The Philippines pushed back by unfurling its own flag at disputed Sandy Cay, condemning China's "illegal presence." ...

The standoff over Sandy Cay, which lies close to military outposts built by both Beijing and Manila, was the latest between ...

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

The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the ...

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing ...

BEIJING — China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea , days after ...

China has asserted sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea by planting a flag, according to state media, ...

MANILA -- Manila on Monday rejected Beijing's claim that it had seized control of Sandy Cay, a sandbar in the Philippines' ...

The Philippines on Sunday sent navy, coastguard and maritime police officers to Sandy Cay and two neighbouring sandbanks in the Spratly Islands to “uphold the country’s sovereignty, sovereign rights ...

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

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said that his country and the Philippines would start talks on two proposed defense ...

Sandy Cay lies just a few nautical miles from Thitu Island, the largest Philippine military outpost in the Spratly Islands.