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Risking Beijing’s ire, Vietnam begins dredging on South China Sea reef
Vietnam has begun dredging work on a disputed reef in the South China Sea, satellite imagery shows, the latest move by the...
Japan to boost South China Sea role with training patrols with...
Japan will step up its activity in the contested South China Sea through joint training patrols with the United States and bilateral...
Oil and shipping markets on edge after South China Sea ruling
Global oil and shipping markets reacted nervously on Tuesday after an international arbitration court ruled against Beijing's claims across large swathes of...
China’s island airstrips to heighten South China Sea underwater rivalry
China's apparent construction of a third airstrip on its man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea could fill a gap in...
China’s land reclamation in South China Sea grows – Pentagon report
China has reclaimed more land in the disputed Spratly islands of the South China Sea than previously known, according to a new...
China says has stopped reclamation work in South China Sea
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday that Beijing had halted land reclamation in the South China Sea, and called on...
China says some South China Sea land reclamation projects completed
China has completed some of its land reclamation on the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, the Foreign Ministry said on...
Images show rapid Chinese progress on new South China Sea airstrip
Recent satellite images published on Thursday show China has made rapid progress in building an airstrip suitable for military use in contested...
China mounts detailed defence of South China Sea reclamation
China on Thursday sketched out plans for the islands it is creating in the disputed South China Sea, saying they would be...
China to project power from artificial islands in South China Sea
China's creation of artificial islands in the South China Sea is happening so fast that Beijing will be able to extend the...
China building South China Sea island big enough for airstrip –...
Satellite images show China is building an island on a reef in the disputed Spratly Islands large enough to accommodate what could...
Tanker hijackings raise piracy concerns in seas around Singapore
Two tanker hijackings in about a month in the South China Sea and Malacca Strait, a route for about a quarter of...
China rebuffs US, Asia pressure in sea dispute
China pushed back against a week of US pressure to resolve a rancorous dispute over territorial claims in the South China Sea,...
Clinton warns against intimidation in South China Sea dispute
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged claimants to the South China Sea not to resort to intimidation to push their cause...
Clinton in Manila amid ASEAN row over South China Sea
The Philippines criticised fellow Southeast Asian nations for failing to take a united stand against China over maritime rights in the South...
India, China navies square off in nearby seas
A little over a fortnight before China conducted sea trials for its first aircraft carrier, an Indian naval ship slipped into the...
China issues guidelines to ease South China Sea tensions
China has unveiled rules aimed at easing territorial disputes with southeast Asian nations with an official newspaper placed much of the blame...