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

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

The Philippines on Monday rejected China's claim to a group of three sandbars in the South China Sea, after recent displays ...

The Philippine team, using four motorised rubber boats, disembarked at Pag-asa Cay 1, Cay 2 and Cay 3 before sunrise. Their ...

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

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

The Philippines and China defended their claims to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after Manila accused Beijing of ...

Beijing urges Manila to ‘stop its infringement’ after Philippine personnel land on reef that has become flashpoint in South ...

OFFICIALS on Monday denied China's claims that it has seized Sandy Cay, one of the disputed reefs in the South China Sea, and ...

THE Department of Foreign Affairs is studying the possibility of filing a diplomatic protest against China for allegedly ...

BEIJING (AP) — The Philippines on Monday rejected China's claim to a group of three sandbars in the South China Sea, after ...