China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing sovereignty claims in strategic waters seen as a potential flashpoint for ...

China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea, days after photos emerged of Chinese coast guard officers displaying a Chinese flag on the same ...

China's coast guard has raised the national flag near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. A video posted on social media ...

The government has found 421 “ghost” infrastructure projects across the Philippines after validating about 8,000 public works, the Department of Public Works and Highways said on Thursday, marking one ...

Tensions in the South China Sea have been building for years. Countries in the region, including the Philippines and Vietnam, have long struggled with China’s growing presence. The United States has ...

The United States Department of State has flagged "pervasive" corruption in the Philippines as among the major barriers to foreign investment in the country.