US and Philippine fighter aircraft conducted joint patrol and training exercises over the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea...

Japan deployed fighter jets following a breach of its airspace by a Chinese military surveillance aircraft, marking a first for such an eve...

On Monday, the Philippines reported that two of its coast guard vessels were rammed and subjected to aggressive maneuvers by Chinese coast ...

The Philippine military chief, Gen. Romeo Brawner, condemned provocative actions by two Chinese air force jets that dangerously maneuvered ...

Since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr took office last year, the Philippines has been deepening its security ties with Washington and US alli...

The jet's actions "were deemed to be significantly unsafe", Blair said of the incident, which followed a similar near-miss over another dis...

China claims almost the entirety of the strategic waterway with a supposed nine-dash line that overlaps with the territorial claims of othe...

U.S. officials told Reuters this week they did not want to escalate matters with unnecessarily provocative deployments before House Speaker...

Philippines Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr said Manila would invoke its defence agreement with the US if China attacks its naval vesse...

Three other vessels sailing near the area rescued 15 crew members but 11 others were still missing, a Japanese coastguard spokesman said, a...

Rising tensions in Asian waters, where territorial disputes are boosting the risk that skirmishes may explode into armed conflict, even war.

"Military collaboration between US and India has been heating up in recent years. The only purpose of the latter to conduct bilateral naval...

The US and the Philippines began joint patrols in the South China Sea in March, US defence chief Ash Carter said during his latest visit to...

The US has said China's island-building activities aggravates regional tensions and prevents vessels from navigating freely though the area.

The United States has refrained from venturing that close to Chinese-occupied islands in the South China Sea since at least 2012.

The Chinese plane will have a maximum takeoff weight of 53.5 tonnes and an operational range of about 4,500 kilometers.

China is expanding its coast guard fleet to better protect the country's maritime rights, the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) said today.