The Philippines is exploring the possibility of converting two islands that were once part of a U.S. navy base into a ...

The incident marks the second confrontation this week between Manila and Beijing over disputed South China Sea islands.

The islands offer a clear view of key sea lanes in waters being contested by China. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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China's Defense Ministry on Friday urged the Philippines to immediately halt "risky but futile provocations" in the South ...

Beijing accused the Philippines on Friday of "illegally" sending three aircraft into airspace over the disputed South ... into the airspace around China's Nansha islands and reefs," also known ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his first trip to Asia next week ...

China dredged an estimated 3,000 acres across seven artificial islands between ... to budge on the territorial dispute anytime soon. Reuters reported that the Philippines plans to sue China ...

In the US, chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell later said Hegseth will visit Hawaii to meet civilian and military leaders ...

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his first trip to Asia next week, for talks that will include increasing deterrence against aggression in the ...