China and the Philippines have both raised their flags to counter each other's claims over a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea, potentially starting a new standoff amid escalating tensions in the ...

Map of where the Paracel Islands and Spratly Islands are located in the South China Sea.Business Insider Tensions continue in the South China Sea, most recently between China and the Philippines.

The Chinese coast guard has seized control of a disputed reef near a major Philippine military outpost in the South China Sea ...

China and the Philippines on Monday defended their claims to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after Manila accused Beijing of seeking to "intimidate and harass" with a state media report that ...

The Sandy Cay reef lie near Thitu Island, or Pag-asa - Copyright AFP The Sandy Cay reef lie near Thitu Island, or Pag-asa - Copyright AFP The Philippines on Monday ...

BEIJING — The Philippines on Monday rejected China's claim to a group of three sandbars in the South China Sea, after recent displays by both sides of their national flags on the uninhabited ...

(Bloomberg) -- China has asserted sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea by planting a flag, according to state media, setting the stage for an escalation of tensions with the ...

The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after its personnel landed on the unoccupied sandbars and ...

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing sovereignty claims in strategic waters seen as a potential flashpoint for ...

The Philippines on Monday slammed an "irresponsible" Chinese state media report claiming a disputed reef in the South China Sea was under Beijing's control, saying the status quo was unchanged. The ...

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard unfurl the national flag during a trip to a disputed reef that Chinese media had reported was under Beijing's control ...