The Air China pilot appeared not to have followed the controller's instructions and made a rapid unapproved ascent.

GUANGZHOU -- South China's Hainan and Guangdong provinces have been placed on high alert as Typhoon Wipha, the sixth typhoon ...

China’s new map could worsen clashes in the area, said Donald Rothwell, a professor of law at the Australian National University in Canberra, who focuses on the law of the sea.

China’s Ministry of Natural Resources released the new “standard” national map on Monday, part of what it has called an ongoing effort to eliminate “problem maps.” ...