The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 750 reefs, islets, atolls, cays and islands in the South China Sea between Vietnam, the Philippines, China, Malaysia and Brunei. They comprise less ...

China said it drove off two Philippine ... s name for the Spratly Islands. “The China Coast Guard will continue to lawfully carry out rights protection and law enforcement activities in waters ...

The latest annual Philippine budget allocated 1.65 billion ... the biggest outpost in the Spratly chain. "Nanshan Island, being relatively distant from a strong Chinese maritime presence nearby ...

The Philippines is upgrading its facilities on Thitu Island, the only inhabited outpost it holds in the contested Spratly Islands, according to a report by the South China Morning Post.

China has driven off two Philippine government ships that tried to "illegally land" on a disputed reef in the Sea on Friday, ...