South China Sea

A decade after historic ruling, Filipino fishermen say China drove them away from disputed shoal

Filipino fishemen prepare ice during a trip near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, on July 18, 2022.

How long will Asia’s ‘long peace’ last?

The maintenance of peace in East Asia depends in large part on how leaders manage the legacies of unfinished history.

Philippines rejects Chinese scholars’ claim over its island province near Taiwan

Batanes, about 160km south of Taiwan, had previously hosted joint military exercises involving Philippine and allied US forces.

Taiwan pushes back at China patrols with Coast Guard trip for foreign lawmakers

A Taiwan Coast Guard patrol vessel sailing near a China Coast Guard ship in the waters south of Kinmen, Taiwan.

China's actions risk creation of new status quo, Taiwan official says

Kuan Bi-ling, minister of Taiwan's Ocean Affairs Council, which runs the Coast Guard Administration, speaks during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, April 2, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Flooding kills two in China’s Nanning as east braces for super typhoon

In this still image obtained from a social media video, water flows through a burst reservoir dam wall, following heavy rain in Heng County, Nanning, China, on July 6.

China conducts patrols around Scarborough Shoal in disputed South China Sea

Scarborough Shoal, which Beijing calls “Huangyan Dao”, is claimed by both China and the Philippines and is one of Asia’s most disputed ‌maritime sites.

Rare coral reef blue hole found in South China Sea

‘ASEAN’s gift to the world’: Hormuz crisis sharpens Philippines’ push for South China Sea code

ST's Philippines correspondent Mara Cepeda (left) in an interview with Foreign Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro in Manila on June 22.

US gives Philippines solar-powered sea drones to boost maritime surveillance

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