U.S. ally the Philippines has claimed a diplomatic victory after China removed a floating structure from a disputed atoll.

As the U.S. Pacific Fleet gears up to kick off the biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise this week, ships from around the ...

China said the floating structure was a temporary scientific research facility. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

The Philippines has protested China’s deployment of what Manila describes as a floating “structure” with personnel on a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, fearing it could be a part of Beijing’s ...

The Philippines is going to be locked in a long-term struggle with China over the South China Sea, the country's national ...

The US said it provided four underwater vehicles to the Philippine military, as Washington boosts its longtime ally’s ...

Chinese individuals and organisations are also banned from doing business with Gilberto Teodoro and his family.

Japan and the Philippines agreed this week to boost cooperation on weapons and military technology amid Chinese aggression in the East and South China seas. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and ...

The Philippine government says China’s imposition of sanctions, including an entry ban, against Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. was “an unfriendly act” that could further strain relations.

Media outlet says incident coincided with end of Salaknib 2026 joint military exercise also involving US, Japan, New Zealand ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ foreign ministry has undertaken appropriate diplomatic action against China in connection with the “illegal presence” of a floating structure in a disputed atoll ...

A floating structure in a contested shoal in the South China Sea has been removed, the Philippines said, after Manila ...