A vast and wild island — the third largest in Thailand — Koh Chang offers visitors plenty of opportunity to explore. Sandy coves puncture the landscape, while pristine coral reefs and ...

China has concluded that coral reef degradation in the waters surrounding Sandy Cay – a disputed reef in the South China Sea – was due ... projects on an island close by.

Importantly, this indicates that even the upper sea level rise bounds are within the survival limits of resilient reef ...

A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel allegedly fired a water cannon and sideswiped a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

Few of the South East Asian countries which also claim islands in the same sea have dared to push back against China; only ...

In the distance, I could easily make out the outline of the sandbar from afar — lighter patches of blue compared with the darker, deep sea around ... as the sandy island wasn’t above water.

File image from 21 March, 2024 shows Philippine scientists inspecting Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in Spratly Islands, in disputed waters of the South China Sea.

The reef, located in the flash point Spratly Island chain, is also claimed by Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines. Sandy Cay also sits just over 3 kilometers from Thitu Island, known as Pag-asa by ...

The Beijing coast guard has seized a disputed island in the South China Sea, escalating a long-running ... over Tiexian Reef, part of the Sandy Cay reef, in mid-April, state broadcaster ...

Located in the north of the island, near the small crofting community of Claigan, Claigan Coral Beach is regarded ... you might spot seals or sea otters frolicking in the water.