MANILA, Philippines (AP) — India and the Philippines have staged joint naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea for the first time, a high-profile military deployment that antagonized China.

Unlike the South China Sea dispute, the Ambalat maritime row between Malaysia and Indonesia rarely makes global headlines ...

The navy and coastguard ships collided (pictured) today near the contested Scarborough Shoal, an atoll around 140 miles east of the main Philippine island of Luzon.

China dropped two dashes in its South China Sea map in 1953 to win Vietnam’s favour—reshaping maritime geopolitics without giving up expansive territorial claims.

Solomon Islands switched ties from Taiwan to China in 2019, and removed Taiwan from a list of countries eligible for concessional entry in April.

SYDNEY -- The government of the Solomon Islands will not invite the U.S. and China to attend a key regional meeting in September, a move experts see as an effort to avoid diplomatic fallout over ...

UPSC Defence Relations Current Affairs 2025: India and the Philippines recently conducted a naval exercise in the South China Sea. Learn about the strategic, geopolitical, and UPSC-relevant dimensions ...

A U.S. spy plane flew a probing flight deep into the contested South China Sea on Wednesday, flight data showed.

Three China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels on Thursday morning were seen passing near Batanes with a "very unusual track," according to a maritime security expert.

The U.S. has struck a deal with the Cook Islands to help capitalize on the island nation's critical mineral potential.

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has said that 21 donor countries, including the United States and China, will not be invited to the region's top political meeting ...