The Philippines has asserted its right to develop parts of the disputed Spratley islands, following China's opposition to its plans to rehabilitate infrastructures on Pagasa island, which the ...

The Spratlys, which are believed to be atop vast oil and gas reserves, have long been feared as a potential flash point of armed conflicts in Asia. The chain of barren, largely uninhabited islands, ...

September 18, 2007: Taiwan is building a 1,150 meter long, and 30 meter wide air strip on Itu Aba, one of the Spratly Islands. The Spratlys are a group of some 100 islets, atolls, and reefs that total ...

CAVITE, Philippines >> The Philippines has protested the presence of a Chinese warship, two surveillance vessels and fishing boats off a shoal occupied by its military in the disputed Spratly Islands, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Beijing: China has deployed a defensive missile system on the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, the Chinese foreign ministry has ...