China

By Rosalind Mathieson (Bloomberg) — The risk of a clash in the South China Sea lies with non-military ships, Singapore’s defense minister said, as

By David Fickling (Bloomberg Gadfly) — A strange thing is happening in China’s state-owned marine transport industry. The government shook up its

Authorities in China are racing to prevent more oil from spilling from a grounded cargo ship near Xiamen, China. Officials are saying the vessel, Gan Tai Tai

Officials in China have began testing the world’s largest ship lift at the massive Three Gorges Dam in Central China. The shiplift can lift vessels up to

By Manuel Mogato (Reuters) The Philippines expressed “grave concern” on Sunday and demanded an explanation from China’s ambassador over what

By Roberta Rampton (Reuters) U.S. President Barack Obama pressed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday on territorial disputes in the

By Eli Lake (Bloomberg) There are times when I want President Barack Obama to invent a global crisis for John Kerry to solve, just to keep his secretary of

By Manuel Mogato (Reuters) Southeast Asian countries and China will establish hotlines and adopt communications protocols to avoid potential naval clashes

By Eli Lake (Bloomberg) In early August, Japan’s Coast Guard witnessed an unconventional Chinese assault on its territorial waters. According to Japanese

By Ying Fu (Bloomberg View) — As the leaders of China and the U.S. meet in Hangzhou ahead of this weekend’s Group of 20 summit, many would like to

SINGAPORE, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd said it plans to cut 2,000 additional jobs, just under 10 percent

by Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — China Cosco Holdings Co., Asia’s largest container shipping company after a government-led merger last year, posted a

by Ben Blanchard (Reuters) China’s navy has carried out drills in the Sea of Japan, the Chinese military’s official newspaper said on Friday,

  By Adam Minter (Bloomberg) On Wednesday, Indonesia celebrated its Independence Day with a bang — blowing up several

As the son of a man who journeyed from China to Singapore and founded a shipping business a half century ago, Teo Siong Seng sees his life as one

(Bloomberg) The Japanese government has decided on a plan to develop land-to-sea missiles with a range of 300 kilometers (186 miles) to protect the

CN News reports that China has launched a new high-tech high-resolution imaging satellite to safeguard China’s maritime rights and interests. Launched

By John Boudreau and Mai Ngoc Chau (Bloomberg) — The spyware used in cyber attacks on Vietnam’s major airports and national carrier last month is now

By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS, Aug 10 (Reuters) – China’s COSCO Shipping , owner of the world’s fourth largest container fleet, took a 51

WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Satellite photographs taken in late July show China appears to have built reinforced aircraft hangars on its holdings in