China has the largest navy in the world by hull count with over 370 vessels, including two aircraft carriers in service. Last ...

Beijing wants to restrain other claimant states while showing the world it can keep the peace in its own backyard. Read more ...

A breakthrough in long-running talks between Asean and China for a code to manage conflicts in the South China Sea might be ...

Speaking before his counterparts in the region, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. urged member-states of the Association ...

Vietnam has quietly expanded its foothold in the South China Sea. Unlike with China, the rest of the region is turning a ...

In September, Chinese government forces allegedly assaulted Vietnamese fishermen in the contested Paracel Islands, leaving ...

Prime Minister Chris Luxon is floating the idea of sending a Royal New Zealand Navy vessel to the South China Sea, as he ...

The Philippines and Japan pledged to enhance their defense alliance through training exercises, logistical activities, ...

China has approved the construction of a deep-sea research facility in the South China Sea to support marine exploration. The ...

A Philippine plane warned a Chinese military helicopter over the South China Sea that it was "flying too close," as tension ...

Recent unprecedented live-fire drills by China's navy in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand were "totally in ...

New Zealand's foreign minister said he had raised concerns over China's recent live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea during ...