The Philippine Navy said on Tuesday that it monitored at least 48 Chinese vessels across four key areas of the West Philippine Sea this week.

Beijing recently demonstrated the use of hundreds of fishing boats to support future combat operations against Taiwan.

Aaron Jones of Central Valley Bait and Tackle in Modesto reported an overall decent bass bite with jigs still the top offering along with 6- to 7-inch plastic worms on a shakey head worked slow. He ...

China is actively building new artificial islands, which you may have heard about in the news. The reasons are largely strategic and political, as the islands extend China's territory into the mineral ...

January 3, 2026: China has militarized more of the Spratly Islands; Fiery Cross Reef, Mischief Reef and Subi Reef. Mischief Reef is the largest at 663 hectares. Subi Reef is about 70 percent the size ...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Vietnam has revved up its land reclamation efforts in the South China Sea this year, beginning construction on eight previously untouched features in the Spratly Islands.

China has upgraded surveillance and electronic warfare systems across several occupied reefs in the disputed South China Sea as it seeks to strengthen its defenses and expand intelligence capabilities ...

An aerial photo of RFA Tidespring (A136), July 2025. Royal Navy photo U.K. fleet oiler RFA Tidespring (A136) conducted a freedom of navigation passage through the South China Sea’s Spratly Islands, ...

In the turquoise waters of the South China Sea, one country is challenging Beijing’s grip on one of the world’s most important maritime thoroughfares. Over four years, Vietnam has built out a series ...

SOUTH CHINA SEA – Vietnam is accelerating land reclamation efforts on a strategic reef located in the northern Spratly archipelago in the South China Sea, just a few kilometres from a ...

Joel Williams received funding from Australian Antarctic Division to complete this research. His research is also supported through DCCEEW and FRDC competitive grants. Nicole Hill received funding ...