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

China and the Philippines have displayed their respective national flags in competing photos on a disputed sandbank in the ...

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

BEIJING — China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea, days after photos emerged of Chinese coast guard officers displaying a Chinese flag on ...

The two countries have previously jostled over Sandy Cay, known as Tiexian Reef in Chinese and Pag-asa Cays in the ...

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

Meanwhile, the CCG officers also displayed the Chinese national flag to assert ... sovereignty, the Philippines has proven unable to effectively address these challenges. Photo: China Coast ...

The Republic of China flag flies at half-mast atop the Presidential Office Building in Taipei yesterday in honor of Pope Francis. Photo: I-Hwa Cheng ... to do more for women,” he said. The first ...

The US flag flies at half-staff near the Washington Monument on the National Mall in honour of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, in Washington, DC [Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via AFP] Several ...

BEIJING -- China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea, days after photos emerged of Chinese coast guard officers displaying a Chinese flag ...

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

The Philippine military responded to the landing of Chinese forces on Sandy Cay reef by carrying out a similar operation, ...