The deployment of a naval task group to Southeast Asia is likely to help Russia strengthen ties with countries in the region.

Philippine forces trained last week to defend Balabac, a strategic island in Palawan that is set to host a new military base dedicated to South China Sea operations. Philippine Marines and Coast Guard special forces held joint maritime boarding operations in the vicinity of Balabac Island,

Analysts are cautiously optimistic about the proposed pact as past efforts to lower the temperature in the waterway have had limited success.

Australia lodges diplomatic protest after Chinese fighter jet releases flares near Australian surveillance aircraft

A Chinese fighter jet and a Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol aircraft had an “unsafe and unprofessional” interaction as the two operated over the waters of the South China Sea, Canberra officials said Monday.

Three ships circled land features, including some where Vietnam has built facilities, last week, according to maritime tracking data

Tensions flare in the South China Sea as a Chinese fighter jet releases flares near an Australian P-8A surveillance aircraft flying in international airspace. China claims the plane “illegally intruded” near the Paracel Islands,

Sunken finds in the South China Sea testify to rich trade networks used over hundreds of years. The sea routes brought porcelain, tea and other goods from Asia to Africa, the Middle East and Europe