A quiet reverence was broken by a ripple of applause as mourners showed their appreciation for a man dubbed “the people’s pope”. Just shy of a week after he made a surprise appearance to delighted ...

By Sui-Lee Wee and Aie Balagtas See Sui-Lee Wee reported from Bangkok and Aie Balagtas See from Manila A tiny sandbar in the disputed South China Sea has become the latest flashpoint in tensions ...

China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea BEIJING -- China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in ...

Chinese coast guards were seen brandishing axes and knives in a skirmish with Philippine forces in a disputed area of the South China Sea. Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines – Public Affairs ...

Chinese state media released a photo of coastguard officers on the reef [CCTV] The Chinese coastguard has seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea, state media has reported, in an escalation ...

BEIJING (AP) — China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea, days after photos emerged of Chinese coast guard officers displaying a ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan ...

China has concluded that coral reef degradation in the waters surrounding Sandy Cay – a disputed reef in the South China Sea – was due to a combination of natural phenomena and human ...

In a file photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, Filipino scientists reach Sandy Cay at the disputed South China Sea on March 21, 2024. Source: Philippine Coast Guard/AP Photo Facebook ...

Credit: Philippine Coast Guard/BFAR The Philippine military has planted its national flag on three contested features in the South China Sea, days after Chinese personnel landed and unfurled their ...

China has declared sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea, according to state media, setting the stage for an escalation of tensions with the Philippines over the disputed area.