New government report concludes degradation caused by combination of natural and human activity, including nearby Philippine ...

China has seized a disputed reef just kilometres away from the Philippines’ most important military outpost in the South China Sea, raising the risk of a new stand-off between the two rival claimants.

Since 1953, China has drawn an arbitrary maritime boundary known as the "nine-dash line" in the South China Sea, claiming ...

Photo: China Coast Guard displays the Chinese national flag at Tiexian Jiao in the South China Sea. The Global Times recently ...