The competing claims are reigniting tensions in the South China Sea and coincide with joint military drills between the U.S.

The Philippines has accused China of falsely claiming it had taken control of a sandbank near Pag-asa Island in the South ...

Sandy Cay is positioned slightly over 3 kilometers from Thitu Island, referred to as Pag-asa by Manila, which hosts ...

The Philippines sent navy, coastguard and maritime police officers to Sandy Cay and two neighbouring sandbanks in the Spratly ...

Chinese state media says Beijing's coast guard has "implemented maritime control" over the Tiexian Reef during an ongoing ...

China has seized a disputed reef just kilometres away from the Philippines’ most important military outpost in the South ...

Also in today’s newsletter, tariff-fuelled demand slump hits US ports and air freight, and Vanguard rules out China ...