It's hoped that scientists can track methane emissions to understand their impact on climate change, and explore underwater ...

Indonesia's parliament is set to agree next week to ratify an agreement made with Vietnam that sets the boundaries of their ...

China and the Philippines each raised flags on Sandy Cay days apart, asserting rival claims. Analysts say Beijing aimed to ...

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

THE CHINESE coastguard has seized control of a reef near a Philippine military base, threatening to inflame tensions in the ...

The Chinese coastguard has seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea, state media has reported, in an escalation of a ...

The Philippines has signed a military pact with New Zealand, allowing their forces to hold joint exercises as Manila ...

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

There have been wrangles over territory in the South China Sea for centuries ... Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei have staked claims on islands and various zones in the sea.