Satellite photos reveal Beijing has fortified its Spratly Island reefs BEIJING’s artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea are now bristling with fortified gun towers, new satellite ...

Despite China’s persistent refusal to recognize or honor it, the 2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea now forms part of ...

On July 12, nine years ago, the Permanent Court of Arbitration delivered its final ruling on the case filed by the Philippines against China over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The court ...

Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio is calling on the Philippine government to take urgent legal ...

Australia hosts several joint Australian-American facilities and provides the US with privileged access to a range of functions that are performed at Australian facilities. As a consequence, Australia ...

In 1954 the Castle Bravo test exploded a 15-megaton bomb – one thousand times more deadly than the one dropped on Hiroshima.

Stability in the South China Sea will facilitate the convergence of regional interests and the aspirations of the people in ...

The Chinese military vowed to safeguard the country's national sovereignty and security in the South China Sea.

US allies challenge Beijing's claims in contested South China Sea The Spratly Islands are claimed by China and five other governments.

Chinese research ships are studying the seas for science and resources, but the data they gather could also be useful in a ...