South China Sea

Trump offers to mediate on South China Sea

HANOI: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was prepared to mediate between claimants… Read More

China scores diplomatic coup in sea row

BEIJING: China on Sunday scored a diplomatic coup in its campaign to weaken regional resistance… Read More

China says ‘no such thing’ as man-made islands in South China Sea

BEIJING: There was "no such thing" as man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea,… Read More

Japan plans to send largest warship to South China Sea, sources say

TOKYO: Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China… Read More

China says United States should ‘brush up on’ South China Sea history

The United States needs to brush up on its history about the South China Sea,… Read More

India fears Pakistan’s economic rise amid CPEC: Swedish think tank report

A report by Swedish think-tank 'Stockholm International Peace Research Institute' has said that India is… Read More

China says will protect South China Sea sovereignty

BEIJING/WASHINGTON: China said on Tuesday it had "irrefutable" sovereignty over disputed islands in the South China… Read More

China says it has handed over US drone taken in South China Sea

BEIJING: China has returned a US underwater drone taken by a Chinese naval vessel in… Read More

Trump will pursue ‘regional hegemony’ in South China Sea: Chinese academics

BEIJING: A Donald Trump presidency does not mean the United States will withdraw from the… Read More

Philippines’ Duterte tells Japan his China visit was just economics, blasts US

TOKYO, JAPAN:  sought to assure Japan on Wednesday that his high-profile visit to China last… Read More

China says supports Philippines’ Duterte drug war

BEIJING: Beijing on Friday expressed support for a bloody crackdown on illegal drugs in the… Read More

Taiwan asks Google to blur images showing new South China Sea facilities

TAIPEI: Taiwan's defense ministry said on Wednesday it is asking Google to blur satellite images… Read More

Modi terms Pakistan ‘Global Exporter of Terror’ at Laos summit

VIENTIANE: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that there is "one country" in… Read More

US avoiding ‘confrontation’ in sea row, says Kerry

MANILA, PHILIPPINES: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday said Washington wanted to avoid… Read More

US launches quiet diplomacy to ease South China Sea tensions

WASHINGTON: The United States is using quiet diplomacy to persuade the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and… Read More

Tribunal Rules: China has no historic rights in South China Sea

THE HAGUE: China has no legal basis to claim "historic rights" to islands in the… Read More

Obama calls for peaceful settlement of South China Sea disputes

HANOI: US President Barack Obama called Tuesday for territorial disputes in the South China Sea to… Read More

Chinese jets intercept U.S. military plane over South China Sea: Pentagon

WASHINGTON/BEIJING: Two Chinese fighter jets carried out an "unsafe" intercept of a U.S. military reconnaissance… Read More

U.S. plans third patrol near disputed South China Sea islands: source

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Navy plans to conduct another passage near disputed islands in the South… Read More

China gearing up for East Asia dominance – U.S. commander

China is "changing the operational landscape" in the South China Sea by deploying missiles and… Read More