which only applies to the Second Thomas Shoal, according to Philippine officials. The agreement was reached after China agreed to drop a demand for the Philippines to notify China in advance of ...

China said on Friday the Philippines had sent supplies to a beached warship on Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed atoll in the ...

Patrols aimed to ‘resolutely safeguard’ territorial sovereignty, China Coast Guard says, citing continued boosting of law ...

China gave permission for a civilian ship sent by the Philippines to take supplies to its "illegally" beached warship at the ...

The Pentagon has revealed the existence of a forward-deployed task force in the Philippines focused on supporting Manila’s maritime operations in the South China Sea.  Task Force-Ayungin, composed of ...

After years of negotiations and delays, the United States and the Philippines have finally signed the General Security of ...

The Chinese military conducted a joint sea and air patrol around the Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday amid continuing tensions ...

Neither side conceded its territorial claims under the deal, which only applies to the Second Thomas Shoal, according to ...

China claims much of the South China Sea despite overlapping claims by other countries. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China and the Philippines have traded barbs for months over manoeuvres at Second Thomas Shoal, an atoll within Manila's 200-nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea.

which Beijing says was illegally beached at Second Thomas Shoal by the Philippines. Before the interim deal was reached, the shoal had become the scene of increasingly violent disputes ...