China's Defense Ministry has addressed Monday's standoff with a Philippine warship near the South China Sea's disputed ...

Both countries have planted flags on a collection of sand bars, extending the clash over the area between Beijing and Manila, ...

that the U.S. would abide by its treaty commitment to defend the Philippines in case Filipino forces come under an armed ...

The Philippines and China gave conflicting versions on Thursday of a maritime confrontation around a contested shoal in the South China Sea, the latest incident in a longstanding dispute between the ...

Washington does not lay any claim to the waterway but repeatedly has warned that it’s obligated to defend the Philippines, its oldest treaty ally in Asia, if Filipino forces, ships and aircraft come ...

The encounter was notable for the involvement of naval vessels—a rare occurrence in a long-running dispute more commonly played out by the nations' coast guards, seen as posing a lower risk of ...

Top generals in the Pacific are aiming to create “positional advantage” using a combination of land forces and maritime ...

Clashes between China's coast guard and vessels from the Philippines have intensified ... and interoperability between nations and armed forces." "Australia and our partners share a commitment ...

THE Southern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) said on Thursday it prevented a Philippine frigate from ...

"Such threatening and provocative conduct can lead to misunderstanding that may escalate tensions and impact regional stability," the Armed Forces of the Philippines said in a statement.

A ship that US and Philippine forces planned to sink beat them to it. A former US World War II-era warship, which survived two of the Pacific War’s most important battles, was supposed to go down in ...