China's annual moratorium covers waters claimed by several countries with ongoing territorial disputes with the East Asian power.

China claims more than 90% of the potentially energy-rich South China Sea via a U-shaped "nine-dash line" on its maps that stretches into Southeast Asia and cuts into the exclusive economic zones ...

Vietnam Opposes China, Philippines Acts on Disputed South China Sea Reef HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has sent diplomatic notes to China and the Philippines to protest against their activities in ...

"The label was temporarily missing due to a technical issue — it's now back on Maps,” they said. China has claimed most of the South China Sea for itself, despite the waters having multiple ...

China's been building artificial islands in the South China Sea over the last decade to expand its control in the area.

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group provides presence and combat-ready forces in the South China Sea, the U.S. Seventh Fleet told ...

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Tuesday the Chinese research vessel recently seen near Ilocos Norte was “worrisome” ...

Tensions continue in the South China Sea, most recently between China and the Philippines. China has been extending its reach in the South China Sea by building artificial islands atop reefs.

Vietnam’s protest over a reef in the South China Sea also claimed by the Philippines and China could become a “new flashpoint” in the longer term, analysts said, adding that Beijing might ...

Beijing’s rising assertiveness in an area both claim as their EEZ will loom large as the next South Korean government ...

Tensions continue in the South China Sea, most recently between China and the Philippines. China has been extending its reach in the South China Sea by building artificial islands atop reefs. China's ...