Confrontation, militarisation and US–China rivalry made for choppy waters in the South China Sea in 2025, complicating prospects for an ASEAN–China Code of Conduct.

IT HAS BEEN a tense final deployment for USS Nimitz, America’s oldest aircraft-carrier and one of the world’s largest. On October 26th one of its helicopters went down in the waters of the South China ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China is willing to work with Southeast Asian countries to manage maritime disputes in the South China Sea and build a fair and ...

General Romeo Brawner of the Philippine armed forces highlighted ongoing tensions with China, citing aggressive actions against Filipino fishermen and Coast Guard personnel in the South China Sea.

The South China Sea is of major geopolitical and economic importance due to its strategic location, natural resources and position as a conduit for international trade. Nearly one-third of global ...