By Enrico Dela Cruz (Reuters) The Philippines expressed concern about hundreds of Chinese military vessels it said were spotted this month in the disputed South China Sea, the latest example...

WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The United States is concerned by China’s recently enacted coast guard law and that it could escalate maritime disputes and be invoked to assert unlawful claims, the...

By Alasdair Pal (Reuters) – Australia will join three-way naval exercises involving the United States, Japan and India, in a move that could provoke concern from China, which has criticized similar...

by Linly Lin (Bloomberg) The head of the U.S. Navy warned China that its coast guard and maritime militia will be treated in the same way as the nation’s navy...

By David Tweed (Bloomberg) — China’s decision to give its top military body control over the country’s vast coast guard has increased concerns about the risk of miscalculation in the disputed waters...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Reuters) – About 100 Chinese fishing boats have been detected encroaching in Malaysia’s waters in the disputed South China Sea, Malaysia’s state news agency and a...

By David Tweed (Bloomberg) — China has nearly finished a giant coast guard ship and will probably deploy it armed with machine guns and shells in the disputed South China...