing Beijing's disputed claims in the South China Sea.

Backlash is growing in Southeast Asia over a scene in the animated film "Abominable" that features a map of the South China Sea showing Beijing's contested claims in the flashpoint waterway.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said the first draft of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC) has been completed and China has "softened its insistence on controversial provisions" excluding external military…

Global investment risk watcher Fitch expressed fears of a possible escalation of tension in the South China Sea as China continues to assert its ownership of disputed waters while the United States increase its presence in these waters.

A China Coast Guard cutter recently had “blocked the route” of three Philippine civilian vessels while on a resupply mission along the Ayungin Shoal located in the disputed South China Sea region.

Party-list Cong. Niña Taduran (ACT-CIS) said convicted high-profile drug personalities should be transferred to some of the country’s occupied territories in South China Sea (SCS) as these inmates enjoy special treatment inside the national…

The US Navy said that one of its destroyers had sailed close to the Chinese-controlled Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Friday, asserting international freedom of navigation rights in the contested waters.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin said the Aquino administration did right in filing an arbitration case with the United Nations-backed court on the West Philippine Sea issue in 2012.

The Duterte administration has filed about 60 diplomatic protest against Chinese incursions in the South China Sea (SCS), Foreign Affairs Sec. Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Wednesday.

Magdalo Party-list Rep. Manuel Cabochan III said Chinese President Xi Jinping’s rejection of the South China Sea arbitral ruling is what President Rodrigo Duterte gets from his “defeatist attitude.”